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US3145375A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fire extinguisher warning system

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-05-29
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Granted: 1964-08-18
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Expires: 1981-05-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Vern B Webb

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 23:40
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B39/00; H05B39/09; A; A62; A62C; A62C37/00; A62C37/50

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 282 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND A HANGER MEANS FOR THE SAME, A WARNING SYSTEM ADAPTED TO INDICATE THE PRESENCE, REMOVAL AND RETURN OF A FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON, FROM AND TO ITS HANGER BY EMANATION OF SELECTED, DISTINCTIVE SIGNALS, AND COMPRISING: (A) A TWO-WAY SWITCH HAVING A SWITCH LEG ASSOCIATED WITH THE HANGER MEANS AND BEING ADAPTED TO CLOSE WITH A FIRST CONTACT WHEN THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IS ON THE HANGER AND TO CLOSE WITH A SECOND CONTACT WHEN THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IS REMOVED FROM THE HANGER; (B) A TWO-LEAD POWER SUPPLY, HAVING A FIRST LEAD CONNECTING WITH SAID SWITCH LEG AND HAVING A SECOND LEAD BIFURCATED TO FORM TWO CIRCUIT LOOPS WITH A FIRST CIRCUIT BEING CONNECTED WITH SAID FIRST CONTACT AND WITH A SECOND CIRCUIT BEING CONNECTED WITH SAID SECOND CONTACT, WHEREBY MOVEMENT OF THE SWITCH LEG ONTO THE FIRST CONTACT ENERGIZES THE FIRST CIRCUIT AND MOVEMENT OF THE SWITCH LEG ONTO THE SECOND CONTACT ENERGIZES THE SECOND CIRCUIT; (C) A PULSING MEANS AND A FIRST LIGHT IN SAID FIRST CIRCUIT WITH THE PULSING MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO FLASH THE LIGHT WHEN THE SWITCH LEG CLOSES AGAINST SAID FIRST CONTACT TO ENERGIZE THE SAID FIRST CIRCUIT; (D) A SECOND LIGHT IN SAID SECOND CIRCUIT ADAPTED TO BURN STEADILY WHEN THE SWITCH LEG CLOSES AGAINST SAID SECOND CONTACT TO ENERGIZE THE SAID SECOND CIRCUIT; (E) A HOLDING LEAD SHUNTING THE SWITCH LEG AND SAID SECOND CONTACT OF THE TWO-WAY SWITCH; (F) A NORMALLY OPEN HOLDING SWITCH IN THE HOLDING LEAD ADAPTED TO REMAIN CLOSED ONCE IT IS CLOSED; AND, (G) A CLOSING MEANS THEREFOR IN SAID SECOND CIRCUIT TO CLOSE THE HOLDING SWITCH WHENEVER THE SAID SECOND CIRCUIT IS ENERGIZED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 282 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND A HANGER MEANS FOR THE SAME, A WARNING SYSTEM ADAPTED TO INDICATE THE PRESENCE, REMOVAL AND RETURN OF A FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON, FROM AND TO ITS HANGER BY EMANATION OF SELECTED, DISTINCTIVE SIGNALS, AND COMPRISING: (A) A TWO-WAY SWITCH HAVING A SWITCH LEG ASSOCIATED WITH THE HANGER MEANS AND BEING ADAPTED TO CLOSE WITH A FIRST CONTACT WHEN THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IS ON THE HANGER AND TO CLOSE WITH A SECOND CONTACT WHEN THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IS REMOVED FROM THE HANGER; (B) A TWO-LEAD POWER SUPPLY, HAVING A FIRST LEAD CONNECTING WITH SAID SWITCH LEG AND HAVING A SECOND LEAD BIFURCATED TO FORM TWO CIRCUIT LOOPS WITH A FIRST CIRCUIT BEING CONNECTED WITH SAID FIRST CONTACT AND WITH A SECOND CIRCUIT BEING CONNECTED WITH SAID SECOND CONTACT, WHEREBY MOVEMENT OF THE SWITCH LEG ONTO THE FIRST CONTACT ENERGIZES THE FIRST CIRCUIT AND MOVEMENT OF THE SWITCH LEG ONTO THE SECOND CONTACT ENERGIZES THE SECOND CIRCUIT; (C) A PULSING MEANS AND A FIRST LIGHT IN SAID FIRST CIRCUIT WITH THE PULSING MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO FLASH THE LIGHT WHEN THE SWITCH LEG CLOSES AGAINST SAID FIRST CONTACT TO ENERGIZE THE SAID FIRST CIRCUIT; (D) A SECOND LIGHT IN SAID SECOND CIRCUIT ADAPTED TO BURN STEADILY WHEN THE SWITCH LEG CLOSES AGAINST SAID SECOND CONTACT TO ENERGIZE THE SAID SECOND CIRCUIT; (E) A HOLDING LEAD SHUNTING THE SWITCH LEG AND SAID SECOND CONTACT OF THE TWO-WAY SWITCH; (F) A NORMALLY OPEN HOLDING SWITCH IN THE HOLDING LEAD ADAPTED TO REMAIN CLOSED ONCE IT IS CLOSED; AND, (G) A CLOSING MEANS THEREFOR IN SAID SECOND CIRCUIT TO CLOSE THE HOLDING SWITCH WHENEVER THE SAID SECOND CIRCUIT IS ENERGIZED.

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