Water wheel bathtub float alarm
AssigneeJohn Shaughnessy
InventorJohn Shaughnessy
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Abstract
An alarm Abstract is provided for a bathtub and includes a method for attaching to a wall of the bathtub, one being a suction cup. A float assembly is supported by the alarm housing to engage the alarm system. To use the alarm apparatus of the invention in a bathtub, one of the three attachment methods is used to secure the housing to the wall of the bathtub. The float is adjusted to the desired height. Water is added to the bathtub, which turns a waterwheel, and when the water level lifts the float assembly a sufficient amount, the alarm system is activated and sounds a warning alarm. The alarm system includes a waterwheel that's is spinning, a thin flat plastic bar that is attached to the float. The float raises the thin plastic bar into the waterwheel thus making a loud clicking sound.
Claims7
An alarm apparatus for a liquid container, comprising:
- a suction cup for attaching to a wall of the liquid container,
- an alarm housing attached to a top portion of said suction cup, and
- a waterwheel attached to said alarm housing,
- a float assembly supported by arm slots on said alarm housing for activating said alarm system,
- wherein said alarm system includes:
- a float with a rod is connected to said float,
- a disc connected to said rod,
- a waterwheel attached to an axel,
- wherein said axel is attached to alarm housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.