GB2366061A - Audio water safety alarm - Google Patents

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GB2366061A
GB2366061A GB0019468A GB0019468A GB2366061A GB 2366061 A GB2366061 A GB 2366061A GB 0019468 A GB0019468 A GB 0019468A GB 0019468 A GB0019468 A GB 0019468A GB 2366061 A GB2366061 A GB 2366061A
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    • G08B21/02—Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
    • G08B21/08—Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons responsive to the presence of persons in a body of water, e.g. a swimming pool; responsive to an abnormal condition of a body of water
    • G08B21/084—Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons responsive to the presence of persons in a body of water, e.g. a swimming pool; responsive to an abnormal condition of a body of water by monitoring physical movement characteristics of the water

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A free floating audio water alarm device actuates a warning siren 3 when water is disturbed. The device is principally designed for the safety of children when a pool is left unattended. Movement of one or more hinged armatures 5, which in turn activates electronics, triggers the alarm. The main device is battery operated, and has an aerial 4. Optional extras could be anchor weight 12, remote receiver, or deactivation time switch.

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<Desc/Clms Page number 1> AUDIO WATER ALARM DESCRIPTION A FREE FLOATING WATER DEVICE THAT WILL EMIT AND TRANSMIT (TO PORTABLE RECEIVER) WARNING SIREN, WHEN THE SURFACE LEVEL OF WATER IS DISTURBED.
THE SIREN WOULD ALERT ADULTS TO POTENTIAL DANGER CHILDRENJANIMALS FALLING INTO OR PLAYING WITH WATER INTENDED TO AVOID TRAGIC DROWNING ACCIDENT & THE'SIREN'WOULD EMIT FROM THE WATER DEVICE AND AN OPTIONAL PORTABLE RECEIVER.
THE DEVICE FLOATS INDEPENDENT WITHIN ANY SHAPE WATER CONTAINER. E.G. PONDS, PADDLING POOLS, FAMILY POOLS AND BATHS ETC. THE DEVICE REQUIRES NO FIXTURE TO WATER VESSEL.
THEREFORE THE DESIGN OR MATERIAL OF WATER CONTAINER IS OF NO CONSEQUENCE. E.G. POOLS ARE AVAILABLE IN NUMEROUS SIZES AND DESIGNS. FROM SOLID CONSTRUCTIONS TO INFLATABLES THE DEVICE CAN ALSO BE USED INSIDE THE HOME (BATHS, ECT).
THE RECEIVER ALLOWS FOR ADDED SECURITY. IT CAN BE BATTERY OPERATED OR ELECTRICAL LEAD AND PLUG. GIVING ADDED SECURITY.
THE MAIN INTENTION FOR THIS DEVICE IS DOMESTIC USE. 9111RAWINGS FIGURE 1. SHOWS THE PROFILE OF DEVICE, FEATURING OPERATING SWITCH, BATTERY TESTING SWITCH, ANCHOR ROPE AND FLOATS.
FIGURE Z SHOWS DEVICE VIEWED FROM ABOVE SHOWING ARMATURES, SPEAKER VENTS ON MAIN BODY AND FLOATS.
FIGURE 3. SHOWS A CROSS SECTION OF PROFILE OF BODY OF WATER DEVICE.
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REFERRING TO THE DRAVkqNGS FIGURE 1.
THE MAIN BODY OF THE DEVICE COMPRISES OF A WATER TIGHT VESSEL (1), WHICH CONTAINS AN ELECTRONIC SOUND ALARM, SPEAKER AND TRANSMITTER (13). THE ELECTRONICS'ARE POWERED BY BATTERYIS.
A PORTION OF THE BODY SITS ABOVE THE WATER LEVEL (2). THE SPEAKER (3) IS SITUATED AT THE TOP OF THE MAIN BODY. THE TRANSMITTER ARIEL (4) ALSO LOCATED HERE. ARMATURE/S (5) ARE HINGED (6) TO THE MAIN BODY. MOVEMENT OF THE HINGE TRIGGERS THE ALARM DEVICE. EMITTING A WARNING SIREN THROUGH THE SPEAKER OF THE WATER DEVICE. ALSO SENDING A SIGNAL TO A PORTABLE RECEIVER.
HINGES WHICH ATTACH ARMATURE TO MAIN BODY ALLOW RESTRICTIVE MOVEMENT. THIS ENSURES THE DEVICE DOES NOT COLLAPSE, AND WILL ALWAYS REMAIN BUOYED.
THE OPERATING SWITCH (7) AND A BATTERY TESTING BUTTON (8) ARE SITUATED ON THE MAIN BODY SECTION, WHICH FLOATS ABOVE WATER LEVEL THE DEVICE IS KEPT BUOYANT VIA FLOATS (9) ATTACHED TO EACH ARMATURE. THE BODY IS SUPPORTED VIA CENTRAL FLOAT (10) AROUND THE OUTER CASING.
AN OPTIONAL ELEMENT WOULD BE A ANCHOR ROPE (11) AND WEIGHT (12) TO RESTRICT MOVEMENT OF DEVICE IS LARGER WATER CONTAINERS, PONDS, POOLS ETC.
FIGURE 2 SHOWS DEVICE VIEWED FROM ABOVE. 4. ARIEL.
3. SPEAKER VENTS 10. FLOAT 6. HINGE 9. ARMATURE FLOAT 5. ARMATURE FIGURE 3 SHOWS A SECTION THROUGH THE PROFILE OF MAIN BODY.
A NON POROUS MATERIAL (14) IS MOUNTED BELOW SPEAKER VENTS. THIS WILL ENSURE WATER DOES NOT LEAK INSIDE THE DEVICE. THE BODY HAS THREE SEALED COMPARTMENTS. THE LOWER AREA (15) CONTAINS THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. THE MIDDLE AREA (16) CONTAINS THE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS FOR TRANSMITTER AND SPEAKER THE UPPER AREA (17) CONTAINS THE SIREN DEVICE AND ARIEL.
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AN ANCHOR ROPE CAN BE ATTACHED AT THE BASE (18). THE BATTERIES AND A WEIGHTED BASE (19) ENSURES MAIN BODY IS KEPT UPRIGHT.
MODIFICATIONS TO THIS DESIGN WOULD BE; I . DESIGN/SHAPE OF MAIN BODY TO CHANGED TO ALLOW FOR BUOYANCY WITHOUT FLOATS. AND OR REARRANGEMENT OF CHAMBERS WITHIN MAIN BODY.
2. ALARM TRlGGER MAY BE ONE OR MORE MOVING 'ARMATURES'.
3. MODIFICATIONS I + 2 PLUS SIZE MAY VARY, ALLOWING FOR INTENDED USE. E.G. A SMALL PADDLING POOL VERSES A LARGE POOUPOND.
4. ALARM TRIGGER OF WATER DEVICE MAY BE MERCURY TILT SWITCHES WITHIN ARMATUREIBODY CONNECTION.
S. A GROUPING OF WATER DEVICES MAY BE USED TO COVER LARGE WATER AREAS.
6. TRANSMITTER COULD CONNECT WITH HOUSE HOLD ALARM SYSTEM.
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Claims (12)

