1. A fan disabling device for disabling the fan of a heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system when an audible alarm is sounded, wherein said system has a fan, an air-conditioning unit, a heating unit, and a thermostat including
i. an air-conditioning control line;
ii. a heating control line;
iii. a fan control line;
iv. an operating mode switch allowing a user to change the operating mode of said system between a heating mode and a cooling mode;
v. a fan switch allowing said user to change control of the fan mode of said system between automatic mode and on mode; comprising:
a. an alarm detection module including
i. a microphone;
ii. a bandpass filter, electronically connected with said microphone, wherein said bandpass filter is configured to pass a range of frequencies corresponding to the frequencies emitted by said audible alarm;
iii. a decibel level detector, electronically connected with said microphone and said bandpass filter, wherein said decibel level detector is configured to identify signal levels corresponding to sound levels emitted by said audible alarm;
b. a first electrical switch, electronically connected to said alarm detection module,
wherein said first electrical switch is configured to cause an open circuit in said fan control line when said audible alarm is detected by said alarm detection module;
c. a second electrical switch, electronically connected to said alarm detection module, wherein said second electrical switch is configured to cause an open circuit in said air-conditioning control line when said audible alarm is detected by said alarm detection module;
d. a third electrical switch, electronically connected to said alarm detection module, wherein said third electrical switch is configured to cause an open circuit in said heating control line when said audible alarm is detected by said alarm detection module.
2. The fan disabling device of claim 1, said alarm detection module further comprising a reset switch.
3. The fan disabling device of claim 1, wherein said bandpass filter and said decibel level detector are electrically connected in series.
4. The fan disabling device of claim 2, wherein said bandpass filter and said decibel level detector are electrically connected in series.
5. The fan disabling device of claim 1, wherein said bandpass filter and said decibel level detector are electrically connected in a parallel configuration.
6. The fan disabling device of claim 2, wherein said bandpass filter and said decibel level detector are electrically connected in a parallel configuration.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An undergarment for inhibiting unwanted movement of a shirt during wear, which comprises:
an undergarment having a front and a back, said undergarment including a torso opening defining a top and a pair of leg openings defining a bottom; and
an elastic retainer band extending along the circumference of said undergarment at a position proximal to said top of said undergarment to provide a gap between said undergarment and said retainer band, said retainer band being adapted to said front of said undergarment at an approximately middle position of said front thereby allowing each half of said shirt to pass between said retainer band and said undergarment with sufficient tension to inhibit unwanted movement of said shirt during wear.
2. The undergarment of claim 1, wherein said undergarment is a men’s undergarment.
3. The undergarment of claim 2, wherein said men’s undergarment is a brief
4. The undergarment of claim 2, wherein said men’s undergarment is a boxer brief
5. The undergarment of claim 1, wherein said undergarment is a women’s undergarment.
6. The undergarment of claim 5, wherein said women’s undergarment is a panty.
7. The undergarment of claim 5, wherein said women’s undergarment is G-string.
8. The undergarment of claim 1, wherein said retainer band is removably attached to said front of said undergarment.
9. The undergarment of claim 1, wherein said retainer band is permanently attached to said front of said undergarment.
10. The undergarment of claim 9, wherein said retainer band is sewn to said front of said undergarment.