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Reactive floor tiling system to protect against falls

  • US 6,233,761 B1
  • Filed: 07/29/1999
  • Issued: 05/22/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for use as a floor to automatically prevent an individual from falling against said floor, said apparatus comprising:

  • a detonator device having an inflatable means stored therein, said inflatable means having a top surface that forms a part of said floor when said inflatable means is in a stowed condition in said detonator device; and

    a detector device that is electrically coupled to said detonator device and that is immediately adjacent said detonator device, said detector device having a top surface that forms a part of said floor, said detector device comprising a detector for detecting an individual falling towards said detector and activating said inflatable means to drive said top surface of said inflatable means towards the falling individual, and wherein said detector comprises a passive infrared motion detector.

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