1. A bathtub monitor system for monitoring the overflow level of a water body in a bathtub, comprising:
a water supply means providing an incoming water flow into the bathtub to form the water body;
an input water means for passing and controllable terminating the incoming water flow, said input water means substantially joined to said water supply means; and
a water level detecting means associated with said input water means so that substantially causing said terminating the incoming water flow when the level of said water body reaching a predetermined shutoff water level.
2. The bathtub monitor system according to claim 1 wherein:
the water level detecting means comprising a plurality of telescopically joined tubes substantially vertically situated and slidely disposed relative to each other;
the uppermost tube fixedly joined to said input water means;
the lowest tube built floatable, including a position indicator member;
at least one non-lowest tube, including at least one sensor member; and
the position indicator member and the at least one sensor member configured to indicate the position of said lowest tube corresponding to the level of said water body reaching said predetermined shutoff water level.
3. The bathtub monitor system according to claim 2, further comprising:
control means at least for causing said terminating and warning the users of the system;
alarm means for providing said warning, associated with said water level detecting means and said control means so that producing an alarm signal when the level of said water body reaching a predetermined alarm water level generally defined lower than said predetermined shutoff water level.
4. The bathtub monitor system according to claim 2 wherein:
the system comprising control means at least for causing said terminating, said control means associated with said water level detecting means;
said control means comprising a first capacitor bridge, including a first measuring diagonal for producing a first measure signal capable to be predeterminedly converted and conveyed to the input water means to actuate said terminating;
said position indicator member performed as an electrically insulated indicator ring attached to sidewalls of the lowest tube, positioned substantially in a horizontal plane;
said at least one non-lowest tube comprising a fist non-lowest tube;
said at least one sensor member comprising a first sensor member, performed as two electrically insulated first sensor rings attached to sidewalls of said first non-lowest tube; and
said two first sensor rings positioned substantially in horizontal planes predeterminedly close to each other, and electrically connected to said first measuring diagonal so that producing the first measure signal when the plane of the indicator ring being positioned substantially between the planes of said first sensor rings.
5. The bathtub monitor system according to claim 4, further comprising
alarm means for providing said warning by producing an alarm signal for warning users of the system, said alarm means associated with said control means; wherein
said control means comprising a second capacitor bridge, including a second measuring diagonal for producing a second measure signal capable to be predeterminedly converted and conveyed to the alarm means to actuate the alarm signal;
said at least one non-lowest tube further comprising a second non-lowest tube;
said at least one sensor member further comprising a second sensor member, performed as two electrically insulated second sensor rings attached to sidewalls of said second non-lowest tube;
said two second sensor rings positioned substantially in horizontal planes predeterminedly close to each other, and electrically connected to said second measuring diagonal so that causing the second bridge to produce the second measure signal when the plane of the indicator ring being positioned substantially between the planes of said second sensor rings; and
said water level detecting means configurable for positioning the plane of the indicator ring between the planes of said second sensor rings when the level of said water body reaching a predetermined alarm water level generally defined lower than said predetermined shutoff water level.
6. The bathtub monitor system according to claim 5 wherein:
said first non-lowest tube including a first counterpart fastening means and said second non-lowest tube including a second counterpart fastening means; and
said first counterpart fastening means and said second counterpart fastening means capable to be manually jointed for configuring said water level detecting means.
7. The bathtub monitor system according to claim 2, wherein
said input water means further configured for controllable opening of the incoming water flow;
the system further comprising:
an output water means for controllable opening and controllable terminating an outcoming water flow of said water body from said bathtub;
temperature sensor means for measuring at least a current temperature within said water body, the temperature sensor means incorporated at least in the output water means;
preset temperature means for enabling a user of the system to select a desirable temperature for said water body, the preset temperature means incorporated in the output water means; and
control means at least for causing said opening and terminating the incoming water flow, and said opening and terminating the outcoming water flow for regulation of temperature of said water body while permitting said opening the incoming water flow only if the current water level being lower than a predetermined level; the control means associated with said input water means, said output water means, said temperature sensor means, and said preset temperature means.
