Hygiene alert system

• US 9,652,970 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2015
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toafiq Raymond Sr, Yassah Kargbo
• Original Assignee: Toafiq Raymond Sr
• Inventors: Kargbo, Yassah, Raymond, Sr., Toafiq
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phung
• Application Number:
  US14/840,218
• Publication Number:
  US 20170061775A1
• Time in Patent Office: 624 Days
• Field of Search: 340618, 3405731, 3406911, 34030916, 4300, 4449
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/245 Reminder of hygiene compliance policies, e.g. of washing hands

Abstract

A hygiene alert system includes a toilet that has a tank and the tank may contain a fluid. The tank has a lid and the lid has a top surface and a bottom surface. An alert is coupled to the tank such that the alert may detect the fluid in the tank. The alert issues a verbal reminder and a visual reminder when the alert detects the fluid has drained from the tank. Thus, the alert communicates a reminder for personal hygiene.

Claims

1. A hygiene alert system comprising:

a toilet having a tank, said tank being configured to contain a fluid, said tank having a lid, said lid having a top surface and a bottom surface;

an alert being coupled to said tank wherein said alert is configured to detect the fluid in said tank, said alert being configured to issue a verbal reminder and a visual reminder when said alert detects the fluid has drained from said tank thereby facilitating said alert to communicate a reminder for personal hygiene, said alert comprising a processor being coupled to said lid, said processor including an electronic memory, said electronic memory storing an audio file, said audio file comprising the verbal reminder for personal hygiene; and

a display being coupled to and flush with said top surface of said lid wherein said display is configured to be observed, said display being electrically coupled to said processor, said display displaying indicia when said processor generates an alarm sequence wherein said display is configured to issue the visual reminder for personal hygiene.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a fluid sensor being coupled to said bottom surface of said lid, said fluid sensor being electrically coupled to said processor, said fluid sensor extending downwardly into said tank wherein said fluid sensor is configured to detect the fluid in said tank, said processor generating the alarm sequence when said fluid sensor no longer detects the fluid in said tank corresponding to said toilet being flushed.

3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a speaker being coupled to said top surface of said lid, said speaker being electrically coupled to said processor, said speaker emitting said verbal reminder for personal hygiene when said processor generates said alarm sequence.

4. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a power supply being coupled to said lid, said power supply being electrically coupled to said processor, said power supply comprising at least one battery.

5. A hygiene alert system comprising:

a toilet having a tank, said tank being configured to contain a fluid, said tank having a lid, said lid having a top surface and a bottom surface; and

an alert being coupled to said tank wherein said alert is configured to detect the fluid in said tank, said alert being configured to issue a verbal reminder and a visual reminder when said alert detects the fluid has drained from said tank thereby facilitating said alert to communicate a reminder for personal hygiene, said alert comprising;

a processor being coupled to said lid, said processor including an electronic memory, said electronic memory storing an audio file, said audio file comprising the verbal reminder for personal hygiene,

a fluid sensor being coupled to said bottom surface of said lid, said fluid sensor being electrically coupled to said processor, said fluid sensor extending downwarldy into said tank wherein said sensor is configured to detect the fluid in said tank, said processor generating an alarm sequence when said fluid sensor no longer detects the fluid in said tank corresponding to said toilet being flushed,

a speaker being coupled to said top surface of said lid, said speaker being electrically coupled to said processor, said speaker emitting said verbal alert for personal hygiene when said processor generates said alarm sequence wherein said speaker is configured to issue the verbal reminder for personal hygiene,

a display being coupled to and flush with said top surface of said lid wherein said display is configured to be observed, said display being electrically coupled to said processor, said display displaying indicia when said processor generates said alarm sequence wherein said display is configured to issue the visual reminder for personal hygiene, and

a power supply being coupled to said lid, said power supply being electrically coupled to said processor, said power supply comprising at least one battery.