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Greg Chavez Wins American Inventor 2007

Greg Chavez

Since he first walked onto the stage wearing his firefighter’s uniform, American Inventor contestant Greg Chavez had my vote. He told about his invention and it touched me as a mother that he had found a way to make children safer during the holidays. I was pulling for him to win all season.

And in case you didn’t know what his invention is, here’s the description from the ABC web site:

Greg Chavez, a firefighter from Camarillo, California, describes his Guardian Angel invention as, “A small, pressurized tank of water, disguised as a Christmas package, that is placed under the Christmas tree and attached to a small hose leading to the top of the tree where a fusible link is disguised as an angel. The heat from a fire pops the link and water suppresses the fire. There is also an alarm that works without a battery&intended to suppress (not fully extinguish) a Christmas tree fire and sound an alarm to get people out of the house alive.”

Congratulations, Greg Chavez!! You certainly deserve it!!

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Thursday, August 2, 2007 - 1:47 am ET
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  1. Jeff Chavez

    Greg’s my big brother and we’re all really proud of his accomplishment! You can check out the edited video of last nights finale right here…thanks for supporting Greg! http://northstarthinktank.typepad.com/northstar_thinktank/2007/08/our-brother-gre.html

  2. Owain

    “A small, pressurized tank of water”

    hmmm i wonder what the most common cause of christmas tree fires is?

    hmm maybe its the christmas lights

    hmm i dont think spraying water onto a and elctical fire is a very good idea some how

  3. DonJohn

    Any clue when the next season starts? I love this show.

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