EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNALING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An emergency notification and directional signaling escape indicator apparatus usable with an emergency event detector generating a first signal output upon detecting an emergency event comprising:
- a detector capable of generating a signal upon sensing an output signal from the emergency event detector;
a transmitter responsive to the detector signal from the detector for generating a first signal frequency;
at least one housing adapted to be mounted on a surface;
a receiver in the housing generating an output signal in response to the first signal frequency activating the alarm upon receiving the first signal frequency; and
an alarm in the housing responsive to the output signal of the receiver, providing at least one of an audible alarm and a visual alarm.
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Abstract
An emergency notification and directional signaling apparatus includes an alarm remotely mountable from and responsive to an emergency event detector. The remote alarm activates one of supplementary visual, audible and/or voice message alarms which may include a pulsed strobe, and an audible sound, and/or a recorded voice message. A temperature sensor coupled to the remote alarm initiates another notification and signaling event when the ambient temperature proximate the remote alarm reaches a preset threshold. Emergency event detectors and/or mass notification devices may also activate the remote alarms throughout a building or exterior area in the event of an impending storm, tornado, earthquake, hurricane, etc., to provide localized area support and guidance.
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24 Claims
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1. An emergency notification and directional signaling escape indicator apparatus usable with an emergency event detector generating a first signal output upon detecting an emergency event comprising:
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a detector capable of generating a signal upon sensing an output signal from the emergency event detector; a transmitter responsive to the detector signal from the detector for generating a first signal frequency; at least one housing adapted to be mounted on a surface; a receiver in the housing generating an output signal in response to the first signal frequency activating the alarm upon receiving the first signal frequency; and an alarm in the housing responsive to the output signal of the receiver, providing at least one of an audible alarm and a visual alarm. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An emergency notification and directional signaling escape indicator apparatus usable with a detector generating an output at a first signal frequency upon detecting an emergency event, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver remote from the emergency event detector and capable of generating an output signal upon sensing a first signal from the emergency event detector; a transmitter responsive to the output signal of the receiver for transmitting a second signal frequency upon receiving the output signal from the receiver; at least one distinct alarm carried in a housing remotely mounted from the transmitter; a receiver, carried with the alarm and responsive to the second signal frequency from the transmitter, the receiver activating the alarm upon receiving the second signal frequency from the transmitter; and a temperature sensor, carried with the housing, for sensing the ambient temperature adjacent to the housing, the temperature sensor generating an output signal upon detecting a temperature above a predetermined threshold temperature, the output signal activating at least one of a second notification and directional signaling event. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An emergency notification and emergency indicator apparatus responsive to an emergency event signal generator, the apparatus comprising:
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a detector capable of generating a signal on sensing a signal from the emergency event signal generator; a transmitter responsive to the signal from the detector for generating a first signal frequency; an alarm carried in a housing and providing an emergency indication; a receiver carried in the housing and generating an output signal in response to the first signal frequency to activate the alarm; and
,a control in the housing, responsive to the receiver output signal, for activating the alarm. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An emergency notification and directional signaling escape indicator apparatus usable with an emergency event detector generating a first signal output upon detecting an emergency event comprising:
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a detector capable of generating a signal upon sensing an output signal from an emergency event detector; at least one housing adapted to be mounted on a surface; a plurality of alarms, each mounted in the housing and responsive to the signal from the detector and providing at least one of an audible alarm and a visual alarm; and the plurality of alarms spaced throughout a building, each alarm responsive to a signal from an emergency event detector covering a discrete localized area of the building.
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24. An emergency notification and directional signaling escape indicator apparatus usable with an emergency event detector generating a first signal output upon detecting an emergency event comprising:
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a detector capable of generating a signal upon sensing an output signal from the emergency event detector responsive to the detection of an emergency event external to a building; a transmitter responsive to the detector signal from the detector for generating a first signal frequency; at least one housing adapted to be mounted on a surface of a building; a receiver in the housing generating an output signal in response to the first signal frequency activating the alarm upon receiving the first signal frequency; and an alarm in the housing, responsive to the output signal of the receiver, and providing at least one of an audible alarm and a visual alarm.
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