ILLUMINATED FIRE EXTINGUISHER CABINET

• US 20130002440A1
• Filed: 06/30/2011
• Published: 01/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens Industry Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Industry Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Crossman, Floyd W., Collar, Benjamin
• Granted Patent: US 8,723,683 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/628
• CPC Class Codes: A62C 13/78 Suspending or supporting devices

Abstract

A cabinet for a fire extinguisher located in a building. The cabinet includes a housing having a door and a dome light located in an interior of the housing. The cabinet also includes an exterior light located on the door and a status light for indicating whether the cabinet is operating properly as a notification device. A fire safety system is also provided, wherein the fire safety system includes detectors for detecting an unsafe condition in the building and notification devices for providing notification of the unsafe condition. When an unsafe condition is detected, the interior and exterior lights are turned on to provide notification of the unsafe condition.

Claims

1. A cabinet for a fire extinguisher located in a building wherein the cabinet is operably connected to a fire safety system having detectors for detecting an unsafe condition in the building and notification devices for providing notification of the unsafe condition, comprising:

a housing having an interior light and a door; and

an exterior light located on the door wherein when an unsafe condition is detected by the fire safety system the interior and exterior lights are turned on to provide notification of the unsafe condition.

2. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the interior light is a dome light.

3. The cabinet according to claim 1, further including a status light for indicating whether the cabinet is operating properly as a notification device.

4. The cabinet according to claim 3, wherein the status light is a light emitting diode.

5. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the exterior light provides a display for identifying the fire extinguisher.

6. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the exterior light further includes arrows for indicating an evacuation route for building occupants.

7. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the cabinet is positioned sufficiently low on a wall to enable viewing of the exterior light by occupants avoiding smoke while evacuating the building.

8. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the cabinet is surface mounted to a wall.

9. A cabinet for a fire extinguisher located in a building wherein the cabinet is operably connected to a fire safety system having detectors for detecting an unsafe condition in the building and notification devices for providing notification of the unsafe condition, comprising:

a housing having a door;

a status light for indicating whether the cabinet is operating properly as a notification device;

a dome light located in an interior of the housing; and

an exterior light located on the door wherein when an unsafe condition is detected by the fire safety system the dome and exterior lights are turned on to provide notification of the unsafe condition.

10. The cabinet according to claim 9, wherein the status light is a light emitting diode.

11. The cabinet according to claim 9, wherein the exterior light provides a display for identifying the fire extinguisher.

12. The cabinet according to claim 9, wherein the exterior light further includes arrows for indicating an evacuation route for building occupants.

13. The cabinet according to claim 9, wherein the cabinet is positioned sufficiently low on a wall to enable viewing of the exterior light by occupants avoiding smoke while evacuating the building.

14. The cabinet according to claim 9, wherein the cabinet is surface mounted to a wall.

15. A method for operating a cabinet as a notification device in a building, comprising the steps of:

providing a housing having interior and exterior lights, wherein the housing stores firefighting equipment;

providing a fire safety system having detecting devices for detecting an unsafe condition in the building and notification devices for providing notification of the unsafe condition;

turning on the interior and exterior lights when the fire safety system detects an unsafe condition to provide notification of the unsafe condition.

16. The method according to claim 15, further including the step of providing a status light for indicating whether the cabinet is operating properly as a notification device.

17. The method according to claim 15, further including the step of displaying an identification of the firefighting equipment located in the housing.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the firefighting equipment is a fire extinguisher.

19. The method according to claim 15, further including the step of displaying arrows for indicating an evacuation route for building occupants.

20. The method according to claim 15, further including the step of positioning the housing sufficiently low on a wall to enable viewing of the exterior light by occupants avoiding smoke while evacuating the building.