Vibrational awakening apparatus

• US 8,144,001 B1
• Filed: 10/07/2008
• Issued: 03/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Adrian J D'Souza
• Original Assignee: Adrian J D'Souza
• Inventors: D'Souza, Adrian J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lu, Shirley
• Application Number:
  US12/247,167
• Time in Patent Office: 1,267 Days
• Field of Search: 340/435, 340/573.1, 340/539.12
• US Class Current: 340/435
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 19/22 Combinations of bedsteads with other furniture or with accessories, e.g. with bedside cabinets bed-tables A47B23/00 ; bedside cabinets A47B79/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/105 for mattresses
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2021/0022 by the tactile sense, e.g. vibrations
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2021/0083 especially for waking up
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 21/00 Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis

Abstract

The vibrational awakening apparatus provides a pad of resilient material for selective placement and securement atop an existing mattress. The pad contains a plurality of equidistantly spaced apart vibrators and sensors dispersed throughout the resilient material. The controller for the pad is in communication with the vibrators and the sensors. The components of controller in communication are the clock with clock controls, the vibrator control, the buzzer control, the off control, the combined vibrator/buzzer control, and the speaker in communication with the buzzer control. A user can choose vibration only or a combination of vibration and buzzer for awakening. The awakening functions do not turn off until the sensors sense an absence of the user atop the pad.

Claims

1. A vibrational awakening comprising:

a rectangular mattress pad selectively disposed atop an existing mattress, the pad having a quartet of spaced apart sides, the pad further comprising;

a removable cover disposed around the pad;

a resilient material within the cover;

a plurality of equidistantly spaced apart vibrating discs dispersed throughout the resilient material;

a plurality of equidistantly spaced apart pressure sensor discs dispersed throughout the resilient material, the sensors evenly dispersed among the vibrators, sensing a presence of a human upon the pad;

at least a pair of spaced apart straps with fasteners extended from two of the pad sides, each pair selectively fastened;

a controller for the pad, the controller in communication with the vibration means and the sensing means, the controller comprising;

a clock with clock controls;

a sequential vibration means control;

a buzzer control;

a speaker in communication with the buzzer control;

an off control;

a combined vibration means and buzzer control;

a power cord with retractor in communication with the controller;

wherein the pad cover is further removable;

wherein the vibration means further comprises a plurality of spaced apart vibrating discs within the pad.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the sensing means further comprises means for sensing a pressure upon the pad.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the sensing means further comprises means for sensing a pressure upon the pad.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the sensing means further comprises means for sensing a pressure upon the pad.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the sensing means further comprises means for sensing a pressure upon the pad.