8. The bathtub monitor system according to claim 7, wherein
said control means further configured for warning users of the system;
said predetermined level being a predetermined alarm water level generally defined lower than said predetermined shutoff water level;
the system further comprising
alarm means for actuating said warning, the alarm means associated with said control means so that producing an alarm signal when the level of said water body reaching the predetermined alarm water level; wherein
said temperature sensor means including
a temperature sensor means measuring a current temperature within the water body and incorporated in the output water means;
a temperature sensor means measuring a current temperature within the incoming water flow and incorporated in the input water means; and
said control system capable to compare the current temperature within the water body and the current temperature within the incoming water flow, and to cause said opening the input water means and the output water means when the current temperature within the incoming water flow being greater than the current temperature within the water body and the alarm signal has not been produced.
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 electric grill pan device comprising: a base including a space; a heating pan detachably mounted above the base, with the heating pan including a bottom side, with a heating element mounted to the bottom side of the heating pan and including a plurality of conductive ends, with each of the plurality of conductive ends having a first contact surface, with an abutment peg formed on the bottom side of the heating pan; a socket mounted in the space of the base, with the socket including a seat, an upper cover, and a plurality of terminals, with a compartment defined between the upper cover and the seat, with each of the plurality of terminals located on the base and having a second contact surface, with the plurality of terminals adapted to be connected to an external power source, with the upper cover including a plurality of insertion holes aligned with the plurality of terminals, with the upper cover further including a notch aligned with the abutment peg; a shield mechanism including a shield and at least one elastic element, with the shield pivotably mounted in the compartment of the socket about a pivot axis, with the shield including a shielding portion and a guiding portion, with the guiding portion aligned with the abutment peg, with the at least one elastic element biasing the shield to a position in which the shielding portion covers the insertion holes of the upper cover, wherein when the heating pan is mounted to the base, the abutment peg presses against the guiding portion and pivots the shield to another position in which the shielding portion does not cover the insertion holes of the upper cover, and the first contact surface of each of the plurality of conductive ends of the heating element is in electrical contact with the second contact surface of one of the plurality of terminals, with the socket includes two axle holes on two sides of the compartment, with two axles formed on two ends of the shield, with the two axles pivotably received in the two axle holes of the socket, with the at least one elastic element including two torsion springs respectively mounted around the two axles, with each of the two torsion springs having two ends attached to the seat of the socket and one of the two axles of the shield.
2. An electric grill pan device comprising: a base including a space; a heating pan detachably mounted above the base, with the heating pan including a bottom side, with a heating element mounted to the bottom side of the heating pan and including a plurality of conductive ends, with each of the plurality of conductive ends having a first contact surface, with an abutment peg formed on the bottom side of the heating pan; a socket mounted in the space of the base, with the socket including a seat, an upper cover, and a plurality of terminals, with a compartment defined between the upper cover and the seat, with each of the plurality of terminals located on the base and having a second contact surface, with the plurality of terminals adapted to be connected to an external power source, with the upper cover including a plurality of insertion holes aligned with the plurality of terminals, with the upper cover further including a notch aligned with the abutment peg; a shield mechanism including a shield and at least one elastic element, with the shield pivotably mounted in the compartment of the socket about a pivot axis, with the shield including a shielding portion and a guiding portion, with the guiding portion aligned with the abutment peg, with the at least one elastic element biasing the shield to a position in which the shielding portion covers the insertion holes of the upper cover, wherein when the heating pan is mounted to the base, the abutment peg presses against the guiding portion and pivots the shield to another position in which the shielding portion does not cover the insertion holes of the upper cover, and the first contact surface of each of the plurality of conductive ends of the heating element is in electrical contact with the second contact surface of one of the plurality of terminals, with the seat including a plurality of receptacles, with each of the plurality of receptacles extending in a vertical direction, with a terminal spring received in each of the plurality of receptacles, with each terminal spring mounted below one of the plurality of terminals, with the terminal springs biasing the plurality of terminals towards the plurality of conductive ends in the vertical direction.
3. The electric grill pan device as claimed in claim 2, the upper cover of the socket including semi-circular cross sections perpendicular to the pivot axis of the shield.