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US3276007A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Swimming pool float-alarm

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-06-30
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Granted: 1966-09-27
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Expires: 1984-06-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Edward P White

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 10:47
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B21/00; G08B21/02; G08B21/08; G08B21/084

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 180 words
A SELF-CONTAINED SWIMMING POOL FLOAT-ALARM COMPRISING A PERMANENTLY CLOSED, DISC-SHAPED, HOLLOW FLOAT BODY HAVING ON THE UPPER SIDE A CENTRALLY DISPOSED PROTRUSION PRESENTING AN UPSTANDING CYLINDRICAL SIDE WALL IN SPACED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO THE MARGIN OF SAID FLOAT BODY, A CUP-SHAPED CIRCUIT SUPPORT MEMBER DISPOSED IN INVERTED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID FLOAT BODY WITH THE INNER SURFACE OF THE SIDE WALL THEREOF IN FRICTIONAL SLIDABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SIDE WALL OF SAID PROTRUSION, AN ALARM CIRCUIT ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM PORTION OF SAID CUPSHAPED CIRCUIT SUPPORT, SAID ALARM CIRCUIT COMPRISING A BATTERY FOR PROVIDING ELECTRIC POWER, AN ELECTRICALLY-ACTUATED ALARM AND A CIRCUIT FOR ACTUATING SAID ALARM FROM SAID BATTERY, SAID CIRCUIT INCLUDING A TILT-ACTUATED SWITCH THAT NORMALLY IS MAINTAINED INOPEN POSITION AND THAT IS ADAPTED AND ARRANGED TO BECOME CLOSED TO COMPLETE SAID CIRCUIT WHEN SAID FLOAT BODY IS TILTED, AND A CUP-SHAPED COVER OVERLYING SAID ALARM CIRCUIT IN INVERTED RELATION THERETO, WITH THE INNER SURFACE OF THE SIDE WALL THEREOF IN FRICTIONAL SLIDABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE EXTERIOR OF THE SIDE WALL OF SAID CUP-SHAPED ALARM CIRCUIT SUPPORT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 180 words
A SELF-CONTAINED SWIMMING POOL FLOAT-ALARM COMPRISING A PERMANENTLY CLOSED, DISC-SHAPED, HOLLOW FLOAT BODY HAVING ON THE UPPER SIDE A CENTRALLY DISPOSED PROTRUSION PRESENTING AN UPSTANDING CYLINDRICAL SIDE WALL IN SPACED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO THE MARGIN OF SAID FLOAT BODY, A CUP-SHAPED CIRCUIT SUPPORT MEMBER DISPOSED IN INVERTED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID FLOAT BODY WITH THE INNER SURFACE OF THE SIDE WALL THEREOF IN FRICTIONAL SLIDABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SIDE WALL OF SAID PROTRUSION, AN ALARM CIRCUIT ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM PORTION OF SAID CUPSHAPED CIRCUIT SUPPORT, SAID ALARM CIRCUIT COMPRISING A BATTERY FOR PROVIDING ELECTRIC POWER, AN ELECTRICALLY-ACTUATED ALARM AND A CIRCUIT FOR ACTUATING SAID ALARM FROM SAID BATTERY, SAID CIRCUIT INCLUDING A TILT-ACTUATED SWITCH THAT NORMALLY IS MAINTAINED INOPEN POSITION AND THAT IS ADAPTED AND ARRANGED TO BECOME CLOSED TO COMPLETE SAID CIRCUIT WHEN SAID FLOAT BODY IS TILTED, AND A CUP-SHAPED COVER OVERLYING SAID ALARM CIRCUIT IN INVERTED RELATION THERETO, WITH THE INNER SURFACE OF THE SIDE WALL THEREOF IN FRICTIONAL SLIDABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE EXTERIOR OF THE SIDE WALL OF SAID CUP-SHAPED ALARM CIRCUIT SUPPORT.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-09-26 1970-03-28 1970-09-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-09-26 1974-03-28 1974-09-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-09-26 1978-03-28 1978-09-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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