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Coded alarm station

Assignee: S H COUCH CORP
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Filing: 1960-06-21
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Granted: 1966-05-24
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Expires: 1980-06-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Walter F Schuchard
  • 👤 Carl A P Johnson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 23:29
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B25/00; G08B25/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 79 words
IN AN ALARM STATION THE COMBINATION OF A CASING FORMING AT LEAST IN PART AN OUTER COVER FOR SAID STATION AND HAVING AN APERTURE FORMED THEREIN, AND APERTURE COVER PLATE, MEANS SECURING SAID PLATE OVER SAID APERTURE, A PIVOTABLE HANDLE HAVING OPPOSED ARMS POSITIONED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID COVER PLATE, A MOTOR ASSEMBLY POSITIONED ON TH OTHER SIDE OF SAID PLATE AND A COMMON SHAFT JOURNALLED IN SAID PLATE SUPPORTING SAID MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND PIVOTABLY SUPPORTING SAID HANDLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 79 words
IN AN ALARM STATION THE COMBINATION OF A CASING FORMING AT LEAST IN PART AN OUTER COVER FOR SAID STATION AND HAVING AN APERTURE FORMED THEREIN, AND APERTURE COVER PLATE, MEANS SECURING SAID PLATE OVER SAID APERTURE, A PIVOTABLE HANDLE HAVING OPPOSED ARMS POSITIONED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID COVER PLATE, A MOTOR ASSEMBLY POSITIONED ON TH OTHER SIDE OF SAID PLATE AND A COMMON SHAFT JOURNALLED IN SAID PLATE SUPPORTING SAID MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND PIVOTABLY SUPPORTING SAID HANDLE.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 139 words
IN A ALARM STATION THE COMBINATION OF A CASING HAVING A FRONT FACE IN WHICH AN APERTURE IS FORMED, MEANS INCLUDING WALLS ADJACENT SAID APERTURE FORMING PARALLEL CHANNELS, A COVER MEANS FOR COVERING SAID APERTURE AND ADAPTED TO SUPPORT AN OPERATING MECHANISM, MEANS SECURING SAID COVER MEANS OVER SAID APERTRE WITH PORTIONS THEREOF EXTENDING BEYOND SAID APERTURE AND PARTIALLY CONSTRICTING THE OPEN SIDES OF SAID CHANNELS ALONG AT LEAST PART OF THEIF LENGTHS, A MOUNTING FRAME FOR SECURING SAID ALARM STATION TO A WALL, MEANS PIVOTALLY INTERENGAGING SAID FRAME AND SAID CASING, A PAIR OF HINGE ARMS PIVOTALLY ENGAGING SAID FRAME AT A POSITION REMOTE FROM THE LOCATION OF PIVOTAL INTERENGAGEMENT OF SAID FRAME AND SAID CASING, AND MEANS SLIDEABLY INTERENGAGING THE OTHER ENDS OF SAID HINGE ARMS WITH SAID CHANNELS WITH ONE ARM IN EACH OF SAID CHANNELS.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 139 words
IN A ALARM STATION THE COMBINATION OF A CASING HAVING A FRONT FACE IN WHICH AN APERTURE IS FORMED, MEANS INCLUDING WALLS ADJACENT SAID APERTURE FORMING PARALLEL CHANNELS, A COVER MEANS FOR COVERING SAID APERTURE AND ADAPTED TO SUPPORT AN OPERATING MECHANISM, MEANS SECURING SAID COVER MEANS OVER SAID APERTRE WITH PORTIONS THEREOF EXTENDING BEYOND SAID APERTURE AND PARTIALLY CONSTRICTING THE OPEN SIDES OF SAID CHANNELS ALONG AT LEAST PART OF THEIF LENGTHS, A MOUNTING FRAME FOR SECURING SAID ALARM STATION TO A WALL, MEANS PIVOTALLY INTERENGAGING SAID FRAME AND SAID CASING, A PAIR OF HINGE ARMS PIVOTALLY ENGAGING SAID FRAME AT A POSITION REMOTE FROM THE LOCATION OF PIVOTAL INTERENGAGEMENT OF SAID FRAME AND SAID CASING, AND MEANS SLIDEABLY INTERENGAGING THE OTHER ENDS OF SAID HINGE ARMS WITH SAID CHANNELS WITH ONE ARM IN EACH OF SAID CHANNELS.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 120 words
