Garage door status signalling device

• US 6,166,634 A
• Filed: 12/11/1998
• Issued: 12/26/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John A. Dean
• Original Assignee: John A. Dean
• Inventors: Dean, John A.
• Primary Examiner(s): MULLEN, THOMAS J
• Application Number:
  US09/208,985
• Time in Patent Office: 746 Days
• Field of Search: 340/545.1, 340/539, 340/309.15, 340/693.1, 340/691.8, 340/331, 340/326, 340/329
• US Class Current: 340/545.1
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/668 for overhead wings
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/106 for garages
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/08 by opening, e.g. of door, of window, of drawer, of shutter, of curtain, of blind

Abstract

An improved garage door signalling device comprising a switch actuable upon opening of the garage door, a transmitter actuable by said switch to transmit a signal indicating that the door is open, a receiver located at a desired location remote from the garage door providing an audiovisual warning when the garage door is not in the closed position, and means for energizing the garage door signalling device.

Claims

1. A garage door signaling device comprising:

a switch actuable upon opening of the garage door,

a transmitter actuable by said switch to transmit a signal indicating that the door is open,

a receiver located at a desired location remote from the garage door,

means for energizing the garage door signalling device comprising a first power source connectable by said switch to energize said transmitter, and

a second power source energizing said receiver, said first power source being connected to line current in the garage and said second power source being connected to line current at said remote location.

2. The device of claim 1 further comprising:

audiovisual means actuable by said receiver in response to receipt of a signal from said transmitter to provide a warning signal indicating that said garage door is open.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein:

said first power source contains batteries.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein:

said second power source contains batteries.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein:

said first and second power sources each contain batteries.

6. A garage door signaling device comprising:

a switch actuable upon opening of the garage door,

a transmitter actuable by said switch to transmit a signal indicating that the door is open,

a receiver located at a desired location remote from the garage door,

means for energizing the garage door signalling device, and

audiovisual means actuable by said receiver in response to receipt of a signal from said transmitter to provide a warning signal indicating that said garage door is open,

said receiver including a timer actuable by said receiver upon receipt of a signal from said transmitter to trigger said audiovisual means and after a desired time interval to sample said receiver to determine whether said receiver is still receiving signals from said transmitter.

7. The device of claim 6 wherein:

said timer repeats said sampling and triggering operations as long as said receiver is receiving signals from said transmitter to provide periodic signals warning that said garage door is still open.