SECURITY WATER CONTROL

• US 20020078994A1
• Filed: 12/27/2000
• Published: 06/27/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Unlimited Products Corp.
• Original Assignee: Unlimited Products Corp.
• Inventors: Ehr, Jerry A.
• Granted Patent: US 6,715,730 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 137/357
• CPC Class Codes: F17D 5/06 using electric or acoustic means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/6969 Buildings

Abstract

A security system including mechanism for detecting intrusion into a building sucha as a home, mechanism for activating the detecting mechanism, mechanism for turning off the supply of water to the outdoor water outlet, the activating mechanism including mechanism for controlling the shutting off mechanism to prevent supply of water to the outlet when the detecting mechanism has been activated

Claims

1. A security system comprising means for detecting intrusion, means for activating said detecting means, means for shutting off supply to outdoor water outlet, and said activating means including means for controlling said shutting off means to prevent supply of water to said outlet when said detecting means has been activated.

2. The security system of claim 1 wherein said shutting off means comprise an electrically controlled valve.

3. The security system of claim 1 wherein said security system includes central control means.

4. The security system of claim 3 wherein said central control means includes electronic circuitry that senses the decibel level of the sound in the room.

5. The security system of claim 2 wherein said system includes a central control and a plurality of sensing mechanisms.

6. The security system of claim 2 wherein said electrically controlled valve is disposed immediately up stream of said outlet.

7. The security system of claim 2 wherein said electrically controlled valve is disposed up stream of at least two outlets, thereby controlling both outlets.

8. The security system of claim 1 wherein said means for shutting off supply to outdoor water outlet is activated by sound adjacent the water supply outlet.