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Child protective cabinet alarm

  • US 5,568,123 A
  • Filed: 06/15/1995
  • Issued: 10/22/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. For use with an outwardly opening closure for an opening in a structure, said structure defining an interior space accessible through said opening, and said closure having a closed position in which it closes said opening and being movable outwardly away from said interior space and said opening from said closed position to an open position to provide access to said interior space, a warning device to signal that said closure has been moved out of said closed position toward said open position, comprising:

  • a housing having an outer face and a mounting end substantially perpendicular to said face, said mounting end being attachable to said structure to position the device inside said interior space with said face directed outwardly adjacent to said opening, and said face being bounded by a periphery and having an aperture and at least one hole extending therethrough within said periphery;

    an audible alarm mounted in said housing, said alarm being directed toward said hole to allow sound from said alarm to pass through said face and be directed outwardly through said opening;

    an activator switch mounted in said housing and having a projecting portion biased into a projecting position in which it projects outwardly through said aperture;

    said projecting portion being movable out of said projecting position toward said face and into a depressed position, and said projecting portion being and remaining within said periphery when it is in either of said projecting and depressed positions and as it moves between said projecting and depressed positions; and

    said activator switch normally being operatively connected to said alarm so that said alarm is activated when said projecting portion is in said projecting position and is deactivated when said projecting portion is in said depressed position; and

    a disable switch mounted on said housing in a position accessible for manual operation and being manually movable into a position in which it prevents activation of said alarm by movement of said projecting portion into said projecting position;

    wherein said projecting portion is configured to be contacted and moved into said depressed position by said closure when said mounting end is attached to said structure, said face is directed outwardly adjacent to said opening, and said closure is moved into said closed position.

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