Self monitoring pool cover system
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a working status of a pool cover assembly for a swimming pool comprising:
- a pool cover assembly having;
a pool cover;
a drive mechanism connected to said pool cover for retracting and extending said pool cover; and
an alarm apparatus operably connected to said pool cover assembly, said alarm apparatus including an output device capable of producing a humanly perceptible indication corresponding to a working status of said pool cover assembly.
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Abstract
System and method for monitoring a working status of a swimming pool cover assembly. The system comprises a pool cover assembly operably connected to an alarm apparatus; both may be operably connected to a plurality of sensors capable of detecting a working status of the pool cover assembly and sending a signal to the alarm apparatus. The alarm apparatus continually produces at least one humanly perceptible indication corresponding to a working status of the pool cover assembly. The alarm apparatus includes at least one alarm-producing device, such as an audio or visual device, or combination of the two, a receiver operably connected to the plurality of sensors for receiving the signals, a processor operably coupled with the receiver for processing and recognizing the received signals, and software operably coupled with the processor enabling the alarm-producing device to produce the humanly perceptible indication corresponding to the recognized signal.
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37 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a working status of a pool cover assembly for a swimming pool comprising:
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a pool cover assembly having; a pool cover; a drive mechanism connected to said pool cover for retracting and extending said pool cover; and an alarm apparatus operably connected to said pool cover assembly, said alarm apparatus including an output device capable of producing a humanly perceptible indication corresponding to a working status of said pool cover assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An alarm apparatus adapted to be used with a pool cover assembly having components including a pool cover, a drive mechanism connected to the pool cover, a drive control operably connected to the drive mechanism for driving the drive mechanism to extend and retract the pool cover over a swimming pool, and a power source connected to said drive control for supplying power to operate the drive control, comprising:
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at least one alarm-producing device capable of producing a plurality of humanly perceptible indications; a sensor coupled to said at least one alarm-producing device and adapted to be operably coupled with the pool cover assembly, said sensor capable of detecting working statuses of the pool cover assembly and producing a signal associated with the status;
said at least one alarm-producing device capable of producing one of said humanly perceptible indications in response to the signals. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for monitoring a working status of a pool cover assembly having components including a pool cover, a drive mechanism connected to the pool cover, a drive control operably connected to the drive mechanism for driving the drive mechanism to extend and retract the pool cover over a swimming pool, and a power source connected to said drive control for supplying power to operate the drive control, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an alarm apparatus, (b) detecting a working status of a pool cover assembly, and (c) producing a humanly perceptible indication corresponding to the detected status of the pool cover assembly. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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