Self monitoring pool cover system

• Main Authors: CARON MICHAEL, SHEBEK MICHAEL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.01.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ALARM SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; PHYSICS; SIGNALLING; SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS

The present invention provides a system and a method for monitoring a working status such as detecting a fault condition of a pool cover assembly for a swimming pool. The system comprises a pool cover assembly and an alarm apparatus operably connected to the pool cover assembly. The alarm apparatus continuously produces at least one humanly perceptible indication corresponding to a working status of the pool cover assembly. The system may include a key switch operably connected to the pool cover assembly for turning on and shutting off the pool cover assembly. A plurality of sensors operably connected to the alarm apparatus and the pool cover assembly may be provided. Each of the plurality of sensors is capable of detecting a working status of the pool cover assembly, producing a signal corresponding to the working status, and sending the signal to the alarm apparatus. The alarm apparatus includes at least one alarm-producing device, a receiver operably connected to the plurality of sensors for receiving the signals, a processor operably coupled with the receiver for processing and recognizing the received signals, and software operably coupled with the processor enabling the alarm-producing device to produce the humanly perceptible indication corresponding to the recognized signal. The alarm-producing device may be an audio device, a visual device, or a combination thereof.