APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DRIVING A DOORBELL SYSTEM PERIPHERAL LOAD AT A HIGHER CURRENT
First Claim
1. A primary load bypass apparatus that when coupled to or in place of the primary load of a conventional doorbell system comprising a transformer, a primary load, and a primary load switching means for switching power to and from said primary load, can drive a doorbell system peripheral load at a higher current, said primary load bypass apparatus comprising:
- a. power diverting means for diverting power extracted from said conventional doorbell system from said transformer toward said peripheral load through an alternate electrical circuit which bypasses said primary load.
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Abstract
A peripheral load driver that utilizes the power, wiring, and primary load of a conventional doorbell system to drive a doorbell system peripheral load at a higher current without risk of inadvertently energizing the primary load of the conventional doorbell system. The peripheral load driver comprising a power converting means for converting power extracted from the conventional doorbell system from a higher-voltage-at-a-lower-current to a lower-voltage-at-a-higher current wherein the higher-voltage-at-a-lower-current is insufficient to energize the primary load of the conventional doorbell system and the lower-voltage-at-a-higher-current is compatible with the doorbell system peripheral load.
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10 Claims
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1. A primary load bypass apparatus that when coupled to or in place of the primary load of a conventional doorbell system comprising a transformer, a primary load, and a primary load switching means for switching power to and from said primary load, can drive a doorbell system peripheral load at a higher current, said primary load bypass apparatus comprising:
a. power diverting means for diverting power extracted from said conventional doorbell system from said transformer toward said peripheral load through an alternate electrical circuit which bypasses said primary load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for driving a doorbell system peripheral load at a higher current wherein said method utilizes a conventional doorbell system comprising a transformer, a primary load, and a primary load switching means for switching power to and from said primary load, said method comprising:
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a. diverting power extracted from said conventional doorbell system from said transformer toward said peripheral load through an alternate electrical circuit which bypasses said primary load; b. coupling the power diverted through said alternate electrical circuit to said peripheral load.
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