1. A fitting for connecting conduit, the fitting comprising:
a plurality of electrical conductors running through the fitting, wherein the fitting includes threaded openings such that each threaded opening is adapted to receive a threaded conduit that includes the plurality of electrical conductors; and
a sealing compound that has been expanded within the fitting to separate the electrical conductors from each other and sides of the fitting.
2. The fitting of claim 1 wherein the fitting and the sealing compound provide an explosion proof seal.
3. The fitting of claim 1 wherein the fitting includes a hub that is between one-half inch and six inches.
4. The fitting of claim 1 further comprising a plug that is secured within an additional opening in the fitting such that the plug is inserted into the opening after the sealing compound is added to the fitting through the opening, wherein the threaded openings are located at opposing ends of the fitting and the additional opening is located between the threaded openings.
5. fitting of claim 1 wherein the sealing compound is a two part mixture that starts to expand once the two parts of the two part mixture are mixed together.
6. A method of filling a fitting having electrical conductors running through the fitting, the method comprising:
adding a sealing compound to the fitting; and
allowing the sealing compound to expand in the fitting such that the electrical conductors are separated and the fitting provides an explosion proof seal when the fitting is attached to conduits that house the electrical conductors.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein allowing the sealing compound to expand in the fitting such that the electrical conductors are separated includes allowing the sealing compound to expand to approximately four times in size.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein allowing the sealing compound to expand in the fitting includes allowing the sealing compound to expand in the fitting such that the sealing compound expands to fill a sealing chamber inside the fitting.
9. The method of claim 6 further comprising mixing the sealing compound before adding the sealing compound to the fitting.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein mixing the sealing compound includes mixing the sealing compound at a temperature approximately between 4\xb0 C. and 29\xb0 C.
11. A fitting for connecting conduit, the fitting comprising:
a plurality of conductors running through the fitting;
a sealing compound that has been expanded within the fitting to separate the conductors from each other and sides of the fitting; and
a first plug that is secured within a first opening in the fitting such that the first plug is inserted into the first opening after the sealing compound is added to the fitting through the first opening.
12. The fitting of claim 11 wherein the first plug is threaded into the first opening.
13. The fitting of claim 11 wherein the fitting and the sealing compound provide an explosion proof seal.
14. The fitting of claim 11 wherein the conductors are electrical conductors.
15. The fitting of claim 11 wherein the fitting includes a hub that is between one-half inch and six inches.
16. The fitting of claim 11 further comprising a second plug that is secured within a second opening in the fitting.
17. The fitting of claim 11 wherein the fitting includes threaded openings such that each threaded opening is adapted to receive a threaded conduit that includes the plurality of conductors.
18. The fitting of claim 11 wherein the sealing compound is a two part mixture that starts to expand once the two parts of the two part mixture are mixed together.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A communicating device for installation into a plurality of alarms control boxes, comprising:
a digital communicator receiving data originating from an alarm system and sending said data to a remote location; and
a remote communicator enabling a remote login to said alarm system, said remote communicator permits the bi-directional transfer of data between the said alarm system and said remote connection.
2. The communicating device of claim 1, wherein said remote location is a central monitoring system.
3. The communicating device of claim 1, wherein said remote communicator is a modem.
4. The communicating device of claim 1, further comprising:
an external port which enables communication with the alarm system to exchange information.
5. The communicating device of claim 4, wherein said external port is a serial port.
6. The communicating device of claim 4, wherein said external port is a parallel port.
14. The communicating device as in claim 13 wherein said external port is selected form the group consisting of serial port, a parallel port and a universal serial bus.
15. The communicating device as in claim 13 wherein said external port is an RS-232 port.
16. The communicating device as in claim 13 wherein said external port is an RS-485 port.
17. A method for communicating events for a plurality of alarm control boxes comprising:
receiving data originating from an alarm system;
transmitting said data to a remote location; and
connecting to said alarm system through a remote communicator, said remote communicator permits the bi-directional transfer of data.
18. The method of communicating as in claim 17 wherein said remote communicator is a modem.
19. The method of communicating as in claim 18 wherein said remote communicator is an external port.
20. The method of communicating as in claim 19 wherein said external port is a serial port.
21. The method of communicating as in claim 19 wherein said external port is a universal serial bus.
22. The method of communicating as in claim 19 wherein said external port is a parallel port.