Emergency information communicating device

• US 4,403,341 A
• Filed: 02/26/1982
• Issued: 09/06/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kiyoshi Hata
• Original Assignee: Kiyoshi Hata
• Inventors: Hata, Kiyoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): NG, JIN FAY
• Application Number:
  US06/352,584
• Time in Patent Office: 557 Days
• Field of Search: 455/91, 455/95, 455/97, 455/100, 455/128, 455/129, 340/539
• US Class Current: 455/100
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/043 detecting an emergency event, e.g. a fall
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/034 Portable transmitters
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3894 Waterproofing of transmission device

Abstract

Emergency information communicating device is disclosed having a wireless transmission circuit, a switch means and a battery which are provided in a waterproof case body, a permanent magnet inserted in a slot defined in the case body for providing a magnetic field to actuate the switch means and an electrical conducting member acting as an antenna. By disengaging the permanent magnet from the case body, emergency information can be radiated from the antenna.

Claims

1. An emergency information communicating device which comprises:

a waterproof case body enclosing a high-frequency transmission circuit, a battery for supplying a DC power source to the transmission circuit, and switch means operable by a magnetic field, said switch means being connected between the battery and the transmission circuit;

a slot defined in the case body close to the switch means, said slot and switch means being separated by a partition wall member;

a permanent magnet for inserting into a predetermined position of said slot to apply a magnetic field for operating the switch means; and

an elongated electric conducting member, one end of which is connected with an end portion of said permanent magnet and the other end connected with an output terminal of said transmission circuit, said switch means being turned off when said permanent magnet is inserted in the predetermined position in said slot and being turned on when the permanent magnet is displaced from the predetermined position, thereby starting the transmission circuit to radiate an electromagnetic wave from said electric conducting member.

2. An emergency information communicating device according to claim 1, wherein said switch means is a reed switch.

3. An emergency information communicating device according to claim 2, wherein said device further comprises means for snappingly securing said permanent magnet in the said predetermined position in said slot.

4. An emergency information communicating device according to claim 3, wherein said securing means comprises an engaging member movably projected into said slot to elastically engage a recessed portion formed in said permanent magnet to retain said permanent magnet in said predetermined position.

5. An emergency information communicating device according to claim 1, wherein said case body has a generally cubic configuration in said form of a pendant and said electrical conducting member is a wire acting as a necklace.

6. An emergency information communicating device according to claim 1, wherein said case body is in the form of a wrist watch and said electrical conducting member is a band connected with said case body.

7. An emergency information communicating device which comprises:

a waterproof case body enclosing a high-frequency transmission circuit, a battery for supplying a DC power source to the transmission circuit, and switch means operable by a magnetic field, said switch means being connected between the battery and the transmission circuit;

a slot defined in the case body close to the switch means, said slot and switch means being separated by a partition wall member;

a permanent magnet for inserting into a predetermined position of said slot to apply a magnetic field for operating the switch means; and

an elongated electric conducting member, one end of which is connected with an end portion of said permanent magnet and the other end connected with an output terminal of said transmission circuit, said switch means being turned off when said permanent magnet is inserted in the predetermined position in said slot and being turned on when the permanent magnet is displaced from the predetermined position, thereby starting the transmission circuit to radiate an electromagnetic wave from said electric conducting member,

said device further comprising a fixed receiver for receiving the electromagnetic wave radiated from the electrical conducting member and display means for displaying a message in response to an output signal of the receiver.