Wireless system for alerting hearing-impaired person

• US 20060279405A1
• Filed: 05/17/2006
• Published: 12/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Randall Thomas Erickson
• Original Assignee: Randall Thomas Erickson
• Inventors: Erickson, Randall T.
• Application Number:
  US11/435,552
• Publication Number:
  US 20060279405A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/7.610
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 1/08 using electric transmission ; transformation of alarm signals to electrical signals from a different medium, e.g. transmission of an electric alarm signal upon detection of an audible alarm signal

Abstract

A wireless annunciator system useful in attracting the attention of a hearing deprived person within a dwelling, such as a person wearing headphones, includes a sending unit advantageously located on a ground floor living area of the dwelling and a receiving unit advantageously located in a room occupied by the hearing deprived person. The sending unit includes a call button and a wireless transmitter and the receiving unit includes a wireless receiver and a LED lamp. When the sending unit call button is pushed the receiving unit illuminates the LED lamp to alert the hearing deprived person.

Claims

1. A wireless annunciator for alerting a hearing deprived person, in a dwelling, comprising:

a sending unit having a sending unit power supply, a wireless transmitter for issuing a wireless call signal, and at least one call button, said call button selectively directing power from said sending unit power supply to said wireless transmitter to issue said wireless call signal;

a receiving unit having a receiving unit power supply, a wireless receiver for receiving said wireless call signal, and at least one lamp, said lamp selectively illuminated by said receiving unit power supply by direction of said wireless receiver when said wireless call signal is received.

2. The annunciator according to claim 1, wherein said sending unit power supply comprises a battery.

3. The annunciator according to claim 2, wherein said receiving unit power supply comprises a battery.

4. The annunciator according to claim 1, wherein said receiving unit power supply comprises a battery.

5. The annunciator according to claim 1, wherein said at least one call button comprises a first call button and a second call button, and said at least one lamp comprises a first lamp and a second lamp, said first call button wired to cause said transmitter unit to issue a first wireless call signal, said second call button wired to cause said transmitter unit to issue a second wireless call signal, said receiver unit receiving said first call signal to illuminate said first lamp and said second call signal to illuminate said second lamp.

6. The annunciator according to claim 5, wherein said receiver unit further comprising an audible annunciator, said audible annunciator issuing different audible signals for said first and second wireless call signals.

7. The annunciator according to claim 1, wherein said receiver unit further comprises an audible annunciator, said audible annunciator issuing an audible signal upon receipt by said receiver of said wireless call signal.

10. The annunciator according to claim 1, further comprising an additional receiving unit having a receiving unit power supply, a wireless receiver for receiving said wireless call signal, and at least one lamp, said lamp selectively illuminated by said receiver unit power supply by direction of said wireless receiver when said wireless call signal is received;

and

wherein said sending unit includes a first call button and a second call button, and said wireless transmitter being configured to issue a selected wireless call signal corresponding to the activation of the first or second call button, said first call button selectively directing power from said sending unit power supply to said wireless transmitter to issue a selected wireless call signal to said receiving unit, and said second call button selectively directing power from said sending unit power supply to issue a selected wireless call signal to said additional receiving unit.

8. The annunciator according to claim one wherein said sending unit comprises a lightweight plastic case, and said receiving unit comprises a lightweight plastic case, and further comprising adhesive means to secure the receiving unit and adhesive means to secure the sending unit both to walls of the dwelling.

9. The annunciator according to claim 8, wherein each said adhesive means comprise a first hook and loop strip adhesively secured to a dwelling wall and a second, mating hook and loop strip adhesively secured to each said plastic case.