Automatic garage door safety system and method therefor
OwnerDonald J. Schamus, Ronald F. Schamusinventors
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Abstract
An automatic garage door safety system includes a drive assembly, a detection assembly, a control unit, and a housing. The drive assembly includes a motor and a mechanical arm assembly designed to operatively connect the motor to a garage door. The detection assembly is designed to detect an atmospheric condition in a room openable and closable by a garage door. The control unit is operatively connected to the motor and the detection assembly and designed to activate the motor to open a garage door upon receiving information from the detection assembly indicating an atmospheric condition hazardous to humans. The housing contains the motor, the detection assembly, and the control unit.
Claims20
An automatic garage door safety system comprising:
- a drive assembly comprising a motor and a mechanical arm assembly configured to operatively connect said motor to a garage door;
- a detection assembly configured to detect an atmospheric condition in a room openable and closable by a garage door;
- a control unit operatively connected to said motor and said detection assembly and configured to activate said motor to open a garage door upon receiving information from said detection assembly indicating an atmospheric condition hazardous to humans;
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- a housing containing said motor, said detection assembly, and said control unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.