SMOKE OR FIRE ALARMS
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1. A battery-powered smoke/fire alarm unit which comprises a housing accommodating:
- at least a first battery;
a smoke/fire detector with a TEST button and being linked to an audible alarm powered by the first battery;
a telecommunications unit; and
a switch responsive to triggering of the alarm to then connect the telecommunications unit to the first battery or to a second battery in the housing to thence power the telecommunications unit to send a warning message wherein the unit is adapted to be programmed by the user with phone numbers to be contacted by the unit by using the smoke/fire detector'"'"'s TEST button to initiate programming.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a battery-powered smoke/fire alarm unit which comprises a housing accommodating: at least a first battery; a smoke/fire detector linked to an audible alarm powered by the first battery; a telecommunications unit; and a switch responsive to triggering of the alarm to then connect the telecommunications unit to the first battery or to a second battery in the housing to thence power the telecommunications unit to send a warning message.
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29 Claims
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1. A battery-powered smoke/fire alarm unit which comprises a housing accommodating:
- at least a first battery;
a smoke/fire detector with a TEST button and being linked to an audible alarm powered by the first battery;
a telecommunications unit; and
a switch responsive to triggering of the alarm to then connect the telecommunications unit to the first battery or to a second battery in the housing to thence power the telecommunications unit to send a warning message wherein the unit is adapted to be programmed by the user with phone numbers to be contacted by the unit by using the smoke/fire detector'"'"'s TEST button to initiate programming. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- at least a first battery;
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8. A battery-powered alarm unit which comprises a housing accommodating:
- at least a first battery;
a hazard (eg fire or flood) or intruder detector linked to an audible alarm powered by the first battery;
a telecommunications unit; and
a switch responsive to triggering of the alarm to then connect the telecommunications unit to the first battery or to a second battery in the housing to thence power the telecommunications unit to send a warning message, the switch comprising a microphone that is responsive to the sound of the audible alarm operating. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 26, 27, 28, 29)
- at least a first battery;
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14. A battery-powered alarm unit as claimed in claim 14, wherein the intermediate alarm housing plate is approximately saucer-shaped and carries in it a PCB and circuitry including a micro-controller and the telecommunications module.
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24. A battery-powered smoke/fire alarm unit which comprises a housing accommodating:
- at least a first battery;
a smoke/fire detector linked to an audible alarm powered by the first battery;
a telecommunications unit; and
a switch responsive to triggering of the alarm to then connect the telecommunications unit to the first battery or to a second battery in the housing to thence power the telecommunications unit to send a warning message wherein the smoke/fire detector is of a type that is adapted to be networked and the electrical coupling that is provided on the smoke/fire detector for powering and linking individual smoke/fire detectors together in a network is used to electrically connect the circuitry of the telecommunications unit thereto.
- at least a first battery;
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25. (canceled)
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