Temperature sensing drain cover
View Patent ↗A drain covering device is described with built in temperature sensors and lights which signal various measured temperatures which are acceptable, cold, or hot for an intended use. The device is easily separable and can be rinsed and stored using an attached suction cup.
1. A drain cover device comprising;
a substantially circular top cover having a central domed portion surrounded by a peripheral ring portion; and
a base housing contained within the top cover and including a temperature sensor and an indicator;
wherein the temperature sensor extends through an aperture in the central domed portion of the top cover.
2. The drain cover device of claim 1 , further comprising a tab extending from the peripheral ring portion of the top cover.
3. The drain cover device of claim 2 , further comprising suction cup positioned on the tab.
4. The drain cover device of claim 1 , wherein the indicator is a light source.
5. The drain cover device of claim 4 , wherein the light source emits light through a center of the central domed portion.
6. The drain cover device of claim 4 , wherein the light source emits three different colors depending on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor.
7. The drain cover device of claim 6 , wherein the three different colors indicate hot, cold, and acceptable.
8. The drain cover device of claim 4 , further comprising an ornamental projection positioned on the central domed portion, wherein light emitted from the light source flows through the ornamental projection.
9. The drain cover device of claim 1 , wherein the temperature sensor is positioned on a temperature sensor base which houses a plurality of temperature sensors.
10. The drain cover device of claim 9 , wherein the temperature sensor base projects through the aperture in the central domed portion.
11. The drain cover device of claim 1 , wherein the top cover is entirely comprised of a flexible material.
12. The drain cover device of claim 11 , wherein the flexible material comprises silicone.
13. The drain cover device of claim 1 , wherein the base housing includes a removable door.
14. The drain cover device of claim 13 , wherein the top cover, the base housing, and the removable door all include visual markers which fall in line with each when attached to each other as intended.
15. The drain cover device of claim 13 , the base housing includes a battery compartment accessible by removing the removable door.
16. The drain cover device of claim 15 , the base housing includes an O-ring to prevent water from entering the battery compartment.
17. The drain cover device of claim 1 , wherein the top cover includes vertical projection walls which surround the light source in the base housing and direct the light through the central domed portion of the top cover.
18. The drain cover device of claim 1 , wherein the base housing has a peripheral edge which slides past a projected interior ring of the top cover to lock the base housing into an internal cavity of the top cover.
19. A drain cover device comprising:
a top cover having a central domed portion surrounded by a peripheral ring portion; and
a base housing contained within the top cover and including a temperature sensor and a light source, wherein the light source emits three different colors to indicate a temperature that is too hot, too cold, and acceptable.
20. The drain cover device of claim 19 , wherein the temperature sensor extends through an aperture in the central domed portion of the top cover.