Patent ID: 7637387

Claim:
A drain pan for supporting a fluid-producing unit and use with a shut-off switch electrically connected to the fluid-producing unit, said pan comprising: a perimeter wall; a raised central structure spaced apart inwardly from said perimeter wall so as to provide a moat configured for a flow of collected fluid toward a shut-off switch mounted on said perimeter wall, said raised central structure having a center hub, a plurality of ribs extending outwardly from said center hub, such that each said rib has a distal end widening into a bent distal end structure having non-uniform height and width dimensions, and said center hub and said bent distal ends each having at least one top indentation; a plurality of non-raised fluid collection areas around said hub and said ribs that are each connected to said moat in a manner that facilitates and promotes even distribution of fluid within said pan; and a plurality of vibration isolators each configured for supporting a fluid-producing unit over said raised central structure at a height above that of said perimeter wall while being secured within one of said top indentations, whereby when a group of vibration isolators selected from said plurality of vibration isolators are positioned according to fluid-producing unit size and mass for balanced and secure fluid-producing unit support, and are used in said top indentations and a shut-off switch is mounted on said perimeter wall that is electrically connected to the fluid-producing unit, and further when the fluid collection in said pan exceeds the desired maximum amount considered safe, then an electrical signal is sent from the mounted shut-off switch to the fluid-producing unit to stop its fluid production.