Portable human height measuring device

• US 6,847,586 B1
• Filed: 07/11/2003
• Issued: 01/25/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Paul Ping Zhi Chen
• Original Assignee: Paul Ping Zhi Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Paul Ping Zhi
• Primary Examiner(s): PIHULIC, DANIEL T
• Application Number:
  US10/617,581
• Publication Number:
  US 20050007878A1
• Time in Patent Office: 564 Days
• Field of Search: 367/99, 367/108, 367/115, 367/116
• US Class Current: 367/99
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/24 with means for attaching articles thereto, e.g. memorandum tablets or mirrors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1072 measuring distances on the body, e.g. measuring length, height or thickness A61B5/1076 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 15/88 Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting G01V1/00

Abstract

The invention is a portable human height measuring device. The device consists of an ultrasonic distance sensor, a controller and several output units. The ultrasonic distance sensor measures a person'"'"'s height. The control unit converts the electronic signals from the ultrasonic sensor to proper measuring standards. The measurement output units displays, announces, or/and prints the measurement. The device is integrated onto a baseball like cap. The ultrasonic sensor is mounted on the sun visor of the cap. The control and output units are mounted on the crown of the cap. A switch is mounted on the top of the inner cap. When the head of the person wearing the cap touches the switch, it triggers the ultrasonic sensor to start measuring. The person'"'"'s height is then converted to the proper measuring unit, and communicated to the person via output units.

Claims

1. A portable human height measuring device, that comprising an ultrasonic distance sensor and a control unit integrated onto a cap, with means to measure human height either in metric or English system.

2. The portable human height measuring device according to claim 1 wherein said the height measurement can be shown on a LCD mounted on the sun visor of the cap.

3. The portable human height measuring device according to claim 1 wherein said the height measurement can be announced via a voice synthesizer mounted on the crown of the cap based on a selected language, this capability enables a visually impaired person to measure his or her own height.

4. The portable human height measuring device according to claim 1 wherein said the height measurement and the date of the measurement can be printed out via a mini printer mounted on the crown of the cap, this data could be collected over time to calculate a person'"'"'s growth rate.