Dispensable alcohol breath analyzer system

• US 6,177,051 B1
• Filed: 07/23/1998
• Issued: 01/23/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rosemarie L. Kimelman
• Original Assignee: Rosemarie L. Kimelman
• Inventors: Kimelman, Rosemarie L.
• Primary Examiner(s): ALEXANDER, LYLE
• Application Number:
  US09/121,334
• Time in Patent Office: 915 Days
• Field of Search: 422/83-85, 422/58, 422/61, 436/132, 436/900, 73/233
• US Class Current: 422/85
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/4972 Determining alcohol content for vehicle safety devices B60K28/06
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 436/90 Breath testing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 436/204165 Ethanol

Abstract

A dispensable alcohol breath analyzer system including a rectilinear box with an analyzer on one face and an extendable tube on another face. The system also includes a plurality of units located within the box to be dispensed, each unit containing an analyzer and a sanitary wrapper therearound. The indicator includes a cylindrical alcohol indicator and an associated rotatable indicator arrow. A gauge is provided whereby the increased content of alcohol permeates through the indicator to rotate the arrow to an extent corresponding to the percent of alcohol within the breath detected. The second indicator includes a diaphragm through which the user'"'"'s breath may flow to exterior of the device and an associated color gauge thereadjacent whereby the diaphragm will change colors as a function of the percent of alcohol in the breath of the user for being compared with the color on the gauge.

Claims

1. A dispensable alcohol breath analyzer system for self-analyzing one'"'"'s breath for alcohol content comprising, in combination:

a dispenser machine having an interior chamber containing units to be dispensed and a front face, the front face having a panel of instructions, a slot for the receipt of money, three buttons adapted to be depressed by a user following the insertion of money into the slot to indicate whether one or two or three units are to be dispensed, and an opening in the lower extent of the machine through which a user may reach to withdraw units from the machine following the insertion of money and depression of a button;

a plurality of units located within the chamber to be dispensed, each unit containing an analyzer and a sanitary wrapper therearound;

each analyzer formed as a generally rectilinear box with a first indicator on one face, a second indicator on a second face and an extendable tube on a third face, the extendible tube being reconfigurable between a reduced orientation adjacent to the third face when wrapped within the wrapper and an extended orientation for being gripped by the mouth of the user during the analyzing of the user'"'"'s breath and with a slot in the third face adjacent to the tube;

the first indicator including an alcohol indicator comprising a rotatable indicator arrow and an indicating the percent of alcohol within the breath detected;

of the user and

the second indicator including a diaphragm through which the user'"'"'s breath may flow to exterior of the device and an associated color gauge thereadjacent whereby the diaphragm will change colors as a function of the percent of alcohol in the breath of the user for being compared with the color on the gauge.