Visual buffering element for hazard detector internal components
First Claim
1. A hazard detector comprising:
- a chassis;
one or more hazard sensors housed within the chassis;
a grille that defines a plurality of holes, wherein an inner surface of the grille has a three-dimensional contour and the grille is secured to the chassis; and
a porous mesh that is formed to match the three-dimensional contour of the inner surface of the grille, the porous mesh being positioned against the inner surface of the grille, wherein the porous mesh obscures viewing, through the plurality of holes, of internal componentry of the hazard detector.
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Abstract
A hazard detector includes a chassis configured to house components of the hazard detector. The chassis includes a front defining a central aperture. The front has a domed contour such that an outer edge of an inner portion extends beyond an outer periphery of the front. The inner surface tapers from the outer edge toward the inner portion. The detector includes a mesh formed to the contour of the front so the mesh is flat against the front. The mesh defines an aperture corresponding to the central aperture. The detector includes a grille secured to the chassis that defines an aperture corresponding to the central aperture and defines openings positioned along the grille. An inner surface of the grille includes a contour corresponding to the contour of the front so the mesh is flat against the inner surface. The mesh is positioned between the grille and the chassis.
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20 Claims
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1. A hazard detector comprising:
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a chassis; one or more hazard sensors housed within the chassis; a grille that defines a plurality of holes, wherein an inner surface of the grille has a three-dimensional contour and the grille is secured to the chassis; and a porous mesh that is formed to match the three-dimensional contour of the inner surface of the grille, the porous mesh being positioned against the inner surface of the grille, wherein the porous mesh obscures viewing, through the plurality of holes, of internal componentry of the hazard detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of securing a porous mesh of a hazard detector, the method comprising:
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aligning the porous mesh with a front surface of a chassis; flexing a plurality of tabs of the porous mesh to conform to a portion of the chassis; adhering the plurality of tabs to the portion of the chassis such that the porous mesh is secured to the chassis; applying heat and pressure to the porous mesh to mold the porous mesh to conform to a three dimensional shape of the front surface of the chassis; and coupling a grille to the chassis, such that the mesh is disposed between the grille and the chassis and the porous mesh obscures view through a plurality of holes of the grille of internal componentry of the hazard detector. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A hazard detector comprising:
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a chassis configured to house components of the hazard detector; a grille secured to the chassis, the grille defining a plurality of openings, wherein an inner surface of the grille comprises a three-dimensional contour; a three-dimensionally molded porous mesh secured against the inner surface of the grille, wherein; the three-dimensionally molded porous mesh conforms to the three-dimensional contour of the inner surface of the grille such that the three-dimensionally molded porous mesh lies flat against the inner surface of the grille; and the three-dimensionally molded porous mesh comprises woven fibers having diameters between about 50 and 75 microns, the woven fibers spaced apart from one another by between about 100 and 200 microns. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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