Microprocessor operated early warning ashtray
OwnerTony Chavers Montgomeryinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a battery powered, portable microprocessor based early warning alarming ashtray. It provides the smoker two different time limited unattended cigarette alarms, as well an alarm for a tipped ashtray; an alarm for a bumped ashtray; an alarm based on nearby or lower elevation smoke by either of the two smoke detection devices; and a low power alarm. It offers “full protection” for most of the likely scenarios encountered by smokers that could result in a fire. Emptying of the ashtray by tipping overrides and disables the tipping alarm momentarily. Since the apparatus is microprocessor controlled, the timing intervals and magnitude of the different alarm notifications can be preprogramed as well as the sensitivity of the smoke detector devices.
Claims20
A microprocessor controlled alarming ashtray designed to provide an early warning of a potential fire situation comprising:
- a two piece main body defining an enclosed cavity, formed from the mating engagement between an upper ashpan and a vented lower component housing wherein said body is fabricated from a heat resistant polymer translucent to the infra red spectrum of light;
- an audible alarming device;
- a smoke detector ionizing chamber;
- a smoke detector photo sensor;
- a smoke detector integrated circuit microchip, adapted to send a signal to a microprocessor and to drive said audible alarming device in response to an output alarm signal from said microprocessor;
- an angle alarm optical sensor;
- at least one infra red cigarette optical sensor;
- an infra red alarm override optical sensor;
- a microprocessor, adapted to analyze input signals from said smoke detector microchip, said angle alarm optical sensor, said infra red cigarette optical sensor and said infra red override optical sensor, and generate output alarm signals, and reset internal timing circuits, as determined by algorithmic functions programmed into said early warning microprocessor;
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- a power source;
- a circuit board held in spaced configuration within said cavity and is adapted to electronically connect and house all components.
A battery powered microprocessor controlled audibly alarming ashtray having an infra red translucent main body defining an enclosed cavity formed from the mating engagement between an upper ashpan and a vented lower component housing, wherein said microprocessor controlled audibly alarming ashtray comprises the following components:
- at least one smoke sensing device;
- a tipped ashtray sensing device;
- at least one cigarette sensing device;
- a tipped ashtray sensing override device;
- an audible alarming device;
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- a microprocessing means adapted to initiate said audible alarming device according to a programed algorithmic logic in response to signals generated from said smoke sensing device, said tipped ashtray sensing device said cigarette sensing device and said tipped ashtray sensing override device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.