Water column supervisory switch
CA 2545666 C · Owner: Potter Electric Signal Company, Llc · Inventors: Cabral, Michael F.
Overview
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A water column supervisory switch having a probe arrangement and probe circuitry for detecting the presence of a conductive medium that has reached a predetermined level above a clapper valve inside a dry pipe valve for a sprinkler system is disclosed. The probe arrangement comprises a housing and a probe operatively associated with probe circuitry that provides a means for activating an alarm when the conductive medium reaches the predetermined level in order for maintenance personnel to drain the water from the dry pipe valve.
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- Filed May 3, 2006 and granted August 5, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 3, 2026.
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