Portable proximity-sensing safety device
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1. A personnel safety system, comprising:
- a portable proximity sensor, wherein said proximity sensor is a microwave impulse (MIR) sensor;
said proximity sensor being self-contained within a portable housing unit and comprising an electrical power source, a signaling device and means for operatively coupling electrical power from the power source to the proximity sensor and to the signaling device;
said proximity sensor being portably placed near or within a personnel safety zone, said proximity sensor not being mounted to a mobile working machine nor fitted to a person; and
said proximity sensor being adapted to alert a person within said safety zone, via said signaling device, of an intrusion into the safety zone.
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Abstract
A warning device in one embodiment includes a housing which is portable, the housing containing preferably a microwave transceiver operating as a proximity-sensing device, a stroboscopic lamp and/or a horn disposed in the housing in electrical connection with the sensing device for emitting a series of flashes and/or honks in response to the sensing of an object within predetermined range of the sensing device, a battery in the housing for powering the sensing device and the lamp and/or horn, and a system for mounting the housing to a variety of supporting objects.
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1. A personnel safety system, comprising:
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a portable proximity sensor, wherein said proximity sensor is a microwave impulse (MIR) sensor; said proximity sensor being self-contained within a portable housing unit and comprising an electrical power source, a signaling device and means for operatively coupling electrical power from the power source to the proximity sensor and to the signaling device; said proximity sensor being portably placed near or within a personnel safety zone, said proximity sensor not being mounted to a mobile working machine nor fitted to a person; and
said proximity sensor being adapted to alert a person within said safety zone, via said signaling device, of an intrusion into the safety zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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Current AssigneePreco Electronics Incorporated (Sensata Technologies Holding Plc)
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Original AssigneePreco Electronics Incorporated (Sensata Technologies Holding Plc)
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InventorsYoung, Jerry
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Primary Examiner(s)PIHULIC, DANIEL T
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Application NumberUS10/715,341Publication NumberTime in Patent Office996 DaysField of Search367/87, 367/93, 367/112, 367/116, 367/910, 342/27, 342/28, 342/53US Class Current342/27CPC Class CodesG01S 13/04 Systems determining presenc...
