Automatic stove timer and alarm apparatus and method of use
OwnerRichard J. Klaskinventor
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Abstract
A burner sensor is electrically interconnected with a control circuit, the burner sensor enabled for detection of burner operation, the control circuit providing a timing feature enabled, during burner operation, for continuous repetitive timing cycles each for a fixed selected time interval and for activating at least one of an audio, i.e., buzzer, and a visual alarms for a fixed duration, at the completion of each of the timing cycles. Thus the operator is alerted to the fact that a heating coil is hot so that a significant burn and fire hazard is avoided.
Claims12
In an electric cooking range having a range indicator lamp mounted on a range panel, wherein the indicator lamp is illuminated when a cooking coil or the range is in an on state, an alert management apparatus comprising:
- a light sensor mounted on a bracket within a housing, the housing supported by the range panel in a position where the light sensor is adjacent to the indictor lamp and sheltered from ambient light;
- a control circuit including the light sensor, an alert lamp having greater illumination than the indictor lamp, an alarm means and a timer, the timer enabled, during operation of the cooking coil, for continuous cycling of a repetitive timing interval of a selected time duration, and for activating the alert means, at the completion of each said timing interval.
In an electric cooking range having a range indicator lamp mounted on a range panel, wherein the indicator lamp is illuminated when a cooking coil of the range is in an on state, an alert management method comprising the steps of:
- mounting a light sensor on a bracket within a housing;
- supporting the housing on the range panel so as to position the light sensor adjacent to the indictor lamp;
- sheltering the light sensor from ambient light;
- establishing a control circuit including the light sensor, an alert lamp having greater illumination than the indictor lamp, an alarm means and a timer;
- continuously cycling the timer during operation of the cooking coil with a repetitive timing interval of a selected time duration;
- and activating the alert means, at the completion of each timing interval.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.