Patent · US Expired

Repeater for smoke and similar alarms

US4189720A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 7, 1977
Grant dateFeb 19, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 7, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B17/10
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A repeater is provided for a smoke alarm or similar alarm device which picks up the sound from the alarm device and transmits a coded radio signal to a receiver at a remote location. This receiver includes an integrator set for some convenient time interval to prevent false triggering. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the receiver may incorporate a location indicator and be used with a plurality of transmitters.

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