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Neighborhood audio-visual alarm system

  • US 4,730,184 A
  • Filed: 11/25/1985
  • Issued: 03/08/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An alarm system for protecting a dwelling comprising:

  • a source of electrical energy;

    means for generating an audible alarm signal;

    means for generating a visual alarm signal;

    means for supplying said electrical energy to said signal-generating means;

    manually-operable means located within a dwelling to be protected for generating a trigger signal;

    relay means operatively coupling said source of electrical energy to said alarm signal-generating means, said relay means being normally open to disconnect said source of electrical energy from said alarm signal-generating means and being responsive to the generation of said trigger signal for closing to connect said source of electrical energy to said alarm signal-generating means for turning on both said audio and visual alarm signals;

    said manually-operable means including a manually-operable switch panel operatively disposed on an interior surface of the dwelling;

    said switch panel including a first manually-operable switching means for initiating a predetermined time delay;

    means responsive to the expiration of said predetermined time delay for generating said trigger signal;

    reset switch means for resetting said first switch means to its initial condition and resetting said predetermined time delay period to zero; and

    an emergency switch means for immediately generating said trigger signal without waiting for said predetermined time delay to elapse;

    said alarm signal-generating means including;

    a means for operatively engaging an electrical receptacle;

    means for supplying electrical energy thereto;

    means for generating an audible signal, said audible signal-generating means including a housing being integral with said means for engaging an electrical receptacle;

    said housing including an electrical light receptacle; and

    illumination means adapted to be operatively received within said electric light receptacle of said housing for supplying said electrical energy to said illumination means, said illumination means further including a protective covering for operatively shielding said illumination means from breakage.

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