Portable personal electronic perimeter alarm

• US 4,998,093 A
• Filed: 12/16/1988
• Issued: 03/05/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Benoit, John J.
• Original Assignee: Benoit, John J.
• Inventors: Benoit, John J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Orsino, Joseph A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mullen, Jr., Thomas J.
• Application Number:
  US07/285,767
• Time in Patent Office: 809 Days
• Field of Search: 340/556, 340/942, 340/539, 250/222.1, 250/561
• US Class Current: 340/556
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/183 by interruption of a radiation beam or barrier
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/04 using optical or ultrasonic detectors

Abstract

An extremely reliable, easily portable perimeter alarm system. It is comprised of a light beam controlled radio transmitter and personal warning devices capable of individually warning preoccupied highway workers of the imminent danger present when an errant vehicle violates the established perimeter of a work site. This warning will allow the workers to take evasive action and potentially avoid injury and/or death. It is also the object of this invention to allow for an extremely reliable, easily portable perimeter penetration alarm system that can be utilized in other appropriate settings by security guards, military personnel, etc., and which would provide for confidential notification to such personnel that a temporarily established portable perimeter line had been violated.

Claims

1. A portable personal electronic perimeter alarm system comprising:

(a) a light beam emitter powered by a portable power source for emitting light beam, said light beam'"'"'s presence being constantly sensed by;

(b) a photoelectric light beam detector in combination with an electronic amplifier/switch means used to control;

(c) a radio transmitter powered by a second portable power source and operated by said control means so as to transmit a continuous signal whenever the light beam is being detected at said photoelectric light beam detector;

(d) and a plurality of personal radio alarm receivers for receiving said signal, each having an alarm activated when any interruption of the radio transmitter'"'"'s signal causes said receivers to stop receiving said signal, whereby all users of the system carrying a said receiver are notified whenever the light beam is broken or any of several critical components of the system fail.

2. A portable personal electronic perimeter alarm system as described in claim 1, further including one or more reflector means for receiving the light beam from the emitter, and for redirecting the light beam to the beam detector.

3. A portable personal electronic perimeter alarm system as described in claim 1, further including one or more reflector means for receiving the light beam from the emitter, and for redirecting the light beam directly back to the light beam detector, thus allowing the light beam emitter and light beam detector/radio transmitter to be located at the same physical location, optionally in a single physical unit, optionally utilizing a single portable power source.