Automatically opening decorative fire extinguisher cover

Claim 1

A combination clock and fire extinguisher apparatus comprising: a housing mountable to a wall and having a cavity with a vertical opening sized to receive and hold a fire extinguisher; a fire extinguisher positioned within said cavity but removable therefrom; a door slidably mounted to said housing adjacent said vertical opening and movable by the force of gravity from an up position closing said cavity to a down position opening said cavity and revealing said fire extinguisher; detection means operable to detect fire and to then produce a signal; holding means on said housing operable to hold said door in said up position and to release same upon receipt of said signal allowing said door to fall to said down position; a housing extension cantileveredly mounted to said housing and extending thereabove being spaced apart from said wall forming a recess therebetween; a clock mounted to said extension; a spacer mounted to said extension and extending rearwardly through said recess against said wall, said spacer having a vertical hole extending therethrough; a pull ring and cord connected to said holding means to allow manual activation of same allowing said door to fall to said down position, said cord extending through said hole of said spacer and then through said recess and into said cavity to said holding means, said pole ring resting atop said spacer and concealed with said cord by said housing extension.