Water tank notifier

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9593977-B2
Application number	US-201514610819-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 30, 2015
Priority date	Jan 30, 2015
Publication date	Mar 14, 2017
Grant date	Mar 14, 2017

Abstract

A system including a float ball, a pole, a sleeve, an indicator disk, and a dynamo circuit provides information regarding the water level in a tank, and whether fluid is flowing into the tank. The pole slides within the sleeve, through a slab above the tank. A first end of the pole is supported by the float ball, which floats within the tank, while the second end of the pole is located above the slab and supports the indicator disk. A user can detect the water level in the tank based on the height of the indicator disk. A user can also detect whether water is flowing into the tank. The dynamo circuit activates an LED located on the indicator disk when water is flowing into the tank.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a tank for containing a liquid;
a floating device which floats in the liquid;
a pole connected at a first end to the floating device;
a pole sleeve attached to a top of the tank;
a water flow detector;
an indicator located at a second end of the pole,
a flow detector circuit; and
a hose, connected at a first end to an influent liquid pipe and at a second end to a dynamo of the flow detector circuit,
wherein the liquid which flows into the tank generates a current in the flow detector circuit and activates the indicator,
wherein when a level of the liquid changes the floating device moves the pole inside the pole sleeve, and
wherein when a liquid flows into the tank the indicator generates a signal to a user.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a height of the indicator indicates the level of the liquid in the tank.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the status of the indicator indicates whether liquid is flowing into the tank.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the indicator includes an LED which flashes when liquid is flowing into the tank.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pole has a length of 1,200 mm to 2,400 mm.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one end of the pole has a male-threaded tip.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the indicator is a disc made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, fiberglass and PVC.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the floating device is a ball float.

Assignees

• Univ King Fahd Pet & Minerals
• American Univ Of Sharjah

Inventors

• Mahmoud Tarek Haissam
• MAHMOUD Hisham Haissam

Classifications

• G01F23/60

  using electrically actuated indicating means · CPC title

• G01F23/64

  of the free float type {without mechanical transmission elements} · CPC title

• G01F1/00

  Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow (measuring a proportion of the volume flow G01F5/00) · CPC title

• G01F23/58

  using mechanically actuated indicating means · CPC title

• G01F23/30 Primary

  by floats · CPC title