Oil tank sight glass monitor
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1. An oil tank sight glass monitor comprising:
- a housing having an opening therein sized to receive the sight glass of an oil tank, the sight glass containing a moveable indicator of oil tank oil level;
an emitter for emitting a beam of light, said emitter being mounted to said housing on one side of the opening and adapted to emit a beam of light directed across the opening and thereby through the sight glass;
a detector for detecting the beam of light emitted by said emitter, said detector being mounted to said housing on the other side of the opening, diametrically opposed to and in optical alignment with said emitter, to optically detect the beam of light emitted by said emitter; and
an alarm for producing an audible sound when the moveable indicator interrupts the beam of light and said detector fails to detect the beam;
said housing, said emitter, said detector and said alarm forming a self-contained unit adapted to be positioned over the sight glass of the oil tank.
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An oil tank sight glass monitor comprising a housing having an opening therein sized to receive the sight glass of an oil tank; an emitter for emitting a beam of light, the emitter being mounted to the housing on one side of the opening so that the beam of light is directed across the opening; a detector for detecting the beam of light generated by the emitter, the detector being mounted to the housing on the other side of the opening, in optical alignment with the emitter, so as to detect the beam of light emitted by the emitter; and an alarm for producing an audible sound when the detector fails to detect the beam of light generated by the emitter.
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1. An oil tank sight glass monitor comprising:
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a housing having an opening therein sized to receive the sight glass of an oil tank, the sight glass containing a moveable indicator of oil tank oil level;
an emitter for emitting a beam of light, said emitter being mounted to said housing on one side of the opening and adapted to emit a beam of light directed across the opening and thereby through the sight glass;
a detector for detecting the beam of light emitted by said emitter, said detector being mounted to said housing on the other side of the opening, diametrically opposed to and in optical alignment with said emitter, to optically detect the beam of light emitted by said emitter; and
an alarm for producing an audible sound when the moveable indicator interrupts the beam of light and said detector fails to detect the beam;
said housing, said emitter, said detector and said alarm forming a self-contained unit adapted to be positioned over the sight glass of the oil tank. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An oil tank sight glass monitor system, said system comprising:
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an oil tank having a sight glass disposed thereon; and
an oil tank sight glass monitor comprising;
a housing having an opening therein sized to receive the sight glass of an oil tank, the sight glass containing a moveable indicator of oil tank oil level;
an emitter for emitting a beam of light, said emitter being mounted to said housing on one side of the opening and adapted to emit a beam of light directed across the opening and thereby through the sight glass;
a detector for detecting the beam of light emitted by said emitter, said detector being mounted to said housing on the other side of the opening, diametrically opposed to and in optical alignment with said emitter, to optically detect the beam of light emitted by said emitter; and
an alarm for producing an audible sound when the moveable indicator interrupts the beam of light and said detector fails to detect the beam;
said housing, said emitter, said detector and said alarm forming a self-contained unit adapted to be positioned over the sight glass of the oil tank.
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6. An oil tank sight glass monitor comprising:
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a housing having an opening therein sized to receive the sight glass of an oil tank, the sight glass containing a moveable indicator of oil tank oil level;
an emitter for emitting a beam of light, said emitter being mounted to said housing on one side of the opening and adapted to emit a beam of light directed across the opening and thereby through the sight glass;
a detector for detecting the beam of light emitted by said emitter, said detector being mounted to said housing on the other side of the opening, diametrically opposed to and in optical alignment with said emitter, to optically detect the beam of light emitted by said emitter; and
an alarm for producing an audible sound when the moveable indicator interrupts the beam of light and said detector fails to detect the beam;
said housing, said emitter, said detector and said alarm forming a self-contained unit adapted to be positioned over the sight glass of the oil tank; and
a height setting mechanism for disposing said housing at a given height relative to the sight glass. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method for monitoring an oil tank sight glass containing a moveable indicator of oil tank oil level, said method comprising:
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providing an oil tank sight glass monitor comprising;
a housing having an opening therein sized to receive the sight glass;
an emitter for emitting a beam of light, said emitter being mounted to said housing on one side of the opening and adapted to emit a beam of light directed across the opening, and thereby through the sight glass;
a detector for detecting the beam of light emitted by said emitter, said detector being mounted to said housing on the other side of the opening, diametrically opposed to and in optical alignment with said emitter, to optically detect the beam of light emitted by said emitter; and
an alarm for producing an audible sound when the moveable indicator interrupts the beam of light and said detector fails to detect the beam;
said housing, said emitter, said detector and said alarm forming a self-contained unit adapted to be positioned over the sight glass of the oil tank;
positioning said self-contained unit of said housing adjacent an exterior side of the sight glass of the oil tank;
emitting a beam of light from said emitter from one side of the opening across the sight glass;
detecting the beam of light on a diametrically opposite side of the sight glass from said emitter; and
producing an audible sound when said detector fails to detect the beam of light emitted by said emitter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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