First aid kit with speech, music, or instructional sound emission

• US 9,339,427 B2
• Filed: 07/29/2014
• Issued: 05/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medline Industries Incorporated (Medline Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Medline Industries Incorporated (Medline Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Martin, Tambra, Johnson, Brittany
• Primary Examiner(s): HOFSASS, JEFFERY A
• Application Number:
  US14/445,768
• Publication Number:
  US 20160030261A1
• Time in Patent Office: 658 Days
• Field of Search: 3406911-692, 340/384.1, 340/384.6, 340/384.7
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 17/00 First-aid kits
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/04 Partitions
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2555/00 Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 43/14 Non-removable lids or covers
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/3813 rigid container being in the form of a box, tray or like container

Abstract

A container (100) is provided with a container body (101) having a base (103) and a plurality of sidewalls (104,105) extending from the base to define a receiving cavity (200). A first container body part (201) is coupled to the container body to pivot between a closed position and an open position. One or more first aid items (203) are disposed within the receiving cavity. A sensor (207) detects the first container body part in or transitioning to open position. A sounder (208), operable with the sensor, emits one or more audible sounds (209) when the sensor detects the first container body part in or transitioning to the radially displaced open position.

Claims

1. A container, comprising:

a container body defining a receiving cavity to receive one or more first aid items, the container body comprising a first container body part pivotally coupled to a second container body part, the first container body part to pivot between a closed position enclosing the one or more first aid items and a radially displaced open position revealing the one or first aid items;

a sensor to detect the first container body part in or transitioning to the radially displaced open position, the sensor comprising;

a spring contact switch; and

an insulating first container body part;

the insulating first container body part coupled to the first container body part;

the insulating first container body part to translate when the first container body part pivots to the radially displaced open position;

the spring contact switch to close when the insulating first container body part translates to actuate the sensor; and

a sounder, operable with the sensor, the sounder to emit one or more pre-recorded sounds when the sensor detects the first container body part in or transitioning to the radially displaced open position.

2. The container of claim 1, the sensor comprising a light detector, the first container body part to pivot from the closed position to the radially displaced open position to expose the light detector to light to actuate the light detector.

3. The container of claim 1, further comprising a partition dividing the receiving cavity into a first portion and a second portion, the one or more first aid items disposed within the first portion, the sounder disposed within the second portion.

4. The container of claim 1, further comprising a seal to retain the first container body part in the closed position until the seal is broken.

5. The container of claim 1, the one or more pre-recorded sounds one or more of music or speech.

6. The container of claim 1, the container comprising a first aid kit.

7. The container of claim 6, the one or more pre-recorded sounds comprising instructions for using one or more of the first aid kit or the one or more first aid items.

8. The container of claim 6, the sensor further to detect removal of at least one first aid item from the first aid kit, the one or more pre-recorded sounds comprising an aural identification of the at least one first aid item.

9. The container of claim 6, further comprising one or more lights, operable with the sensor, to illuminate when the sensor detects the first container body part in or transitioning to the radially displaced open position.

10. The container of claim 9, the one or more lights to flash when the sensor detects the first container body part in or transitioning to the radially displaced open position.

11. The container of claim 1, the sounder comprising:

a memory device to store data corresponding to recorded sound expressions;

a loudspeaker;

one or more drivers, operable with the loudspeaker and the memory device, to deliver one or more of the recorded sound expressions to the loudspeaker; and

an energy storage device.

12. A container, comprising:

a container body defining a receiving cavity to receive one or more first aid items, the container body comprising a first container body part and a second container body part, the first container body part to transition between a closed position enclosing the one or more first aid items and an open position revealing the one or first aid items;

a sensor to detect the container disposed along a surface, the sensor further to detect removal of at least one first aid item from the first aid kit; and

a sounder, operable with the sensor, the sounder to emit one or more pre-recorded sounds when the sensor detects the container is removed from the surface, the one or more pre-recorded sounds comprising an aural identification of the at least one first aid item.

13. The container of claim 12, the one or more pre-recorded sounds one or more of music or speech.

14. The container of claim 12, the container comprising a first aid kit.

15. The container of claim 14, the one or more pre-recorded sounds comprising instructions for using one or more of the first aid kit or the one or more first aid items.

16. The container of claim 14, wherein when removal of the at least one first aid item from the first aid kit occurs, the one or more pre-recorded sounds further comprising an instruction for using the at least one first aid item.

17. The container of claim 14, further comprising one or more lights, operable with the sensor, to illuminate when the sensor detects the first container body part in or transitioning to the open position.

18. The container of claim 17, the one or more lights to flash when the sensor detects the first container body part in or transitioning to the open position.

19. The container of claim 12, the sounder comprising:

a memory device to store data corresponding to recorded sound expressions;

a loudspeaker;

one or more drivers, operable with the loudspeaker and the memory device, to deliver one or more of the recorded sound expressions to the loudspeaker; and

an energy storage device.