Safety shut-off device and method of use

A safety shut-off system for cutting power to a load, the system comprising:

• a smoke detector, the smoke detector having transmission member for communicating an alarm signal, the alarm signal including both a frequency component and a cadence component, the cadence component comprising a specified series of tones emitted in a specific pattern with pauses of s specific lengths the between each tone;
• a synchronization module that allows users to synchronize the smoke detector with an alarm sensor of the safety shut-off system, the synchronization including synchronizing the alarm sensor with both the frequency component and the cadence component of the smoke detector's signal, such that only alarm signals from the smoke detector will trigger a power supply termination;
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• a breaker in communication with a shut-off switch configured to trip the breaker when an alarm signal from the smoke detector is received, wherein the shut-off switch is configured to trip the breaker upon determining that a load powered by the breaker is drawing power and upon determining that the frequency component and the cadence component of the alarm signal match the previously synchronized alarm signal from the smoke detector.

A system for terminating electrical power to an appliance, the system comprising:

• a housing having an electrical route therethrough for passing power from a building electrical system to an appliance;
• an alarm sensor configured for receiving an alarm signal from a particular smoke detector, the alarm signal including both a frequency component and a cadence component, the cadence component comprising a specified series of tones emitted in a specific pattern with pauses of specific lengths between each tone;
• a synchronization program for allowing the alarm sensor to be synchronized to the alarm signal, the synchronization including synchronizing the alarm sensor with both the frequency component and the cadence component of the smoke detector's alarm signal, such that only alarm signals from the particular smoke detector will trigger a power supply termination;
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• a switch mechanism for selectively terminating power flow through the electrical route in response to a signal indicating that the alarm sensor has detected an alarm signal from the particular smoke detector, the signal indicating that the alarm sensor has detected an alarm signal from the smoke detector being generated upon determining that the frequency component and the cadence component of the alarm signal match the previously synchronized alarm signal from the particular smoke detector.

A method of cutting power from an appliance or an entire home, the method comprising:

• installing a smoke detector in the home with the ability to send an alarm signal in the event the smoke detector detects smoke, the alarm signal including both a frequency component and a cadence component, the cadence component comprising a specified series of tones emitted in a specific pattern with pauses of specific lengths between each tone;
• providing hard wiring in the home from the smoke detector to a main circuit breaker, and a circuit breaker for controlling an appliance;
• providing the circuit breaker controlling an appliance with a Hall Effect Sensor to determine when the appliance is receiving current through the breaker;
• synchronizing the smoke detector with an alarm sensor, the synchronization including synchronizing the alarm sensor with both the frequency component and the cadence component of the smoke alarm's signal, such that only alarm signals from the smoke detector will trigger a power supply termination;
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• providing the circuit breaker controlling an appliance with a shut-off device configured to trip the breaker if the shut-off device receives an input signal from the smoke detector when the Hall Effect Sensor indicates the appliance is receiving current through the breaker and upon determining that the frequency component and the cadence component of the alarm signal match the previously synchronized alarm signal from the smoke detector.

A safety shut-off system for cutting power to a load, the system comprising a smoke detector, the smoke detector having a transmission member for communicating an alarm signal;

• a home security system, the home security system having a receiving member for receiving an alarm signal from the smoke detector, the alarm signal including both a frequency component and a cadence component, the cadence component comprising a specified series of tones emitted in a specific pattern with pauses of specific lengths between each tone, the home security system further comprising a transmission member for relaying an electrical signal;
• a synchronization module that allows users to synchronize the particular smoke detector with an alarm sensor of the safety shut-off system, the synchronization including synchronizing the alarm sensor with both the frequency component and the cadence component of the smoke alarm's signal, such that only alarm signals from the particular smoke detector will trigger a power supply termination;
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• a shut-off switch having a receiving member for receiving an electrical signal from the home security system, the shut-off switch configured to cut power to the load when an electrical signal from the home security system is received, when a current sensor detects that the load is currently receiving power, and when it is determined that the frequency component and the cadence component of the alarm signal match the previously synchronized alarm signal from the particular smoke detector.