Fuel-pump drive off alert system
OwnerBehrouz Safi-Samghabadi, Tina Safi +2inventors
InventorsBehrouz Safi-Samghabadi, Tina Safi, Nedda Safi, Nina Safi
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Abstract
The present invention consists of a fuel-pump drive off alert system comprising of a fuel pump disengageable device, a disengage detector, a transmitter, and a receiver. In summary, the fuel pump disengageable device comprising of an upper and lower section and the disengage detector comprises of two parts that connect to said upper and lower section of the fuel pump disengageable device. The transmitter is connected to the first part of the disengage detector whereby providing an alert in the form of an alarm or other notification, when the first part and second part of the disengage detector are separated.
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A fuel pump drive-off alert system comprising:
- a fuel pump disengageable device having a upper section and a lower section;
- a disengage detector having a first part and a second part, wherein the first part and the second part of the disengage detector are coupled to said upper section and said lower section, respectively;
- a transmitter, wherein the transmitter is connected to the first part of the disengage detector;
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- a receiver, wherein the receiver receives signals from the transmitter.
A fuel dispenser with alerting system comprising:
- a fuel pump;
- a fuel pump hose having a breakaway point dividing the fuel pump hose into a upper section and a lower section, wherein the upper section is connected to a whip hose and the lower section is connected to a fuel hose;
- a disengage detector having a first part and a second part, wherein the first part and the second part of the disengage detector are coupled to the upper section and the lower section, respectively;
- a transmitter, wherein the transmitter is connected to the first part of the disengage detector;
- a receiver, wherein the receiver receives signals from the transmitter;
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- a nozzle,
- wherein the whip hose is connected to the fuel pump and the fuel hose is connected to the nozzle.
A method of alerting a fuel pump drive-off comprising:
- installing a disengage detector on a breakaway mechanism of a hose of a fuel pump,
- wherein the disengage detector having a first part and a second part,
- wherein the breakaway mechanism having a upper section and a lower section, wherein the upper section is connected to a whip hose and the lower section is connected to a fuel hose,
- wherein the whip hose is connected to the fuel pump and the fuel hose is connected to a nozzle;
- installing a transmitter on the first part of the disengage detector;
- installing a remote receiver for receiving signals from the transmitter;
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- sending a signal from the transmitter to the remote receiver when the first part and the second part of the disengage detector to be spaced apart for equal or more than 1 mm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.