Medical alert mat with remoter pager

• US 6,965,311 B1
• Filed: 11/19/2003
• Issued: 11/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Franklin Charles Karner
• Original Assignee: Franklin Charles Karner
• Inventors: Karner, Franklin Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland, Donnie L.
• Application Number:
  US10/716,733
• Time in Patent Office: 727 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.12, 340/539.1, 340/590, 340/665, 340/661, 340/667, 340/7.1, 340/7.2, 340/666, 200/85.A, 200/85.R
• US Class Current: 340/539.12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons

Abstract

The medical alert mat and the accompanying pager unit is a device utilized primarily for those providing primary care for patients or loved one requiring continual supervision and assistance who are bedridden or medicated to the point where the patient or loved one requires assistance to perform tasks outside of the bed confinement, including toilet access, walking to a chair or general movement, the device having a mat on the floor in a chosen location, the mat having contact plates activated by any pressure on the surface of the mat, sending a wireless signal to a base unit plugged into any 120 volt AC outlet, the base unit having a receiving source activating an audible alarm within a connected or disconnected paging unit sounding the audible alarm when pressure has been applied to the mat. This device may also be used in front of the door of a child'"'"'s room to indicate the child departure from their room and also serve as a portable security system to detect intruders either at home or during travel.

Claims

1. A remote pager unit and alert mat device placed on a floor of an area to monitor the presence of a person on the medical alert mat, the remote page unit and medical alert mat device comprising:

a low profile mate having a mat base and a mat upper surface;

a first plurality of metal contact plates in parallel alignment connected together by a first low voltage wiring to a positive terminal of a DC power supply between said mat base and said mat upper surface;

a second plurality of metal contact plates in parallel alignment connected together by a second low voltage wiring to a negative terminal of said DC power supply between said mat base and said mat upper surface, said first plurality of metal contact plates positioned above and perpendicular to said second plurality of metal contact plates with a non-conductive space between said first plurality of metal contact plates and said second plurality of metal contact plates which may come into contact when light pressure is applied to said first plurality of metal contact plates;

a cavity containing said DC power supply and a wireless remote signal sending means producing a wireless signal when any of said first plurality of metal contact plates making contact with any of said second plurality of metal contact plates, said cavity having an access panel;

a remote pager unit including a base unit having a 120 volt AC outlet plug located on a rear surface, an AC/DC converter connected to a DC charging recess having charging contacts, said charging recess having a removable retaining means; and

said remote pager unit further comprising a remote unit having a remote signal receiving means connected to a 12 volt rechargeable DC power supply, said remote signal receiving means receiving the wireless signal produced by the wireless remote signal sending means activating an audible alarm, said rechargeable DC power supply connected to charging terminals located on an exterior of said remote pager unit, said charging terminals making contact with said charging contacts in said DC charging recess when said remote pager unit is engaged within said charging recess, said remote paging unit also having a clip on said exterior allowing for said remote paging unit to attach to an article of clothing.

2. The remote pager and alert mat device as disclosed in claim 1, wherein said remote signal receiving means of said remote unit and said remote signal sending means of said mat provide an adjustable frequency of the wireless signal between said mat and said remote unit, allowing for use of multiple mats with a single remote unit in the event that a plurality of mats is used for a security purpose.

3. A remote pager unit and medical alert mat device placed on a floor of an area to monitor the presence of a person on the medical alert mat, the remote page unit and medical alert mat device comprising:

a low profile mate having a mat base and a mat upper surface;

first plurality of metal contact plates in parallel alignment connected together by a first low voltage wiring to a positive terminal of a DC power supply between said mat base and said mat upper surface;

a second plurality of metal contact plates in parallel alignment connected together by a second low voltage wiring to a negative terminal of said DC power supply between said mat base and said mat upper surface, said first plurality of metal contact plates positioned above and perpendicular to said second plurality of metal contact plates with a non-conductive space between said first plurality of metal contact plates and said second plurality of metal contact plates which may come into contact when light pressure is applied to said first plurality of metal contact plates;

a cavity containing said DC power supply and a wireless remote signal sending means producing a wireless signal when any of said first plurality of metal contact plates making contact with any of said second plurality of metal contact plates, said cavity having an access panel;

a singular receiving unit including a remote signal receiving means receiving the wireless signal produced by the wireless remote signal sending means activating an audible alarm, and an AC outlet plug adapted to be plugged into any AC outlet plug.

4. The remote pager and alert mat device as disclosed in claim 3, wherein said remote signal receiving means of said singular receiving unit and said remote signal sending means of said mat provide an adjustable frequency of the wireless signal between said mat and said singular receiving unit, allowing for use of multiple mats with said singular receiving unit in the event that a plurality of mats is used for a security purpose.