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US5486814A
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Baby pool guard alarm
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-10-11
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Granted: 1996-01-23
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Expires: 2014-10-11
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a swimming pool monitoring device which can be attached to the wrist or other place on a child to constantly transmit an electromagnetic radio wave of a desired frequency. The monitoring device contains a water submersion sensor, which will deactivate the transmitter upon submersion. Whenever transmissions from the monitoring device are interrupted, due to immersion or battery failure, a receiver will sense this condition and activate an alarm, which may be visual, audible, or a signal that is relayed to further remote wireless equipment such as a pager or telephone dialing equipment that is used to dial an emergency telephone number.
Inventors
- 👤 Sandra L. Quinones
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 04:19
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B21/00; G08B21/02; G08B21/08; G08B21/088; G08B21/0202; G08B21/0241; G08B21/0252
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A fail safe alarm control device for detecting entry into body of water, including a swimming pool, the alarm control device being powered by a power source and the alarm control device comprising: a device body; means for attaching said device body to a portion of a human body; an underwater sensor disposed in said device body for sensing a water condition when said device body is submerged in water; a radio transmitter disposed within said device body, said radio transmitter receiving power from the power source to maintain a condition wherein said radio transmitter is normally transmitting a coded signal, unless said radio transmitter is deactivated in response to detection of a water condition by said underwater sensor, or unless said radio transmitter is deactivated in response to failure of the power source; a receiver for receiving said coded signal from said radio transmitter; and an alarm means that is activated in response to interruption in reception of said coded transmission from said radio transmitter to said receiver, whereby a failure in reception of said coded transmission is automatically detected.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A fail safe alarm control device for detecting entry into body of water, including a swimming pool, the alarm control device being powered by a power source and the alarm control device comprising: a device body; means for attaching said device body to a portion of a human body; an underwater sensor disposed in said device body for sensing a water condition when said device body is submerged in water; a radio transmitter disposed within said device body, said radio transmitter receiving power from the power source to maintain a condition wherein said radio transmitter is normally transmitting a coded signal, unless said radio transmitter is deactivated in response to detection of a water condition by said underwater sensor, or unless said radio transmitter is deactivated in response to failure of the power source; a receiver for receiving said coded signal from said radio transmitter; and an alarm means that is activated in response to interruption in reception of said coded transmission from said radio transmitter to said receiver, whereby a failure in reception of said coded transmission is automatically detected.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The alarm control device of claim 1, wherein said alarm means includes an alarm indicator which is visually perceptible by a human when said alarm means is activated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The alarm control device of claim 1, wherein said alarm means includes an alarm indicator which is audibly perceptible by a human when said alarm means is activated.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The alarm control device of claim 1, wherein said alarm means telephonically communicates with a central paging station for generating a paging signal to be received by a pages, in response to interruption of said coded transmission from said radio transmitter to said receiver.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The alarm control device of claim 1, wherein said alarm means includes means for dialing an emergency telephone number.
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