Patent ID: 9564045
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G08B

Claim:
1. An alarm system testing device comprising: an alarm system comprising an electrical circuit, said alarm system including an alarm and at least one trigger, said alarm being activated by said trigger shorting a positive rail of said electrical circuit to a negative rail, said alarm system comprising a resistor electrically coupled to said circuit, said resistor being positioned at an end of a line subsequent to all of said triggers; a faceplate configured for coupling to a wall surface exposing an exterior side of said faceplate on the wall surface; and a testing switch electrically coupled to said electrical circuit, said testing switch having a ground position wherein said positive rail of said electrical circuit is grounded when said testing switch is in said ground position, said resistor being electrically coupled to said testing switch such that positioning said testing switch in a resistor bypass position removes said resistor from said electrical circuit whereby said resistor being positioned at the end of the line subsequent to all said triggers is verifiable by testing of said electrical circuit for removal of said resistor, said testing switch being coupled to an interior side of said faceplate wherein said testing switch is configured for being positioned in a building structure, said testing switch comprising a key hole configured for receiving a key wherein said testing switched being switched into a selectable position by the key, said keyhole being exposed on said exterior side of said faceplate.