Patent ID: 7336165

Claim:
An adapter for use with a zone-type detector base and an addressable detector, the zone-type detector base being affixed to a wired building and including a plurality of electrical terminals electrically connected to the wiring, the addressable detector having a plurality of electrical terminals, the adapter comprising: a body having means for physically mating with the zone-type detector base and means for physically mating with the addressable detector; a plurality of first electrical terminals positioned on the body and electrically connected to the electrical terminals of the base when the body is mated with the base; and a plurality of second electrical terminals positioned on the body and electrically connected to the electrical terminals of the detector when the body is mated with the detector, the first and second electrical terminals being electrically connected whereby at least some of the electrical terminals of the detector are electrically connected with the wiring when the body mates with the base and the detector.