Apparatus for locating a plurality of objects

Claim 1

A new and improved apparatus for locating a plurality of objects comprising, in combination: a plurality of receiver units each including: a disk-shaped receiver housing with a first pile fastener secured to a bottom surface thereof for allowing coupling with a second pile fastener situated on an entity, indicia indicative of the entity imprinted on a top surface of the receiver housing; a speaker situated on the top surface of the receiver housing for transmitting an audio signal, and a receiver means situated within the receiver housing and connected to the speaker, the receiver mechanism of each receiver unit adapted to transmit a unique audio signal via the speaker thereof upon the receipt of a unique activation signal; and a transmitter unit comprising: a transmitter housing with generally rectangular configuration having a front face, a rear face, and a periphery formed therebetween defining an interior space, a plurality of push button switches situated on the front face of the housing in a linearly aligned vertical configuration adjacent to the periphery thereof, each push button adapted to actuate upon the depression thereof, a single throw double pole selection switch situated on the front face of the housing, the selection switch having a first orientation and a second orientation, a plurality of transparent sleeves each positioned on the front face of the housing adjacent to a corresponding push button switch, a plurality of labels comprising a slip of paper with indicia indicative of one the entities, each label adapted to be slidably inserted within one of the transparent sleeves so as to effect identification of the corresponding push button switch, and a transmitter means situated within the transmitter housing and coupled to the push button switches and selection switch, the transmitter means adapted to transmit a unique activation signal corresponding to one of the receiver units upon the continuous depression of a corresponding push button switch with the selection switch in a first orientation whereby one of the receiver units transmits a unique audio signal solely while the push button switch is depressed, the transmitter means further adapted to transmit a sustained unique activation signal corresponding to one of the receiver units upon a first depression of a corresponding push button switch with the selection switch in a second orientation and further allow the cessation of the sustained activation signal upon the second depression thereof whereby a receiver unit transmits a continuous unique audio signal without the need for a user to continuously depress the corresponding push button switch.

Claim 3

An apparatus for locating a plurality of objects comprising: a plurality of receiver units each including: a receiver housing with a first pile fastener secured to a bottom surface thereof for allowing coupling with a second pile fastener situated on an entity, a speaker situated on the top surface of the receiver housing for transmitting an audio signal, and a receiver means situated within the receiver housing and connected to the speaker, the receiver of each receiver unit adapted to transmit a unique audio signal via the speaker thereof upon the receipt of a unique activation signal; a transmitter unit comprising: a transmitter housing having a front face, a rear face, and a periphery formed therebetween defining an interior space, a plurality of push button switches situated on the front face of the housing, each push button adapted to actuate upon the depression thereof, a transmitter means situated within the transmitter housing and coupled to the push button switches, the transmitter means adapted to transmit a unique activation signal corresponding to one of the receiver units upon the continuous depression of a corresponding push button switch whereby one of the receiver units transmits a unique audio signal solely while the push button switch is depressed; and a single throw double pole selection switch situated on the front face of the housing, the selection switch having a first orientation and a second orientation, wherein the transmitter means is adapted to transmit a unique activation signal corresponding to one of the receiver units upon the continuous depression of a corresponding push button switch with the selection switch in a first orientation whereby one of the receiver units transmits a unique audio signal solely while the push button switch is depressed and the transmitter means is further adapted to transmit a sustained unique activation signal corresponding to one of the receiver units upon a first depression of a corresponding push button switch with the selection switch in a second orientation and further allow the cessation of the sustained activation signal upon the second depression thereof whereby a receiver unit transmits a continuous unique audio signal without the need for a user to continuously depress the corresponding push button switch.

