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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Robert Haynes, Groton, MA (US);
Lawrence G. Stanley, Templeton, MA (US);
Assignee:
ADT Services AG, Schaffhausen, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 5/00 ;
Abstract
A shield for a wall mounted smoke detector guard or enclosure prevents looped items from being hung on the shield and the enclosure. The shield includes a mounting surface for mounting to a wall. A downwardly sloping surface structure extends from the mounting surface for extending above the top surface of the enclosure. The downwardly sloping surface structure has sufficient slope and length for preventing items from being hung on the shield and the enclosure while at the same time providing a direct smoke flow path therepast to the top surface of the enclosure.