Carbon monoxide home exhaust system

Abstract

This invention will protect creatures in buildings from deadly carbon monoxide gases emitted from various devices such as home heating systems, hot water heaters, leaky chimneys, stoves, cooking grilles and automobiles. It is designed to automatically remove carbon monoxide from buildings when dangerous levels have been detected. It will work independently or in conjunction with other carbon monoxide detection systems. For example: If an automobile has been intentionally, unintentionally or unsuspectedly started in an attached garage; the system will receive a message indicating the dangerous level of carbon monoxide, and automatically begin exhausting the carbon monoxide from the building, while supplying fresh air from outside. The system will not stop exhausting until reset, and would work in conjunction with alarms. For owner unoccupied buildings, pets would be spared harm from carbon monoxide gases. This system can be independently installed, or integrated within the building ventilation system.

Description

Over two thousand people die each year from intentional and unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless gas emitted from defective chimneys, heaters, hot water heaters, automobiles etc. . . . The “Carbon Monoxide Home Exhaust System” is a system invented by Alfred Wright to protect humans and animals from carbon monoxide poisoning in buildings. Mr. Wright came up with the invention, after reading a news article of a man who was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning after mistakenly leaving an automobile running in a garage attached to his home. Mr. Wright realized that if there were an automatic system in place that would evacuate deadly carbon monoxide gas from a building, life could be saved. The system can be independent or conjunctive with other devices or equipment. Once deadly levels of carbon monoxide levels are detected, ventilation would remove the tainted carbon monoxide gas, while introducing clean fresh air from outside, thus preventing the death of occupants. The system would only shut down upon being reset manually, and would work in conjunction with alarms.

Depending upon the application, the system would consist of fans, duct work, sensors, back up batteries, reset button, and vents. The ideal installation would occur at initial construction, but could be post-construction. The system is to be notified by an external or internal carbon monoxide detector, to begin running. Once notified to run, fans would remove carbon monoxide tainted air from compartments of the building, while simultaneously introducing fresh air from outside.

Safety is the intended result of this invention. Saving the lives of persons as well as pets. Pets cannot respond to a Carbon Monoxide Alarm, but the “Carbon Monoxide Home Exhaust System”, will assist in saving their lives, when their owners are not home.

Claims

1. I claim my invention as “a device(s) and apparatus(es) utilized together to automatically evacuate dangerous carbon monoxide gas(es) from structures inhabited by human(s) and/or animal(s), thereby preserving life.