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US 12,758,810 B2Granted
Electrical adapter for fire suppression bottle
AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorTanner David Harpool
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Abstract
A system for establishing an auxiliary electrical connection for an igniter configured to puncture a fire bottle. The system having an adapter configured to conceal an electrical connection of the igniter and electrically couple the concealed electrical connection to the auxiliary connection. The auxiliary connection preventing an improper connection being made to the igniter by having a different connection size than the electrical connections on the igniter.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- an adapter for receiving an igniter, the igniter having a first post for accommodating a first electrical connection, and a second post for accommodating a second electrical connection, the second electrical connection having a polarity opposite the first electrical connection;
- the adapter being configured to at least partially conceal the second post;
- and
- a bus bar being electrically connectable to the second post on one side and extending through and out from the adapter to establish an auxiliary post using an auxiliary connector, the auxiliary post being a new electrical connection;
- wherein:
- the first post and the second post are substantially similar in appearance;
- and
- the concealing of the second post by the adaptor blocks the second post from making physical connection with any components other than the adaptor and prevents electrical connection between the second post and components other than the bus bar.
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A method comprising:
- configuring a shell to receive a conductive element;
- configuring a conductive element to have first and second ends which are substantially similar in appearance;
- configuring the first end to be received and secured into a bottom interior space of the shell;
- configuring the shell to have an aperture allowing the second end of the conductive element to pass through and be exposed outside of the shell to establish an auxiliary electrical connection;
- including an igniter in the shell;
- and
- concealing an electrical connector on the igniter using the shell and a lower cap element secured onto a bottom of the shell such that physical connections between the second end and other components is blocked and the electrical connector cannot form electrical connections other than the auxiliary electrical connection.
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A system comprising:
- an adapter for receiving an actuating device, the actuating device configured to receive a first electrical connection and a second electrical connection, where the first electrical connection and the second electrical connection are substantially similar in appearance;
- wherein:
- the adapter comprises a bus bar configured to electrically couple the second electrical connection and an auxiliary electrical connection;
- the adapter is configured to at least partially conceal the second electrical connection;
- and
- the auxiliary electrical connection has a first diameter and the second electrical connection has a second diameter;
- and
- the concealing of the second electrical connection by the adaptor blocks the second electrical connection from making physical connection with any components other than the adaptor and prevents an electrical connection between the second electrical connection and components other than the bus bar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.