PORTABLE TRACKING ALARM APPARATUS

• US 20100026500A1
• Filed: 10/28/2008
• Published: 02/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Hui-Chu
• Granted Patent: US 7,864,059 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/573.400
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0202 Child monitoring systems using a transmitter-receiver system carried by the parent and the child
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/2143 Strap-attached folding lever
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/2185 Fixed jaw with sliding or pivoted jaw
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/2187 Rack and pinion and circular tighteners

Abstract

A portable tracking alarm apparatus in a wrist watch configuration includes a main body and a strap. The main body includes a locator transmitter module, a micro-switch, and a trigger assembly. The strap is used for the user to wear, and has a hook that extends into the main body to hook the trigger assembly, such that the trigger assembly will not contact the micro-switch. When the strap is destroyed to cause the hook parting from the trigger assembly, the trigger assembly will touch and press the micro-switch to make the locator transmitter module emit a warning message.

Claims

1. A portable tracking alarm apparatus, comprising:

a main body, comprising a locator transmitter module, a micro-switch, a trigger assembly, and an elastic member, wherein the locator transmitter module is electrically connected to the micro-switch, the trigger assembly is pivoted to the main body and is disposed corresponding to the micro-switch, and the elastic member is fitted on the trigger assembly, so as to normally push the trigger assembly to contact the micro-switch; and

a strap, having one end connected to the other side of the main body opposite to the trigger assembly, and the other end provided with a hook extending into the main body to hook the trigger assembly, such that the strap encloses a loop range at one side of the main body for wearing, and a distance is maintained between the trigger assembly and the micro-switch, wherein the elastic member drives the trigger assembly to press the micro-switch when the hook is off, such that the micro-switch generates a transmitting signal, and the locator transmitter module receives the transmitting signal to emit a warning message.

2. The portable tracking alarm apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the locator transmitter module comprises:

a satellite positioning receiver, for receiving a satellite positioning information;

a wireless communicator; and

a micro-processor, electrically connected to the micro-switch, the satellite positioning receiver, and the wireless communicator, wherein the micro-processor receives the transmitting signal and the satellite positioning information, and controls the wireless communicator to emit the warning message containing the satellite positioning information.

3. The portable tracking alarm apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the main body has two opposite connecting portions, one end of the strap is pivoted to one connecting portion, the trigger assembly and the elastic member are installed in the other connecting portion, and the hook at the other end of the strap is inserted in the same connecting portion.

4. The portable tracking alarm apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the trigger assembly has at least one trigger portion, the connecting portion has at least one perforation corresponding to the trigger portion, and a release member passes through the perforation to push the trigger portion, such that the trigger assembly sways outwards to make the hook release the trigger assembly.

5. The portable tracking alarm apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the strap has at least one movable steel wire and at least one extension spring embedded therein, one end of the steel wire is connected to the hook and the other end is connected to the extension spring, and the extension spring pulls the steel wire, such that the hook sustains the state of hooking the trigger assembly.

6. The portable tracking alarm apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the strap comprises a connection belt pivoted to the main body, a buckling belt, and an adjusting member disposed between the connection belt and the buckling belt while facing the loop range, the hook is disposed on one end of the buckling belt, and the adjusting member is disposed on the other end of the buckling belt, so as to adjust the loop range.

7. The portable tracking alarm apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the adjusting member comprises two limiting loops, an embedded block disposed between the two limiting loops, and a plurality of positioning holes, the limiting loops and the embedded block are disposed on the other end of the buckling belt opposite to the hook, and the positioning holes are opened in the connection belt, the connection belt passes through the limiting loops, and the embedded block is embedded into one of the positioning holes, so as to combine the connection belt with the buckling belt and adjust the loop range by embedding the embedded block respectively into the positioning holes.

8. The portable tracking alarm apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the adjusting member has two limiting loops, an embedded block disposed between the limiting loops, and a plurality of positioning holes, the positioning holes are opened in the buckling belt, and the limiting loops and the embedded block are disposed on the connection belt, the buckling belt passes through the limiting loops, and the embedded block is embedded into one of the positioning holes, so as to combine the connection belt with the buckling belt and adjust the loop range by embedding the embedded block respectively into the positioning holes.

9. The portable tracking alarm apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the buckling belt has a steel wire embedded therein, and the steel wire is connected to the hook and extends to surround the loop range.

10. The portable tracking alarm apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the connection belt has a steel wire embedded therein, and the steel wire extends to surround the loop range.