Shake awake mattress (S.A.M.)

• US 20090243865A1
• Filed: 03/25/2008
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aaron Robert Lema
• Original Assignee: Aaron Robert Lema
• Inventors: LEMA, AARON ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US12/079,123
• Publication Number:
  US 20090243865A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/628
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 6/00 Tactile signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems

Abstract

A fire alarm attached to a bed for arousing sleeping deaf or hearing impaired people that consists of: a fire, smoke and carbon monoxide alarm, a secondary alarm featuring a phone jack for dialing emergency services and digital display of the type of emergencies taking place to be read by the deaf or hearing impaired as well as a motorized alarm unit that attaches to the head of the bed providing a lifting and dropping motion to arouse sleeping deaf or hearing impaired people.

Claims

1. A Shake Awake Mattress providing warnings of multiple types of emergency situations in an visual, audio and physical means comprising:

a connector for connecting the alarm unit, secondary alarm unit and motorized alarm unit;

a connector for connecting the alarm units and motorized alarm unit to host electricity;

a backup power source;

a bed, bed frame, box springs or adjustable bed, motorized bed and a phone jack.

2. The alarm unit of claim 1, installed in a residence or commercial facility wherein the connector connects the unit to host electricity.

3. The alarm unit of claim 1, wherein the backup power source is one or more disposable or rechargeable batteries.

4. The alarm unit of claim 1, wherein the emergency situations include any combination of fire, smoke or carbon monoxide gas leak.

5. The alarm unit of claim 1, wherein the audio alarm includes beeps or high pitched tones.

6. The alarm unit of claim 1, wherein the visual alarm includes flashing lights.

7. The secondary alarm unit of claim 1, installed in a residence or commercial facility wherein the connector connects the unit to host electricity.

8. The secondary alarm unit of claim 1, wherein the backup power source is one or more disposable or rechargeable batteries.

9. The secondary alarm unit of claim 1, wherein the phone connector connects the unit to host phone lines.

10. The secondary alarm unit of claim 1, wherein the audio alarm includes beeps or high pitched tones.

11. The secondary alarm unit of claim 1, wherein the visual alarm includes flashing lights and digital displays of words.

12. The motorized alarm unit of claim 1, installed in a residence or commercial facility wherein the connector connects the unit to host electricity.

13. The motorized alarm unit of claim 1, wherein the back up power source is one or more disposable or rechargeable batteries.

14. The motorized alarm unit of claim 1, wherein the actuator motor is incased in a housing, attached to a bracket or fastened to a mounting plate.

15. The motorized alarm unit of claim 1, wherein the physical alarm includes lifting, dropping, pulsating or vibrating of the bed, bed frame, adjustable bed or box springs.

16. The motorized alarm unit of claim 1, wherein the electric, pneumatic, magnetic or hydraulic actuator motor connected to the bed, bed frame or box springs provides a lifting and dropping, side to side or vibrating motion.

17. The motorized alarm unit of claim 1, wherein at least one bracket, brace, hinge, metal pin or removable coupling is attached to the motor and bed, bed frame or box spring.

18. The motorized alarm unit of claim 1, further comprising a second bracket, brace, hinge, metal pin or removable coupling coupled to the bed, bed frame, or box springs working cooperatively with a second bracket, brace, hinge, metal pin or removable coupling coupled to the actuator motor.

19. The motorized alarm unit of claim 1, wherein removing at least one bracket, brace, hinge, metal pin or removable coupling will facilitate servicing, removing or replacing the actuator motor.