Surge protected smoke alarm

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4511889
SERIAL NO

06431048

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A smoke alarm for responding to alarm conditions using electrical circuitry having a horn coil placed in series with rectifier circuitry. The series connection of the horn coil with the rectifier circuitry enables suppression of line transients and also eliminates the need for additional transient suppression circuits. An alarm condition causes generation of a short circuit which activates the horn and causes current to pass through the horn; but the high impedance of the horn coil in the rectifier circuit limits the amount of current drawn to low levels for more efficient and safe operation of the smoke alarm. Further, the current flow in the horn will be substantially AC as a result of the series connection of the horn and rectifier circuitry, thereby eliminating the need for an alternate reset current path.

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COLEMAN SAFETY & SECURITY PRODUCTS INC2820 THATCHER ROAD A CORP OF DELAWARE DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Atwater, Richard G Brookfield, IL 10 86

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