Ultrasonic animal repelling apparatus

• US 5,214,411 A
• Filed: 11/12/1991
• Issued: 05/25/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Steven L. Herbruck
• Original Assignee: Steven L. Herbruck
• Inventors: Herbruck, Steven L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Swann, III, Glen R.
• Application Number:
  US07/790,519
• Time in Patent Office: 560 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573, 340/567, 119/29, 119/174, 367/139, 367/138
• US Class Current: 340/573.2
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 29/18 using ultrasonic signals
• CPC Class Codes: B06B 1/0207 Driving circuits specially adapted for particular applications, see the relevant subclass, e.g. G01; circuits for steering transducer arrays G10K11/34; basic circuits H03
• CPC Class Codes: B06B 2201/75 Repelling animals, insects, humans
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19 using infrared-radiation detection systems G08B13/194 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/28 using reflection, e.g. parabolic reflectors

Abstract

An ultrasonic sound emitting apparatus produces an undesireable noise for animals such as dogs and cats to deter such animals from trespassing within certain geographical locations with this noise being of such a high frequency level that it is not heard by most human beings. The apparatus includes a housing with an ultrasonic emitter being mounted within a reflector cone formed within the front face of the housing. The sound emitter is moveable relative to the cone between a projected position and a retracted position and when in the retracted position the pattern of sound emitted is substantially wider than when the emitter is in the projected position. With the emitter in the projected position the pattern of sound emitted is of substantially greater length than the pattern of sound with the emitter in the retracted position. A sensor such as an infrared sensor is to be mounted within the front face of the housing which will cause activation of the emitter only upon an animal being detected.

Claims

1. An ultrasonic sound emitting apparatus comprising:

a housing having an internal chamber, said housing having a front face, said front face of said housing including a reflector cone, an ultrasonic emitter being mounted within said reflector cone, said reflector cone comprising a concave recess formed within said front face, said ultrasonic emitter being centrally mounted within said concave recess;

sound emitting electronics mounted within said internal chamber, said sound emitting electronics including said ultrasonic emitter for emitting ultrasonic sound, said ultrasonic emitter producing a pattern of projected sound waves spaced forward of said front face; and

a detector mounted in said front face, said detector being connected to said sound emitting electronics, said ultrasonic emitter normally being deactivated with activation to occur upon said detector'"'"'s sensing the presence of an animal in close proximity of said housing,

said ultrasonic emitter being movable between an inward position and an outward position within said concave recess, said outward position locating said ultrasonic emitter in an outwardly projected position relative to said concave recess, and said inward position locating said ultrasonic emitter in a retracted position relative to said concave recess.

2. The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein:

with said emitter in said projected position, said emitter produces a loud tight field forward of said front face and with said emitter in said retracted position, said emitter produces a wide, muted field forward of said front face.

3. The apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein:

said detector comprises an infrared detector.