FIRE EXTINGUISHER WITH AN AUDITORY INSTRUCTION MODULE

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a fire extinguisher having a built-in module for providing auditory instructions on how to use the fire extinguisher properly in an emergency situation. The present invention features a fire extinguisher comprising a chamber for holding extinguishing chemicals and a cap screwably attached to the chamber. The cap may comprise a release valve, a handle for activating the release valve, a safety pin for preventing activation of the handle before safety pin removal, a nozzle for directing extinguishing chemicals, and a pressure gauge. The fire extinguisher may further comprise an instructional module disposed in the cap for relaying audio instructions through a speaker. The speaker may be actuated by an activation mechanism disposed on the cap.

Claims

1. A fire extinguisher for providing auditory instructions to a user comprising: a. a chamber (100) comprising: i. an external shell (110); and ii. an opening (120); wherein a mixture of extinguishing chemicals are contained within the chamber (100); b. a cap (200) screwably attached to the chamber (100) at the opening (120), the cap (200) comprising: i. a release valve disposed at the opening (120); ii. a handle (210) operatively connected to the release valve, wherein actuating the handle (210) causes the release valve to open; iii. a safety pin (220) removably disposed through the handle (210) for preventing actuation of the handle (210) until removal of the safety pin (220); iv. a nozzle (230) fluidly connected to the chamber (100) for directing the mixture of extinguishing chemicals upon actuation of the handle (210); and v. a pressure gauge (240) for measuring a status of pressure within the chamber (100); and c. an instruction module disposed within the cap (200), the instruction module comprising: i. a battery; ii. a speaker (300); iii. a memory unit comprising: 1. a plurality of instructional audio files, and 2. instructions for playing the plurality of instructional audio files through the speaker (300); iv. a processor operatively connected to speaker (300) and the memory unit, wherein the processor is capable of executing instructions held in the memory unit; and v. an activation component (310) for actuating the processor to execute instructions held in the memory unit.

2. The fire extinguisher of claim 1 further comprising a battery LED (320) for indicating a charge status of the battery.

3. The fire extinguisher of claim 1 further comprising a wireless communicator.

4. The fire extinguisher of claim 3, wherein the memory unit further comprises instructions for using the wireless communicator to send an alert to an emergency center upon actuating the fire extinguisher.

5. The fire extinguisher of claim 4 further comprising a wireless LED (330) for indicating a wireless connectivity status of the wireless communicator.

6. The fire extinguisher of claim 1, wherein the activation component (310) comprises a button.

7. The fire extinguisher of claim 1, wherein the mixture of extinguishing chemicals comprises nitrogen, carbon dioxide, potassium bicarbonate, liquid water, and/or evaporating fluorocarbon.

8. The fire extinguisher of claim 1, wherein the handle (210) comprises a squeezable handle.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

[0008] The features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a consideration of the following detailed description presented in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

[0009] FIG. 1 shows a full view of a fire extinguisher of the present invention.

[0010] FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a cap of a fire extinguisher of the present invention.

[0011] FIG. 3 shows a close-up view of the top of a fire extinguisher of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] Following is a list of elements corresponding to a particular element referred to herein: [0013] 100 chamber [0014] 110 external shell [0015] 120 opening [0016] 200 cap [0017] 210 handle [0018] 220 safety pin [0019] 230 nozzle [0020] 240 pressure gauge [0021] 300 speaker [0022] 310 activation component [0023] 320 battery LED [0024] 330 wireless LED

[0025] Referring now to FIGS. 1-3, the present invention features a fire extinguisher for providing auditory instructions to a user. In some embodiments, the fire extinguisher may comprise a chamber (100). The chamber (100) may comprise an external shell (110) and an opening (120). A mixture of extinguishing chemicals may be contained within the chamber (100). The fire extinguisher may further comprise a cap (200) screwably attached to the chamber (100) at the opening (120). The cap (200) may comprise a release valve disposed at the opening (120) and a handle (210) operatively connected to the release valve. Actuating the handle (210) may cause the release valve to move from a closed state to an open state. The cap (200) may further comprise a safety pin (220) removably disposed through the handle (210) for preventing actuation of the handle (210) until removal of the safety pin (220). The cap (200) may further comprise a nozzle (230) fluidly connected to the chamber (100) for directing the mixture of extinguishing chemicals upon actuation of the handle (210) and a pressure gauge (240) for measuring a status of pressure within the chamber (100). The fire extinguisher may further comprise an instruction module disposed within the cap (200). The instruction module may comprise a battery, a speaker (300), and a memory unit comprising a plurality of instructional audio files and instructions for playing the plurality of instructional audio files through the speaker (300). The instruction module may further comprise a processor operatively connected to speaker (300) and the memory unit. The processor may be capable of executing instructions held in the memory unit. The instruction module may further comprise an activation component (310) for actuating the processor to execute instructions held in the memory unit.

[0026] In some embodiments, the fire extinguisher may further comprise a battery LED (320) for indicating a charge status of the battery. In some embodiments, the fire extinguisher may further comprise a wireless communicator and the memory unit may further comprise instructions for using the wireless communicator to send an alert to an emergency center upon actuating the fire extinguisher. The fire extinguisher may further comprise a wireless LED (330) for indicating a wireless connectivity status of the wireless communicator. A plurality of additional LED lights may be included to display additional information. In some embodiments, the activation component (310) may comprise a button. In some embodiments, the mixture of extinguishing chemicals may comprise nitrogen, carbon dioxide, potassium bicarbonate, liquid water, and/or evaporating fluorocarbon. In some embodiments, the handle (210) may comprise a squeezable handle.

[0027] Although there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made thereto which do not exceed the scope of the appended claims. Therefore, the scope of the invention is only to be limited by the following claims. In some embodiments, the figures presented in this patent application are drawn to scale, including the angles, ratios of dimensions, etc. In some embodiments, the figures are representative only and the claims are not limited by the dimensions of the figures. In some embodiments, descriptions of the inventions described herein using the phrase comprising includes embodiments that could be described as consisting essentially of or consisting of, and as such the written description requirement for claiming one or more embodiments of the present invention using the phrase consisting essentially of or consisting of is met.

[0028] The reference numbers recited in the below claims are solely for ease of examination of this patent application, and are exemplary, and are not intended in any way to limit the scope of the claims to the particular features having the corresponding reference numbers in the drawings.