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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
May. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Vaccare, Llc, Canoga Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hassan Hamza, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Reza Afshar, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 4/12 (2006.01); E04H 4/14 (2006.01); G01F 15/18 (2006.01); G01F 1/115 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 4/12 (2013.01); E04H 4/14 (2013.01); G01F 1/115 (2013.01); G01F 15/185 (2013.01);
Abstract
The flowmeter of the present invention is primarily used in swimming pools and is configured to deactivate a swimming pool pump when the drain in the swimming pool is blocked or covered. Swimming pool drains are often blocked or covered by the body of a swimmer. When the drain is blocked or covered, the pump creates substantial suction force that entraps the body of a swimmer against the drain. By deactivating the pump when the drain is blocked or covered, the flowmeter of the present invention serves as a safety vacuum release system that prevents entrapment of a person by the drain of the swimming pool.