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Manually actuatable wrist alarm having a high-intensity sonic alarm signal

  • US 5,258,746 A
  • Filed: 12/03/1991
  • Issued: 11/02/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A compact wrist alarm which is worn on the wrist of a potential victim for producing a high-intensity sonic alarm signal in response to manual actuation by said potential victim to immediately deter an attacker, comprising:

  • a band sized for at least partially encircling a wrist of the potential victim;

    a housing disposed on a portion of said band;

    a face plate disposed upon said housing for presenting a face area to the potential victim;

    a means for defining a sound passageway from the interior to the exterior of said housing;

    an electronic alarm circuit having an ON and an OFF condition and being disposed within the interior of said housing, said electronic alarm circuit generating a speaker drive signal when in said ON condition;

    a power source connected to said electronic alarm circuit;

    an auditory speaker disposed within the interior of said housing and connected to said electronic alarm circuit, said speaker disposed for communicating sound through said sound passageway defining means, said auditory speaker responsive to said drive signal for producing a high intensity sonic alarm signal having an intensity of at least 105 dB at a distance of 2 feet from said housing; and

    an actuation means connected to said electronic alarm circuit and responsive to manual actuation for placing said circuit in said ON condition.

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