Patent ID: 8013749
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: G08B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fluid detection and containment apparatus for fluid-filled devices comprising: a base, said base including a canal located between an exterior wall and a centrally-located platform, said canal having a tapered floor such that fluid in contact with said floor is gravitationally directed to a reservoir; at least one fluid detector having at least one control point, for detecting at least one of the group consisting of a presence of said fluid, a height of said fluid, and combinations thereof for activating said control point upon such detection; at least one fluid displacement mechanism located in or proximate to said reservoir having at least one control circuit coupled to said control point, said control circuit controlling said fluid displacement mechanism based upon a status of said control point; and at least one fluid conduit in fluid communication between said reservoir and at least one drainage area; wherein energization of said fluid displacement mechanism causes said fluid in said reservoir to be discharged from said reservoir through said fluid conduit to said drainage area.