IN AN ALARM STATION HAVING A CASING A FRONT FACE IN WHICH AN APERTURE IS FORMED, A COVER MEANS FOR COVERING SAID APERTURE WITH A PORTION OF SAID COVERING MEANS POSITIONED REARWARDLY OF SAID FRONT FACE, A HANDLE HAVING A CROSS MEMBER WITH ARMS NORMAL TO AND INTEGRAL WITH THE ENDS OF SAID CROSS MEMBER, SAID ARMS HAVING ALIGNED, INTEGRAL GLASS ROD SUPPORT HOOKS, ONE WITH EACH ARM, MEANS PIVOTALLY INTERENGAGING SAID ARMS AND SAID CASING, A GLASS ROD WITH ITS END SUPORTED IN SAID GLASS ROD SUPPORT HOOKS, ENGAGING MEANS PROJECTING OVER SAID GLASS ROD TO PREVENT VERTICAL MOVEMENT THEREOF WHEN SAID HANDLE IS IN AN INOPERATIVE POSTION, MEANS INTERENGAGING SAID ROD INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS TO RESTRAIN PIVOTAL MOVE-
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 120 words
IN AN ALARM STATION HAVING A CASING A FRONT FACE IN WHICH AN APERTURE IS FORMED, A COVER MEANS FOR COVERING SAID APERTURE WITH A PORTION OF SAID COVERING MEANS POSITIONED REARWARDLY OF SAID FRONT FACE, A HANDLE HAVING A CROSS MEMBER WITH ARMS NORMAL TO AND INTEGRAL WITH THE ENDS OF SAID CROSS MEMBER, SAID ARMS HAVING ALIGNED, INTEGRAL GLASS ROD SUPPORT HOOKS, ONE WITH EACH ARM, MEANS PIVOTALLY INTERENGAGING SAID ARMS AND SAID CASING, A GLASS ROD WITH ITS END SUPORTED IN SAID GLASS ROD SUPPORT HOOKS, ENGAGING MEANS PROJECTING OVER SAID GLASS ROD TO PREVENT VERTICAL MOVEMENT THEREOF WHEN SAID HANDLE IS IN AN INOPERATIVE POSTION, MEANS INTERENGAGING SAID ROD INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS TO RESTRAIN PIVOTAL MOVE-
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 119 words
IN A ALARM STATION, ACTUATING MEANS FOR EMITTING A CODED SIGNAL COMPRISING A CODED WHEEL, SHAFT MEANS ON WHICH SAID CODED WHEEL IS MOUNTED, A GEAR TRAIN FOR ROTATING SAID SHAFT, SPRING MEANS ADAPTED ON TENSIONING TO OPERATIVELY DRIVE SAID TRAIN FOR ROTATION OF SAID SHAFT, ACTUATING MEANS FOR TENSIONING SAID SPRING MEANS COMPRISING A SPRING DRIVEN SHAFT ADAPTED TO TENSION SAID SPRING ON ROTATION IN ONE DIRECTION, AN OPERATING HANDLE, MEANS INCLUDING A CLUTCH INTERENGAGING SAID HANDLE AND SPRING DRIVEN SHAFT FOR ROTATING SAID SPRING DRIVEN SHAFT IN SAID ONE DIRECTION, AND MEANS FOR DISENGAGING SAID CLUTCH AND DISENGAGING SAID SPRING DRIVEN SHAFT AND HANDLE ON ROTATION OF SAID SPRING DRIVEN SHAFT ON ROTATION IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 119 words
IN A ALARM STATION, ACTUATING MEANS FOR EMITTING A CODED SIGNAL COMPRISING A CODED WHEEL, SHAFT MEANS ON WHICH SAID CODED WHEEL IS MOUNTED, A GEAR TRAIN FOR ROTATING SAID SHAFT, SPRING MEANS ADAPTED ON TENSIONING TO OPERATIVELY DRIVE SAID TRAIN FOR ROTATION OF SAID SHAFT, ACTUATING MEANS FOR TENSIONING SAID SPRING MEANS COMPRISING A SPRING DRIVEN SHAFT ADAPTED TO TENSION SAID SPRING ON ROTATION IN ONE DIRECTION, AN OPERATING HANDLE, MEANS INCLUDING A CLUTCH INTERENGAGING SAID HANDLE AND SPRING DRIVEN SHAFT FOR ROTATING SAID SPRING DRIVEN SHAFT IN SAID ONE DIRECTION, AND MEANS FOR DISENGAGING SAID CLUTCH AND DISENGAGING SAID SPRING DRIVEN SHAFT AND HANDLE ON ROTATION OF SAID SPRING DRIVEN SHAFT ON ROTATION IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.

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