CA2298359A1 - The life saving guard - Google Patents
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Abstract
Currently there are many different types of smoke detectors. There are ones designed for detecting smoke that is emitted from fires and there are detectors that are designed for detecting carbon monoxide emitted from various sources (eg. furnaces, cars, fires). Both emissions are deadly and have caused numerous deaths.
Today laws have been passed making it mandatory for all households to have working detectors but there have been many reported cases of people dying not because they did not have the detectors but because the batteries had been removed and not replaced. This invention will prevent both adults and children from easily removing the batteries from these life saving devices therefore allowing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to be functioning at all times.
Today laws have been passed making it mandatory for all households to have working detectors but there have been many reported cases of people dying not because they did not have the detectors but because the batteries had been removed and not replaced. This invention will prevent both adults and children from easily removing the batteries from these life saving devices therefore allowing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to be functioning at all times.
Description
DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors function by way of either a battery or by plugging the entire unit into an electrical outlet on the wall. Upon investigating house fires, it has been discovered that in some instances where smoke detectors were present but did not function that the battery had been removed or in the case of dangerous carbon monoxide levels the carbon monoxide detector had been unplugged from the electrical outlet either by deliberate or accidental means. In this invention a steel wire guard is placed snugly over the entire smoke or carbon monoxide detector. The guard is secured with screws into the wall or ceiling.
This invention relates to a steel wire guard placed over smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to deter the removal of either the battery or entire electrical unit from the wall plug.
Most battery operated smoke detectors are mounted on a ceiling because smoke rises and so the detector will alarm in early stages of smoke being present. Access to the battery is completed by the simple removal of the outer cover by pulling down or twisting it oil Anyone who is not safety minded although determined to remove the battery to use elsewhere can simply stand on a chair in order to reach the detector. This is true with young children who very often don't comprehend the danger of a disactivated alarm and still remove the battery.
In the case of electrically powered carbon monoxide detectors, most wall plugs are within reach of all family members. Therefore they are most likely removed by inquisitive children, an adult who wants to use the outlet for another purpose, (i.e.
vacuum cleaner) or even a family pet by knocking against the unit. The danger of the detector being removed from the wall plug is reduced when "The Life Saving Guard" is installed.
In relation to battery operated smoke detectors "The Life Saving Guard" would most certainly deter the removal of the battery. However, it should be noted that if an individual were so determined to remove the battery, they could by unscrewing the eight screws that are securing the guard in place.
When a new battery is to be installed in the smoke detector the guard must be removed by unscrewing the eight screws and screwed back in place after the battery is installed.
SPECIFICATION
In drawings which illustrate embodiments of the invention, figure 1 represents a typical round smoke detector with "The Life Saving Guard" in place. Figure 2 represents a typical rectangular carbon monoxide detector with "The Life Saving Guard" in place. In both figures attached the guard is represented by the bold lines. Please note that both figures 1 and 2 are diagrammed exactly to scale.
In figurel the guard will be made from 14 gauge galvanized steel wire. The guard consists of two basic embodiment shapes: A circle in the centre 1 and four horseshoe shapes 2.
These horseshoes 2 will be attached to the central circle 1 by means of spot welding 3 where 1 and 2 touch. The eight horseshoe legs 2 will each be bent at a 90 degree angle at the edge of the detector 4. The end of each leg 2 will be shaped to form a small circle 5 where a corresponding sized screw 6 will be inserted into each circle 5 and screwed into the ceiling or wall and into a wall anchor 7. The wall anchors are inserted into the wall face 8 by using the small circles 5 as a guide.
In figure 2 the guard will be made from 14 gauge galvanized steel wire. The guard consists of two basic embodiment shapes: Two wires running vertical and two wires running horizontal. Wires 1 and 2 are the vertical wires and are a mirror image. Starting at the bottom of figures 1 and 2 are two 90 degree angles 3 and 4. At the top of 1 and 2 there is a 45 degree angle S. This shape basically runs along the perimeter of the carbon monoxide detector. Wires 1 and 2 leave extra space at the bottom and top to provide leeway as electrical plug covers vary in size. Wires 6 and 7 run horizontally across wires I
and 2 and are spot welded where the wires cross 8. The eight leg wires 9, are then bent downwards at a 90 degree angle and the ends 10 are formed into small circles 11, for the screws which will anchor the guard to the wall.
Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors function by way of either a battery or by plugging the entire unit into an electrical outlet on the wall. Upon investigating house fires, it has been discovered that in some instances where smoke detectors were present but did not function that the battery had been removed or in the case of dangerous carbon monoxide levels the carbon monoxide detector had been unplugged from the electrical outlet either by deliberate or accidental means. In this invention a steel wire guard is placed snugly over the entire smoke or carbon monoxide detector. The guard is secured with screws into the wall or ceiling.
This invention relates to a steel wire guard placed over smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to deter the removal of either the battery or entire electrical unit from the wall plug.
Most battery operated smoke detectors are mounted on a ceiling because smoke rises and so the detector will alarm in early stages of smoke being present. Access to the battery is completed by the simple removal of the outer cover by pulling down or twisting it oil Anyone who is not safety minded although determined to remove the battery to use elsewhere can simply stand on a chair in order to reach the detector. This is true with young children who very often don't comprehend the danger of a disactivated alarm and still remove the battery.
In the case of electrically powered carbon monoxide detectors, most wall plugs are within reach of all family members. Therefore they are most likely removed by inquisitive children, an adult who wants to use the outlet for another purpose, (i.e.
vacuum cleaner) or even a family pet by knocking against the unit. The danger of the detector being removed from the wall plug is reduced when "The Life Saving Guard" is installed.
In relation to battery operated smoke detectors "The Life Saving Guard" would most certainly deter the removal of the battery. However, it should be noted that if an individual were so determined to remove the battery, they could by unscrewing the eight screws that are securing the guard in place.
When a new battery is to be installed in the smoke detector the guard must be removed by unscrewing the eight screws and screwed back in place after the battery is installed.
SPECIFICATION
In drawings which illustrate embodiments of the invention, figure 1 represents a typical round smoke detector with "The Life Saving Guard" in place. Figure 2 represents a typical rectangular carbon monoxide detector with "The Life Saving Guard" in place. In both figures attached the guard is represented by the bold lines. Please note that both figures 1 and 2 are diagrammed exactly to scale.
In figurel the guard will be made from 14 gauge galvanized steel wire. The guard consists of two basic embodiment shapes: A circle in the centre 1 and four horseshoe shapes 2.
These horseshoes 2 will be attached to the central circle 1 by means of spot welding 3 where 1 and 2 touch. The eight horseshoe legs 2 will each be bent at a 90 degree angle at the edge of the detector 4. The end of each leg 2 will be shaped to form a small circle 5 where a corresponding sized screw 6 will be inserted into each circle 5 and screwed into the ceiling or wall and into a wall anchor 7. The wall anchors are inserted into the wall face 8 by using the small circles 5 as a guide.
In figure 2 the guard will be made from 14 gauge galvanized steel wire. The guard consists of two basic embodiment shapes: Two wires running vertical and two wires running horizontal. Wires 1 and 2 are the vertical wires and are a mirror image. Starting at the bottom of figures 1 and 2 are two 90 degree angles 3 and 4. At the top of 1 and 2 there is a 45 degree angle S. This shape basically runs along the perimeter of the carbon monoxide detector. Wires 1 and 2 leave extra space at the bottom and top to provide leeway as electrical plug covers vary in size. Wires 6 and 7 run horizontally across wires I
and 2 and are spot welded where the wires cross 8. The eight leg wires 9, are then bent downwards at a 90 degree angle and the ends 10 are formed into small circles 11, for the screws which will anchor the guard to the wall.
Claims
The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
A steel wire guard which fits over smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to deter the removal of either the battery or the entire unit from the wall plug which would eliminate the power source.
A steel wire guard which fits over smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to deter the removal of either the battery or the entire unit from the wall plug which would eliminate the power source.
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| US11760169B2 (en) | 2020-08-20 | 2023-09-19 | Denso International America, Inc. | Particulate control systems and methods for olfaction sensors |
| US11760170B2 (en) | 2020-08-20 | 2023-09-19 | Denso International America, Inc. | Olfaction sensor preservation systems and methods |
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| US11828210B2 (en) | 2020-08-20 | 2023-11-28 | Denso International America, Inc. | Diagnostic systems and methods of vehicles using olfaction |
| US11881093B2 (en) | 2020-08-20 | 2024-01-23 | Denso International America, Inc. | Systems and methods for identifying smoking in vehicles |
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