Abstract: A mounting kit and smoke detecting apparatus releasably mountable to a distant support surface, including a smoke detector weighing W, a support plate securable to the support surface and releasably securable to the smoke detector by a separating force of Y, and a longitudinal member having a proximate end graspable by a user and a distal end releasably securable to the smoke detector. A selectable first connector on the distal end is releasably securable to the smoke detector for mounting the smoke detector to the support plate and a selectable second connector is securable to the smoke detector for detaching the smoke detector from the support plate. The first connector is secured to the smoke detector by a separating force no greater than X and the second connector is secured to the smoke detector by a separating force no less than Z. At least one of X<(Y?W) and X<Y is true, and at least one of Y<Z and (Y?W)<Z is true.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 11, 2003
Date of Patent:
February 22, 2005
Assignee:
SafetyWise LLC
Inventors:
Timothy R. McGreal, Laura L. McGreal, Marilyn L. McGreal