Protection system
AssigneeBritish Telecommunications public limited company
InventorsDaniel CALVER, Martin NOTTAGE
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Abstract
A telecommunications cabinet (100) for enclosing telecommunications equipment (110) of a telecommunications network, the telecommunications cabinet comprising: an electric water pump (140); a water detector (160), wherein the water detector is configured to cause activation of the electric water pump upon detecting water; a power supply (150) for powering the electric water pump; and a fluid conduit (170), coupled to the electric water pump, extending from within the cabinet to an outside of the cabinet via an aperture (180) in the cabinet so as to convey water out of the cabinet.
Claims24
A telecommunications cabinet for enclosing telecommunications equipment of a telecommunications network, the telecommunications cabinet comprising:
- an electric water pump;
- a water detector, wherein the water detector is configured to cause activation of the electric water pump upon detecting water;
- a power supply for powering the electric water pump;
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- a fluid conduit, coupled to the electric water pump, extending from within the cabinet to an outside of the cabinet via an aperture in the cabinet so as to convey water out of the cabinet.
A kit of parts for retrofitting to a telecommunications cabinet, the telecommunications cabinet telecommunications equipment of a telecommunications network, the kit comprising:
- an electric water pump;
- a water detector;
- a power supply for powering the electric water pump;
- an electrical connector for connecting the electric water pump to the water detector so as to cause activation of the electric water pump upon detecting water and for connecting the electric water pump to the power supply so as to power the electric water pump;
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- a fluid conduit for coupling to the electric water pump and for extending from within the cabinet to an outside of the cabinet via an aperture in the cabinet so as to convey water out of the cabinet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.