Abstract: A manifold valve assembly for use in a smoke/pollution detection system in which gas is drawn from a plurality of zones under surveillance and delivered to a smoke/pollution detector. The assembly has a manifold provided with a plurality of inlet ports communicating with the zones and an outlet communicating with the detector. A valve within the housing is reciprocable between a first position in which the outlet communicates with all of said inlet ports and a second position in which only one of said inlet ports communicates with the outlet. The valve is rotated incrementally in response to its reciprocation to enable each of the inlet ports to communicate with the outlet successively.

Abstract: A sampling point (110) for use in a pollution/smoke detection system for fixture to an apertured panel in a building, this system including a plurality of said sampling points (110) for connection to an aspirated gas reticulation system for drawing gas from said sampling points (110) exposed to a space under surveillance, said sampling point including a portion (19) for securement to a retaining means (10) and a capillary tube (15a) communicating between the sampling point (110) and said aspirated gas reticulation system, the sampling point (110) having an orifice (116) of a predetermined size to communicate between an area to be surveyed and the gas reticulation system, said capillary tube (116) conforming to standard smoke detection requirements as to bore strength flexibility and crush resistance, said sampling point (110) being adapted to be fitted from either the visible or blind side of the apertured panel and including collapsible shroud means (17, 18) capable of passing through said apertured panel an

Abstract: A pollution/smoke detector apparatus is disclosed having a sample chamber of two part molded plastic construction having a pair of matching interlocking pairs including a series of interfitting baffles forming a series of irises spaced along the chamber, the apparatus including at one end a light receptor and a light absorber at the other end, and an air sample area between the subject of a flash light emitted from a light source module having a novel reflector element. The overall construction is easily assembled and disassembled for maintenance and yet provides effective and efficient operation.