Human appendage mounted metal detector

• US 6,211,672 B1
• Filed: 12/21/1998
• Issued: 04/03/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: JIM R. HEATH AND JOHN S. RALPH, III DBA FRISKER PRO, Joint Planning Solutions, LLC, Triple Tech, LLC
• Original Assignee: Triple Tech, LLC
• Inventors: Bernstein, Samuel R., Dovidio, Robert A., Bauman, Verne W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Snow, Walter E.
• Application Number:
  US09/217,303
• Time in Patent Office: 834 Days
• Field of Search: 324/326, 324/327, 324/328, 324/329, 324/226, 324/228, 324/234, 324/236, 324/239, 307/116, 307/125, 361/179, 361/180, 2/159, 2/160, 340/551, D10/46, D10/47, D10/75, D10/78
• US Class Current: 324/226
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 3/15 specially adapted for use during transport, e.g. by a person, vehicle or boat

Abstract

A metal detector that is to be attached to a human appendage and preferably the wrist and hand of a human. A metal detector includes a housing which is to be worn strictly by the human hand or the hand and the wrist. One version of the metal detector would be in the form of a glove. The second version would be in the form of a flexible base which is mounted between the hand and the wrist by a strap arrangement. Within both versions, there is a search coil located in the palm area of the hand. A metal detection circuit battery source is mounted on the portion of the housing that is located directly against the backside of the hand.

Claims

1. A metal detector adapted to be mounted on a human appendage comprising:

a base which includes strap means, said strap means to be used for securement by being tied around an appendage;

a metal detection circuit mounted on said base, said metal detection circuit including a search coil, said metal detection including an annunciator, whereby upon said search coil being located in close proximity to a piece of metal said annunciator is activated becoming known to a human user;

said strap means including an elastic strap which is to automatically adjust to different sizes of appendages; and

said search coil being mounted on said elastic strap.

2. The metal detector as defined in claim 1 wherein:

said strap means includes another strap spaced from said elastic strap.

3. A metal detector for mounting on a human hand and wrist comprising:

a solid sheet material base, said base being flexible;

a first strap for securing said base onto the hand;

a second strap securing said base onto the wrist, said second strap being spaced from said first strap; and

a metal detection circuit mounted on said base, said metal detection circuit including a search coil, said metal detection circuit including an annunciator, whereby upon said search coil being located in close proximity to a piece of metal said annunciator is activated becoming known to a human user; and

by said base being flexible limited normal movement between the hand and the wrist is permitted.

4. The metal detector has defined in claim 3 wherein:

said first strap comprising an elastic band thereby permitting adjustment of said first strap to different sizes of hands.

5. The metal detector as defined in claim 3 wherein:

said search coil being mounted on said first strap.

6. A metal detector mountable on a human hand comprising:

a glove mountable on the hand and supported by the hand; and

a metal detection circuit mounted on said glove, said metal detection circuit including a search coil, said metal detection circuit including an annunciator, whereby upon said search coil being located in close proximity to a piece of metal said annunciator is activated becoming known to the human user.

7. The metal detector as defined in claim 6 wherein:

said glove having a palm section adapted to be located directly against the palm of the hand, said search coil being mounted within said palm section.

8. A metal detector for mounting solely on a human hand comprising:

a sheet material housing mountable on the hand and supported by the hand and leaving the hand free to perform other tasks such as grasping of a discovered metallic object; and

a metal detection circuit mounted on said housing, said metal detection circuit including a search coil, said metal detection circuit including an annunciator, whereby upon said search coil being located in close proximity to a piece of metal said annunciator is activated becoming known to the human user.