Drowsiness warning device and neck support
First Claim
1. A drowsiness warning device, comprising:
- a band securable about a wearer'"'"'s neck; and
alarm means positioned by the band below a wearer'"'"'s chin, for producing an aural warning as the chin contacts the alarm means, wherein the alarm means includes an upper rounded dome extending above an upper edge of the band and positioned immediately below the chin, and a lower elongated body secured within the band.
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Abstract
A drowsiness warning device includes a band which is securable about a wearer'"'"'s neck, and an alarm positioned by the band below the wearer'"'"'s chin for producing a tactile and an aural warning as the chin contacts the alarm device. The band includes a central section formed with a vertically stiff plastic material which is capable of holding a lower elongated body of the alarm therein. An upper rounded dome section of the alarm extends above the central section. The band also includes a pair of straps having hook and loop tape fasteners, and intermediate sections between the straps and the central section lined with a fibrous material for wearer comfort. In one embodiment, the alarm includes a hollow elastomeric ball having a mechanical noisemaker disposed within an air inlet/outlet aperture for the ball. In another embodiment, the alarm includes an electrically actuated speaker connectable to a battery on depression of the upper rounded dome.
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19 Claims
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1. A drowsiness warning device, comprising:
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a band securable about a wearer'"'"'s neck; and alarm means positioned by the band below a wearer'"'"'s chin, for producing an aural warning as the chin contacts the alarm means, wherein the alarm means includes an upper rounded dome extending above an upper edge of the band and positioned immediately below the chin, and a lower elongated body secured within the band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A drowsiness warning device, comprising:
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a band including a central section, strap means at opposite ends of the band and connectable to one another for securing the band about a wearer'"'"'s neck, and intermediate sections between the strap means and the central section; and alarm means positioned by the central section of the band below a wearer'"'"'s chin, for producing an aural warning as the chin contacts the alarm means, the alarm means including an upper rounded dome extending above an upper edge of the central section of the band and positioned immediately below the chin, a lower elongated body secured within the central section of the band, and sound generation means actuated by depressing the upper rounded dome with the chin. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A drowsiness warning device, comprising:
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a band including a central section, strap means at opposite ends of the band and connectable to one another for securing the band about a wearer'"'"'s neck, and intermediate sections between the strap means and the central section; alarm means positioned by the central section of the band below a wearer'"'"'s chin, for producing an aural warning as the chin contacts the alarm means, the alarm means including an upper rounded dome extending above an upper edge of the central section of the band and positioned immediately below the chin, a lower elongated body secured within the central section of the band, and sound generation means actuated by depressing the upper rounded dome with the chin, wherein the sound generation means comprises a hollow elastomeric ball, a portion of which forms the upper rounded dome, and a mechanical noisemaker disposed at least in part in a lower end of the ball, the noisemaker comprising an air actuated flute means positioned adjacent to an air inlet/outlet aperture for the elastomeric ball; wherein the central section comprises a vertical wall having a pair of parallel, generally horizontally extending slots cut therein to define an upper front support segment, and intermediate rear support segment and a lower front support segment between which the lower elongated body of the alarm means is positioned, and a lower support tab which engages a bottom end of the lower portion of the alarm means to limit downward movement thereof relative to the vertical wall. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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