Status Monitoring System For A Fenestration Unit
AssigneeAndersen Corporation
InventorsSachin Gore, David Plummer, Daniel Timmerman
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Abstract
A status monitoring device for a fenestration unit is provided. The device is positioned in or on the fenestration unit and includes a panel position sensor and a lock status sensor. The device is capable of transmitting panel position data and lock status data to a remote device, trigger an audible alarm on the device or the remote device, trigger a visual alarm on the device or the remote device, or a combination of these.
Claims15
A status monitoring device for a window or door, the window or door including at least one panel moveable between an open panel position and a closed panel position, the window or door including at least one locking member moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the device comprising:
- a first sensor that detects a detected panel position to indicate whether the at least one panel is in the closed panel position;
- a second sensor that detects a detected lock position to indicate whether the at least one locking member is in the locked position;
- a code generator that generates codes, the codes including a locking member status code separate from a panel status code, the locking member status code indicating the detected lock position of the locking member and the panel status code indicating the detected panel position of the panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.