Patent ID: 8786453
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: G01F,G08B

Abstract:
1. An alert device for detecting rising water levels, the alert device comprising: a weighted base plate; at least one PVC coupling; a grate located within the at least one PVC coupling; a main body having an anterior end and a posterior end, a length therebetween and a hollow interior, the anterior end of the main body being connected to the at least one PVC coupling, the posterior end of the main body being attached to the base plate and positioned approximately vertically therefrom; a stabilizing rod having an anterior end and a posterior end and a length therebetween, the posterior end of the stabilizing rod being attached to the base plate and extending approximately vertically therefrom into the interior of the main body; a float, the float being moveably attached to the stabilizing rod smaller in diameter than the main body; a water level rod having an anterior end and a posterior end and a length therebetween, the float being attached to the water level rod at or near its posterior end and the water level rod extending approximately vertically therefrom into the interior of the main body; an alarm assembly located within the at least one PVC coupling, the alarm assembly having an activation mechanism; and a cap, the cap sealing the interior of the main body and at least one PVC coupling.