  1. CLAIMS 1. A free floating water tight alarm device that will emit and transmit an Audio alarm signal when the surface or body of water is Disturbed. Primary use could be to provide crucial audio warning of the presence of Unsupervised children or pets in water.
  2. 2. an alanrn device as claimed in Claim I whereby the alarm signal will be emitted from the main body of the free floating device.
  3. 3. an alarrn device as claimed in Claim I and Claim 2, which can also transmit a signal to a portable receiver, which will emit audio alarm, giving added security, when them is an unmanned vessel of water. This could be considered optional depending on intended use. E.g. unattended baths in homes, etc.
  4. 4. an alarm device as claimed in Claim 1, Claims 2 and Claim 3 which is deactivated either manually - by means of switches located both on main body of alarm (figure 1 - no. 7) or remote receiver (claim 3). Alternatively optional design feature could be a preprogrammed timer Which would be set within main body to deactivate alarm after set time.
  5. 5. an alarm device as in Claim 1 and Claim 2, which has a main water tight body, housing electronic switches, alarm electrics, and transmitter device, including operational switch and battery testing switch.
  6. 6. an alarm device as claimed in Claim 1, Claim 2 and Claim 3, which is triggered by the movement of hinge which joints armature/s to main body of free floating vessel.
  7. 7. an alarm device as claimed in any proceeding claim whereby differing designs would work with either one or more hinged armatures.
  8. 8. an alarm device as claimed in Claim 1 which could be made from plastics, rubber and light weight metals.
  9. 9. an alarm device as claimed in claim I , which also has the potential for an optional anchor, through means of an attachable additional weight as the base of main body.
  10. 10. an alarm device as claimed in Claim 1, whose main body requires no attached to any solid surface. enabling use within any type of water holding vessel. Eg. plastic inflatable pools, solid structures, etc.
  11. 11. an alarm device as claimed in Claim I and Claim 2, for which design Modifications could include fixtures to secure alarm device to sides of water containing vessel.
  12. 12. an alarm device substantially as described herein with reference to figures 1 -3.
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US3786469A (en) * 1972-01-04 1974-01-15 In Speck Corp Warning device for swimming pools or the like
DE2743192A1 (en) * 1977-09-26 1979-04-05 Paul Heidenreich Alarm for swimming pool safety - has float sensor including mercury capsule responsive to surface disturbance to trigger alarm
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FR2660094A1 (en) * 1990-03-21 1991-09-27 Edps Sarl Alarm system for swimming pools
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