US2014308633A1PendingUtilityA1

Fire Safety Simulator

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Apr 12, 2013Filed: Apr 12, 2013Published: Oct 16, 2014
Est. expiryApr 12, 2033(~6.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Warner C. Russell
G09B 19/00G09B 9/00
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Abstract

The system has in one embodiment a representative structure having a predefined area having a plurality of changeable targets, each of the changeable targets having at least first and second positions. At least one aiming device has an activator for effecting a change of a selected changeable target between the first and second positions thereof when the activator is triggered while the aiming device is aimed at the selected changeable target. At least one signal device is activated by changes from respective first positions to respective second positions of at least some of the changeable targets.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A simulator, comprising:
 a representative structure having a predefined area having a plurality of changeable targets, each of the changeable targets having at least first and second positions;   at least one aiming device having an activator for effecting a change of a selected changeable target between the first and second positions thereof when the activator is triggered while the aiming device is aimed at the selected changeable target; and   at least one signal device that is activated by changes from respective first positions to respective second positions of at least some of the changeable targets.   
     
     
         2 . The simulator according to  claim 1 , wherein the activator for effecting a change of a selected changeable target includes a physical object for striking the selected changeable target. 
     
     
         3 . The simulator according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the changeable targets is a respective door type structure in which the first position is a closed position and the second position is an open position. 
     
     
         4 . The simulator according to  claim 1 , wherein the aiming device is an extinguisher device that shoots a stream of liquid at the changeable targets. 
     
     
         5 . The simulator according to  claim 1 , wherein the signal device is activated by a change from a respective first position to a respective second position of all of the changeable targets. 
     
     
         6 . The simulator according to  claim 1 , wherein the predefined area is divided into a plurality of subareas, wherein each of the subareas includes a respective one of the changeable targets. 
     
     
         7 . The simulator according to  claim 6 , wherein the predefined area is a depiction of a building, wherein each of the subareas depicts a respective room in the building, wherein each of the changeable targets depicts a fire in the respective room in the building, wherein a respective changeable target in the first position represents a fire in the respective room in the building, and in the second position represents an extinguished fire in the respective room. 
     
     
         8 . The simulator according to  claim 7 , wherein the aiming device is a fire extinguisher that emits a stream of liquid at a respective changeable target, the respective changeable target changing from the first position to the second position when the stream of liquid strikes the respective changeable target. 
     
     
         9 . The simulator according to  claim 8 , wherein the fire extinguisher is coupled to a continuous source of the liquid. 
     
     
         10 . The simulator according to  claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of subareas has pictured at least one of a hazard sign having a respective predetermined message, a sprinkler, a smoke detector, and a carbon monoxide detector. 
     
     
         11 . The simulator according to  claim 1 , wherein the signal device is at least one of a siren, a horn, a light, a flashing light, and a recorded message. 
     
     
         12 . The simulator according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the changeable targets displays at least one of a stationary depiction of a fire and a video depiction of a fire, and displays an extinguished fire. 
     
     
         13 . The simulator according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the targets is a visual depiction, wherein the first position visually depicts a fire and the second position visually depicts an extinguished fire, and wherein the means for effecting a change of a selected target between the first and second positions is a beam that interfaces with the selected target. 
     
     
         14 . The simulator according to  claim 1 , wherein the representative structure is at least one of a building, a plurality of buildings, and an outdoor area. 
     
     
         15 . A method of simulating extinguishing of fire, comprising:
 providing a representative structure having a predefined area having a plurality of changeable targets, each of the changeable targets having at least first and second positions;   aiming an activator at a selected one of the changeable targets;   triggering the activator to thereby change the selected changeable target between the first and second positions thereof while the activator is aimed at the selected changeable target;   changing the selected changeable target between the first and second positions thereof; and   activating at least one signal device in response to changes from respective first positions to respective second positions of at least some of the changeable targets.   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein each of the changeable targets is a door type structure in which the first position is a closed position and the second position is an open position. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein the aiming device is an extinguisher device that shoots a stream of liquid at the changeable targets. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein the at least one signal device is activated by a change from respective first positions to respective second positions of all of the changeable targets. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein at least some of the plurality of changeable targets are changed between the first and second positions in a random order in order to activate the at least one signal device. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein at some of the plurality of changeable targets are changed between the first and second positions in a predetermined order to trigger the signal device, and wherein the predetermined order is based on life safety.

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