Patent ID: 8590559

Claim:
A leak detector assembly comprising: a housing, said housing having a bottom, a top and a perimeter wall extending between said bottom and said top to define an interior space; a basin coupled to said top of said housing; a drain opening positioned in said basin; a collection pan coupled to said housing, said collection pan being positioned below said drain opening whereby said collection pan is configured to collect fluids passed through said drain opening from said basin; an electrical circuit coupled to said collection pan, said electrical circuit having a pair of spaced base contacts, said base contacts being positioned on a bottom face of said collection pan; a sponge coupled to said collection pan, said sponge being positioned over and contacting said spaced contacts whereby said sponge completes said electrical circuit when said sponge becomes wet; and a stop valve, said stop valve being coupled to a fluid conduit providing fluid to a position over said basin, said stop valve being operationally coupled to said electrical circuit whereby said stop valve closes upon said electrical circuit being completed.