Vehicle and device adapted to revive a fatigued driver

• US 5,508,685 A
• Filed: 12/12/1994
• Issued: 04/16/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Quentin G. Monte Jr
• Original Assignee: Quentin G. Monte Jr
• Inventors: Monte, Quentin G. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Peng, John K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lee, Benjamin C.
• Application Number:
  US08/354,472
• Time in Patent Office: 491 Days
• Field of Search: 340/576, 340/575, 340/573, 340/407.1, 222/39, 222/43, 222/46, 222/610, 222/613, 222/644, 180/271, 180/272, 368/12
• US Class Current: 340/576
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/06 indicating a condition of sleep, e.g. anti-dozing alarms

Abstract

An alerting device (FIG. 2) for keeping drivers of motorized vehicles alert and an alerting device in combination with a motorized vehicle, the alerting device comprising, in combination, a holder (20) for one or more spray vials (22) filled with a fluid which will stimulate the driver, an electronic alarm (27) activated when fluid in the vial is sprayed and means to attach said device to a section of the cab of the vehicle.

Claims

1. A vehicle and device combination adapted to revive a fatigued driver comprising a motorized vehicle and, in combination with said vehicle, a device to overcome fatigue, said device being affixed to said vehicle within convenient reach of said driver, comprising means activated by said driver to direct an atomized spray of water into the face of said driver of said vehicle, said device incorporating an electronic soundchip alarm to alert said driver to periodically activate said spray.

2. A device adapted to revive a fatigued driver of a vehicle, comprising, in combination:

a holder for one or more spray vials each containing a fluid for spraying at the driver for reviving the driver, and reachable by said driver;

a sound chip electronic alarm activated to periodically alert said driver when fluid in a said one or more vials is first sprayed by said driver; and

means to attach said device to a section of the cab of said vehicle.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein the electronic alarm is a sound chip programmed to emit an alarm after several minutes.

4. The device of claim 3 wherein the sound chip is a voice chip.