Portable electric smoke detector/alarm flashlight

• US 4,862,148 A
• Filed: 10/13/1987
• Issued: 08/29/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Timothy J. Kichline
• Original Assignee: Timothy J. Kichline
• Inventors: Kichline, Timothy J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Orsino, Joseph A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): JACKSON, JILL
• Application Number:
  US07/112,940
• Time in Patent Office: 686 Days
• Field of Search: 340/628, 340/629, 340/630, 362/157, 362/171, 362/178, 362/457, 362/458, 250/573-577, D26/38
• US Class Current: 340/628
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 4/005 the device being a pocket lamp F21L4/022, F21L4/045, F21L4/085 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0076 Safety or security signalisation, e.g. smoke or burglar alarms, earthquake detectors; Self-defence devices
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/113 Constructional details

Abstract

A portable electric personal safety device including a tri-sectional elongated hollow tube; electric light source; smoke detection, alarm and electric light circuit means within the tube; a smoke detection and alarm system mounted in the one end section of the tri-sectional elongated hollow tube; an electric light system and transparent covering mounted in the other end section of the tri-sectional elongated hollow tube; the electric light system being driven by the electric light circuit means and battery source mounted within the central section of the tri-sectional elongated hollow tube assembly; the electric light power supply therefore being interposed between the smoke detector/alarm assembly and the electric light assembly; one low voltage small light is situated in the center of the end wall of the smoke detector/alarm housing comprised of the one end section of the tri-sectional elongated hollow tube; one push switch mounted on the outer wall of the one end section of the tri-sectional elongated hollow tube comprising the smoke detector/alarm housing connected with the smoke detector/alarm circuit means for independently activating the smoke detector/alarm system; one push switch mounted on the outer wall of the center section of the tri-sectional elongated tube which comprises the battery power source housing for independently activating the electric light; two threaded screw cap closure means for connecting the three sections of the elongated hollow tube permitting the connection of all three tubular sections thereby integrating the component parts of the invention into a functioning unit.

Claims

1. A portable flashlight and smoke alarm device comprising:

an elongated tube comprised of first end, center, and second end chambers where

the first end chamber contains a conventional flashlight assembly;

the center chamber contains;

a first power supply and flashlight circuit means with a first push button switch connecting the flashlight circuit means to the first power supply,

the second end chamber being partially vented and containing a second power supply and smoke detection means including a smoke detector and alarm and where a second push button switch connects the smoke detection means with the second power supply.

2. The device of claim 1 in which the first and second end chambers and the center chamber of the tube include threaded screw-ends for engaging the two end chambers to the center chamber to form a single functioning entity.

3. The device of claim 1 in which the first power supply is contained within a battery holder in the center chamber.

4. The device of claim 1 where the conventional flashlight assembly in the first end chamber includes a light bulb, reflector chamber, and transparent end covering.

5. The device of claim 1 in which the smoke detection means includes a circuit board.

6. The device of claim 1 where the circuit board is fastened to a panel of durable material located in the second end chamber of the tube.

7. The device of claim 1 in which a low voltage light is located on an outside wall of the second end chamber and is actuated in response to the smoke detector sensing smoke.