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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1977
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark K Vineyard, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340261 ; 200 612 ; 200 / ; 200D / ; 3402 / ; 340279 ;
Abstract
A swimming pool alarm system which is responsive to the height of waves resulting from unauthorized entry, and which includes provision for changing its sensitivity. An alarm circuit is provided with a switch having a plurality of stationary contacts spaces apart as a function of wave height, and another contact movable by a float positioned in the water. A switch is provided to select the stationary contact which corresponds to a preselected wave height of interest.