Snoring prevention and sleep posture alert apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for preventing snoring, when the apparatus is attached to a user, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
a gravity actuated sensor, placed within the housing, for sensing when the user sleeps on his back, and sending a detect signal;
a time delay circuit, placed within the housing and coupled to the gravity actuated sensor, for rejecting short detect signals;
a vibrator, for producing high frequency vibrations which irritate the user of the apparatus and cause him to change his sleep posture without awakening him;
a vibrator driver, placed within the housing and coupled to the time delay circuit and to the vibrator, for activating the vibrator as a result of long detect signals; and
a power supply means, placed within the housing, and coupled to the gravity actuated sensor, to the time delay circuit and to the vibrator driver.
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Abstract
This invention relates to an apparatus for preventing snoring and for alerting when an infant sleeps on his back. The apparatus for preventing snoring is comprised of a gravity actuated sensor, a delay time circuit and a vibrator, which are placed within a housing. The apparatus is worn by its user, and the gravity activated sensor senses when it is in a predetermined range of deviation from the horizontal, and sends a detect signal to the time delay circuit. If the detect circuit lasts for a longer period than a predetermined interval, the delay time circuit activates a vibrator which irritates the apparatus user, causes him to change his sleep posture, without waking him. The apparatus for alerting when an infant sleeps on his back is comprised of two parts. The first part is comprised of a gravity actuated sensor, a delay time circuit and a transmitter, which are placed within a housing. The first part is analogous to apparatus for preventing snoring but has a transmitter instead of vibrator. The transmitter sends a signal to the second part of the apparatus, which is worn by another person. The receiver activates a vibrator which awakens the other person.
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10 Claims
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1. An apparatus for preventing snoring, when the apparatus is attached to a user, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing; a gravity actuated sensor, placed within the housing, for sensing when the user sleeps on his back, and sending a detect signal; a time delay circuit, placed within the housing and coupled to the gravity actuated sensor, for rejecting short detect signals; a vibrator, for producing high frequency vibrations which irritate the user of the apparatus and cause him to change his sleep posture without awakening him; a vibrator driver, placed within the housing and coupled to the time delay circuit and to the vibrator, for activating the vibrator as a result of long detect signals; and a power supply means, placed within the housing, and coupled to the gravity actuated sensor, to the time delay circuit and to the vibrator driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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