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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas A. Epple, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Timothy M. Saxer, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Fort Wayne Pools, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/318 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/318 ;
Abstract
A safety system for an automatic swimming pool cover having a cover and a cover drive for extending and retracting the cover, the safety system having at least one sensor for detecting the presence of a heat generating body in the pool and for generating a signal in response thereto; and a controller receiving said signal and activating a safety protocol in response to the at least one sensor detecting the presence of a heat generating body.