Appliance and utility sentry

• US 20080018484A1
• Filed: 07/20/2006
• Published: 01/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Merrell C. Sager
• Original Assignee: Merrell C. Sager
• Inventors: Sager, Merrell C.
• Application Number:
  US11/489,851
• Publication Number:
  US 20080018484A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/628
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/10 Actuation by presence of smoke or gases , e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means

Abstract

An portable automatic power interruption system or Appliance and Utility Sentry (AUS); consisting of a DC or AC battery powered smoke detector of the present invention purpose is to provide an early warning of smoke or fumes. The smoke detector sensor, sensing smoke or fumes of a hazardous condition responds by an alarm. While emitting an radio signal to a remote RF receiver of a remote switch and activating a clock timer which acts as a time delay in advance activating a motor driven retraction device, which in turn when activated retracts a cable attached to a power systems circuit breakers toggle, and thereby tripping the desired circuit breaker,to an off position for the disruption of power to a utility, or appliance, before a smoke hazard turns into a fire or explosive hazard.

Claims

1. A portable Appliance and Utility Sentry (AUS) that is a portable circuit breaker interrupting system. The AUS automatically interrupts a power source to an appliance or utility if a noxious gas or smoke detector device is activated. This system is comprised of:

1.1. A noxious gas or smoke detector with a RF transmitter for sensing the presence of a hazardous fume and then sending a RF single to actuate the circuit breaker retraction system of the AUS.

1.2. The AUS components comprising means for receiving the RF single from an activated detector, switching and driving a direct current (DC) motor that turns a worm drive gear to create a pulling force on a tethered cable to a circuit breaker switch, which physically trip the circuit breaker there by stopping current flow.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein the radiant energy generating means includes a radio frequency beam sender and the incident radiant energy sensing means includes an incident radio frequency beam detector.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the remote switch uses a 110 Volt power source incorporating a clock timer and a lever switch incorporated with timer for a time delay and a lever switch for closing a circuit for the activation of the worm drive motor retraction device of the invention components.

4. The combination of claim 2, wherein the lever switch has contact points when closed, grounds a d.c.motor of the retractor device, thus turning the worm shaft and causing worm nut to retract a steel cable attached to nut and a circuit breaker toggle.

5. The combination of claim 1, wherein the radiant energy generating means includes a sonic energy beam generator and the incident radiant energy sensing means includes an incident sonic energy detector.

I claim a modified RF remote control switch, having a time delay timer, activating a relay and using a DC power source