Carbon monoxide activated garage door opening system and associated method

A carbon monoxide activated garage door opening system for preventing exposure to lethal levels of carbon monoxide inside a garage, said carbon monoxide activated garage door opening system comprising:

• a garage door opening system adapted to be connected to an existing garage door;
• a portable and manually operable user interface communicatively coupled to said garage door opening system for toggling said garage door between open and closed positions based upon receiving a corresponding user input at said user interface, said user interface having a first carbon monoxide detector located therein for detecting an initial carbon monoxide level in the ambient air surrounding said user interface;
• and
• a second carbon monoxide detector attached to a rear side of said user interface for confirming whether said initial carbon monoxide level is an unsafe carbon monoxide level;
• wherein, upon validating said unsafe carbon monoxide level, said user interface is adapted to automatically override said user input and thereby open the garage door.

A method of utilizing a carbon monoxide activated garage door opening system for preventing exposure to lethal levels of carbon monoxide inside a garage, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing and connecting a garage door opening system to an existing garage door;
• providing and communicatively coupling a portable and manually operable user interface to said garage door opening system for toggling said garage door between open and closed positions based upon receiving a corresponding user input at said user interface;
• providing and locating a first carbon monoxide detector in said user interface for detecting an initial carbon monoxide level in the ambient air surrounding said user interface;
• providing and attaching a second carbon monoxide detector to a rear side of said user interface for confirming whether said initial carbon monoxide level is an unsafe carbon monoxide level;
• and
• upon validating said unsafe carbon monoxide level, said user interface automatically overriding said user input and thereby opening the garage door.