Claim 4

An apparatus for locating a plurality of objects comprising: a plurality of receiver units each including: a receiver housing with a first pile fastener secured to a bottom surface thereof for allowing coupling with a second pile fastener situated on an entity, a speaker situated on the top surface of the receiver housing for transmitting an audio signal, and a receiver means situated within the receiver housing and connected to the speaker, the receiver of each receiver unit adapted to transmit a unique audio signal via the speaker thereof upon the receipt of a unique activation signal; a transmitter unit comprising: a transmitter housing having a front face, a rear face, and a periphery formed therebetween defining an interior space, a plurality of push button switches situated on the front face of the housing, each push button adapted to actuate upon the depression thereof, a transmitter means situated within the transmitter housing and coupled to the push button switches, the transmitter means adapted to transmit a unique activation signal corresponding to one of the receiver units upon the continuous depression of a corresponding push button switch whereby one of the receiver units transmits a unique audio signal solely while the push button switch is depressed; and a single throw double pole selection switch situated on the front face of the housing, the selection switch having a first orientation and a second orientation, wherein the transmitter means is adapted to transmit a unique activation signal corresponding to one of the receiver units upon the continuous depression of a corresponding push button switch with the selection switch in a first orientation whereby one of the receiver units transmits a unique audio signal solely while the push button switch is depressed and the transmitter means is further adapted to transmit a sustained unique activation signal corresponding to one of the receiver units upon a first depression of a corresponding push button switch with the selection switch in a second orientation and further allow the cessation of the sustained activation signal upon the second depression thereof whereby a receiver unit transmits a continuous unique audio signal without the need for a user to continuously depress the corresponding push button switch.

Claim 5

An apparatus for locating a plurality of objects comprising: a plurality of receiver units each including: a receiver housing with a first pile fastener secured to a bottom surface thereof for allowing coupling with a second pile fastener situated on an entity, a speaker situated on the top surface of the receiver housing for transmitting an audio signal, and a receiver means situated within the receiver housing and connected to the speaker, the receiver of each receiver unit adapted to transmit a unique audio signal via the speaker thereof upon the receipt of a unique activation signal; a transmitter unit comprising: a transmitter housing having a front face, a rear face, and a periphery formed therebetween defining an interior space, a plurality of push button switches situated on the front face of the housing, each push button adapted to actuate upon the depression thereof, and a transmitter means situated within the transmitter housing and coupled to the push button switches, the transmitter means adapted to transmit a unique activation signal corresponding to one of the receiver units upon the continuous depression of a corresponding push button switch whereby one of the receiver units transmits a unique audio signal solely while the push button switch is depressed; wherein the transmitter unit is a portable unit which transmits the activation signal intermittently; a light emitting diode situated on the front face of the transmitter housing and adapted to light upon the activation thereof; a reciprocating transmitter means situated within the receiver housing and connected to the receiver means, the reciprocating transmitter adapted to immediately transmit a responding signal upon the receipt of the activation signal; a reciprocating receiver means situated within the transmitter housing and adapted to provide a calculation signal upon the receipt of the responding signal from the reciprocating transmitter means; and a comparator means situated within the transmitter housing and connected to the transmitter means, reciprocating receiver means, and light emitting diode, the comparator means adapted gauge the length of time between the transmission of the activation signal and the receipt of the calculation signal and further intermittently activate the light emitting diode at a rate dependent on the gauged length of time.

Claim 6

An apparatus for locating a plurality of objects comprising: a plurality of receiver units each including: a receiver housing with a first pile fastener secured to a bottom surface thereof for allowing coupling with a second pile fastener situated on an entity, a speaker situated on the top surface of the receiver housing for transmitting an audio signal, and a receiver means situated within the receiver housing and connected to the speaker, the receiver of each receiver unit adapted to transmit a unique audio signal via the speaker thereof upon the receipt of a unique activation signal; a transmitter unit comprising: a transmitter housing having a front face, a rear face, and a periphery formed therebetween defining an interior space, a plurality of push button switches situated on the front face of the housing, each push button adapted to actuate upon the depression thereof, and a transmitter means situated within the transmitter housing and coupled to the push button switches, the transmitter means adapted to transmit a unique activation signal corresponding to one of the receiver units upon the continuous depression of a corresponding push button switch whereby one of the receiver units transmits a unique audio signal solely while the push button switch is depressed; wherein the transmitter unit is a portable unit which transmits the activation signal intermittently; a light emitting diode situated on the front face of the transmitter housing and adapted to light upon the activation thereof; a reciprocating transmitter means situated within the receiver housing and connected to the receiver means, the reciprocating transmitter adapted to immediately transmit a responding signal upon the receipt of the activation signal; a reciprocating receiver means situated within the transmitter housing and adapted to provide a calculation signal upon the receipt of the responding signal from the reciprocating transmitter means; and a comparator means situated within the transmitter housing and connected to the transmitter means, reciprocating receiver means, and light emitting diode, the comparator means adapted gauge the length of time between the transmission of the activation signal and the receipt of the calculation signal and further intermittently activate the light emitting diode at a rate dependent on the gauged length of time.