Carbon monoxide venting system
OwnerWilliam J. Meneely, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A carbon monoxide ventilation system, comprising a carbon monoxide sensor, a fan, and a vent. The carbon monoxide sensor supplies power to the fan when a threshold level of carbon monoxide is detected. The fan includes a motor and a propeller which draws air into the fan unit, and expels the air through the vent. The sensor also includes an indicating device which produces an audio or visual indication that the threshold level has been reached. The indication continues until reset by a reset button.
Claims9
A carbon monoxide ventilation system, for use in an interior area and ventilating to an exterior area of a building, comprising in combination:
- a building having a wall having an interior mounting surface and an exterior surface adjacent to ambient outside air;
- a vent in communication with said exterior surface of said wall;
- a boiler and burner within said building with an exhaust gas flue extending from said boiler through an outside wall of said building;
- a fan unit located in the interior area near said flue, said fan unit connected to the vent, said fan unit having a motor and a propeller for drawing air from the interior and expelling it to the exterior through said vent, said fan unit having inlet vents on a surface thereof so that any exhaust fumes escaping from said flue would enter said fan unit;
- said fan unit having a filter for capturing particle before detrimentally engaging said propeller;
- said fan unit having a sensor for detecting the presence of carbon monoxide entering through said inlet vents and supplying power to said fan unit without affecting operation of said boiler and burner so that said boiler and burner can continue to operate without exhaust fumes seeping into living quarters of said building, said sensor having an alarm indicating device and a reset button, wherein the indicating device remains activated until reset by said reset button;
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- said vent having a downward extending outlet for preventing entrance of rain and snow therein.
A carbon monoxide ventilation system, for use in an interior area and ventilating to an exterior area of a building, having an exhaust system specifically to protect against malfunction of a home or commercial heating systems comprising in combination:
- a building having a wall having an interior mounting surface and an exterior surface adjacent to ambient outside air;
- a furnace in said building, said furnace capable of producing carbon monoxide gas;
- a vent in communication with said exterior surface of said building wall;
- a fan unit located in an interior area adjacent to said furnace, said fan unit connected to said vent, said fan unit having a motor and a propeller for drawing gaseous air from said interior area and expelling said gaseous air to an exterior ambient environment through said vent;
- said fan unit having a filter capturing and preventing particles from detrimentally engaging said propeller;
- a sensor mounted in a sensor housing, said sensor detecting the presence of carbon monoxide and supplying power to said fan once a threshold level has been reached;
- said sensor having an alarm indicating device that is activated once the threshold level has been reached, said sensor having a reset button, said alarm indicating device remains activated until reset by said reset button, an AC induction motor powered by an alternating current (AC) electrical power line controlling a relay with a single pole double throw switch, wherein a normally closed contact supplies electrical power to said furnace, said relay and said switch control operation of a hot air distribution blower, wherein when carbon monoxide levels are determined to be above a predetermined threshold detected by said sensor, a coil of said relay is energized, thereby shifting said switch to a normally open contract interrupting all heating equipment loads and simultaneously sending power to said AC induction motor which powers said exhaust fan to exhaust said contaminated air while a source of said contaminated air is simultaneously shut down;
- said exhaust fan and said sensor and alarm indicating device being coupled to an outlet flexible conduit conveying carbon monoxide contaminated air to the outdoors;
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- said sensor and exhaust system being programmed to be reactivated by a thermostat if an interior temperature of said building approaches freezing under certain winter conditions of below freezing temperatures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.