Patent ID: 6757589
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A utility control system comprising:an enclosure having a limited access interior region; at least one utility actuator for switching between an â€œONâ€  state and an â€œOFFâ€  state to control the availability of a utility; at least one readily accessible utility switch having an â€œONâ€  position and an â€œOFFâ€  position for providing ON and OFF request signals respectively to control circuitry; a limited access switch for providing a temporary activate signal to said control circuitry; the control circuitry mounted on a printed circuit board within said interior region for providing an â€œONâ€  control signal to said at least one utility actuator to switch said at least one utility actuator to said â€œONâ€  state, said â€œONâ€  control signal being provided only when both said â€œONâ€  request signal and said temporary active signals are present, said control circuitry further including a multiplicity of terminals, selected ones of said multiplicity of terminals adapted to be connected to other selected ones of said multiplicity of terminals for selectively programming the operation of said utility controller; a readily accessible emergency shut-off control for providing a shut-down signal to said control circuitry, and said control circuitry further adapted to provide an â€œOFFâ€  control signal to said at least one utility actuator to switch said at least one utility actuator to an OFF state, said shut-down signal continually disabling said utility actuator until said utility control system is reset; and a reset switch mounted inside said limited access interior region for resetting said utility control system.