US2008042856A1PendingUtilityA1

Sleep Alert Device

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: May 6, 2005Filed: May 8, 2006Published: Feb 21, 2008
Est. expiryMay 6, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Jerome Arnold Power
B60K 28/06G08B 21/06
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a sleep alert device ( 11 ) that mounts on the steering wheel of a vehicle that acts by pressure by the ringers or hand of the driver. The invention includes a multiplicity of sensors ( 12 ) as well as an instant alarm system which prevents accidental problems with previous delay alarm systems and repositioning of the hands without pausing or turning the device off. Sensors ( 12 ) are mounted circumferentially around the steering wheel and trigger and alarm with no delay of any kind and are connected directly or wirelessly to a control panel for control of the pressure sensors ( 12 ).

Claims

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1 . A sleep alert device for use while driving a vehicle comprising: 
 a) a plurality of pressure sensors mounted on a tube adapted for mounting on a motor vehicle steering wheel, the pressure sensors mounted to give a multiplicity of positions where hand grip pressure on a steering wheel can be measured;    b) an alarm which is activated immediately when the grip pressure on all of the sensors are below a predetermined value;    c) a means for turning the sensors on or off; and    d) a pause means for temporarily deactivating the sensors while the device is in use.    
   
   
       2 . A sleep alert device according to  claim 1  wherein the means for controlling the device is not mounted on the steering wheel.  
   
   
       3 . A sleep alert device according to  claim 1  wherein the on off switch can be controlled by a timer.  
   
   
       4 . A sleep alert device according to  claim 1  wherein all the means for controlling the device are mounted on the steering wheel.  
   
   
       5 . A sleep alert device according to  claim 1  wherein the alarm is connected wirelessly to the pressure sensors.  
   
   
       6 . A sleep alert device according to  claim 1  which further comprises an automated means for turning the device on at a pre-selected interval of time.  
   
   
       7 . A sleep alert device according to  claim 1  which further comprises a means for adjusting the pressure at which the alarm is activated.  
   
   
       8 . A sleep alert device according to  claim 1  wherein the tube is further covered by a fabric covering.  
   
   
       9 . A sleep alert device according to  claim 1  wherein the number of sensors is chosen such that a person using the device can reposition their hand any place on the tube and be assured of gripping a sensor.  
   
   
       10 . A sleep alert device according to  claim 1  wherein the pause means and the on off means are the same means.

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