Patent ID: 9586067
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A62C,H01M,Y02E

Claim:
1. A fire detection and suppression pack comprising: an open box-like dock case secured to a keyboard half of a battery-powered personal computing device and configured to support said keyboard half seated thereon with an interface volume therebetween such that said keyboard half is accessible to a user when a display half of said battery-powered personal computing device is raised and separated from said keyboard half; a source of suppressant; a suppressant regulation and distribution system connected to said source of suppressant; and a control processor configured to issue an activation signal to said suppressant regulation and distribution system when a signal is received indicating that a temperature inside or outside the battery-powered personal computing device equals or exceeds a first limit set to indicate a fire event, wherein said suppressant regulation and distribution system is configured to discharge and direct a flow of suppressant from said source of suppressant to said interface volume between the battery-powered personal computing device and the fire detection and suppression pack in response to receipt of said activation signal.