Firefighting equipment inspection notification device
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1. An inspection notification device for firefighting equipment comprising:
- a main body;
an attachment ring extending outwards from said main body and comprisinga pair of flexible arms, with each arm having a plurality of teeth thereon, anda pawl configured to engage the plurality of teeth on said pair of flexible arms so as to form a loop which can be tightened onto the firefighting equipment to be inspected;
an input/output carried by said main body and configured to receive a reset signal from a fire safety inspector'"'"'s computer;
a timer carried by said main body and configured to determine, based on receiving the reset signal, when a plurality of inspection time periods have passed, with the plurality of inspection time periods including first and second inspection time periods;
an inspection status visual indication unit carried by said main body and configured to provide a visual indication about an inspection status of the firefighting equipment to which said main body is attached, said inspection status visual indication unit comprising a plurality of green, yellow and red inspection status lights; and
a processor carried by said main body and coupled to said input/output, said timer, and said inspection status visual indication unit, and configured to perform the following;
illuminate said green inspection status light based on receiving the reset signal, with said green inspection status light indicating that the firefighting equipment has been inspected within a required timeframe,illuminate said yellow inspection status light after the first inspection time period has passed indicating that the firefighting equipment is due for inspection, andilluminate said red inspection status light after the second inspection time period has passed indicating that the firefighting equipment is overdue for inspection.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a firefighting equipment inspection notification device that includes a main body for housing a processor that is conventionally connected to an internal memory, a timer, an input/output unit, a visual indication unit, a power source and a wireless communication unit.
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1. An inspection notification device for firefighting equipment comprising:
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a main body; an attachment ring extending outwards from said main body and comprising a pair of flexible arms, with each arm having a plurality of teeth thereon, and a pawl configured to engage the plurality of teeth on said pair of flexible arms so as to form a loop which can be tightened onto the firefighting equipment to be inspected; an input/output carried by said main body and configured to receive a reset signal from a fire safety inspector'"'"'s computer; a timer carried by said main body and configured to determine, based on receiving the reset signal, when a plurality of inspection time periods have passed, with the plurality of inspection time periods including first and second inspection time periods; an inspection status visual indication unit carried by said main body and configured to provide a visual indication about an inspection status of the firefighting equipment to which said main body is attached, said inspection status visual indication unit comprising a plurality of green, yellow and red inspection status lights; and a processor carried by said main body and coupled to said input/output, said timer, and said inspection status visual indication unit, and configured to perform the following; illuminate said green inspection status light based on receiving the reset signal, with said green inspection status light indicating that the firefighting equipment has been inspected within a required timeframe, illuminate said yellow inspection status light after the first inspection time period has passed indicating that the firefighting equipment is due for inspection, and illuminate said red inspection status light after the second inspection time period has passed indicating that the firefighting equipment is overdue for inspection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An inspection notification device for firefighting equipment comprising:
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a main body; an attachment configured to secure said main body onto the firefighting equipment to be inspected; an input/output carried by said main body and configured to receive an externally generated reset signal; a timer carried by said main body and configured to determine, based on receiving the reset signal, at least one inspection time period; an inspection status visual indication unit carried by said main body and configured to provide a visual indication about an inspection status of the firefighting equipment to which said main body is attached, said inspection status visual indication unit comprising first and second inspection status lights; and a processor carried by said main body and coupled to said input/output, said timer, and said inspection status visual indication unit, and configured to perform the following; illuminate said first inspection status light based on receiving the reset signal, with said first inspection status light indicating that the firefighting equipment has been inspected, and illuminate said second inspection status light after the at least one inspection time period has passed indicating that the firefighting equipment is overdue for inspection. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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