Fashion covers for medical/emergency alert devices

Abstract

Many people with disabilities—especially, but not limited to, the elderly—wear battery operated emergency/medical alert devices on their persons. This invention envisions Interchangeable covers, or “shells,” designed to attach to, fit over, or fit around, such medical/emergency alert devices. In addition to providing additional protection against damage, these shells will also disguise said devices, giving them a more fashionable appearance. Thus, the wearer of said device with a fashion cover shell may feel less stigmatized about needing to wear said device and be more apt to keep it on.

1 . (See drawing  7  for example.) A protective mask adopted to be coupled with a medical alert device, the protective mask comprising: a shell formed to slide like a sheath over said medical alert device; said protective mask can have holes in it as needed to allow the wearer access to any buttons on said medical alert device; said shell could be all one material, or half of it could be made of a hard material and the sides or back made of nylon or other flexible material said flexible material would allow the shell to slide over the device and then hold it in place. 
   
   
       2 . (See drawing  1  for example.) The protective mask of  claim 1 , except instead of the protective mask being one solid piece, it is split into a front and back faceplate; both faceplates are shaped to fit over the shape of said medical alert device so that in the closed position the two faceplates form a shell hugging the device securely inside of the faceplates; said two faceplates are joined by a hinge thus forming a clamshell; 
   
   
       3 . Same as  claim 2 , additionally, said hinge incorporates tension into the hinge to keep said clamshell in the closed position. 
   
   
       4 . Same as  claim 2 , except the clamshell is held closed with some form of male peg into female opening, or tongue and groove. 
   
   
       5 . Same as  claim 2 , except the clamshell is held closed by Magnets. 
   
   
       6 . Same as  claim 2 , except the shell is held closed with Velcro. 
   
   
       7 . Same as  claim 2 , except the shell is held shut with any means of hooks, snaps, clamps, or the equivalent. 
   
   
       8 . Same as any of the claims listed in  1 - 7 , additionally, any holes in said protective mask have been covered with some form of plastic membrane to prevent moisture from getting to said medical alert device. 
   
   
       9 . Same as any of  claims 1 - 7 , except any holes in the protective mask has plunger buttons; Said plunger buttons correspond to any buttons on said medical alert device so that pressing a plunger button will press a button on said medical alert device. 
   
   
       10 . (See drawings  3  and  4 ). Two faceplates are used to create a shell as described in  claim 2 , except no hinge is used, instead the two faceplates interlock with any means of clasps, or some form of male pegs into female openings, or tongue and groove, or Magnets, or Velcro, or any form of hooks, snaps, clamps, or the equivalent. 
   
   
       11 . (See drawing  5  and drawing  6  for examples of single face plates.) The same as  claim 10  except only one faceplate is used, and said Faceplate has one or more clips that grasp said medical alert device thus securing said faceplate to said medical alert device. 
   
   
       12 . Same as  claim 11 , except the medical alert device has been designed with said clips part of said medical alert device, said clips grasp said face plate and hold said face plate securely. 
   
   
       13 . Same as  claim 11 , except the method for attaching said face plate is by using a male peg to female opening, the face plate has one or more male pegs, and the medical alert device has been reshaped with female one or more female openings to accommodate the male pegs. 
   
   
       14 . Same as  claim 11 , except the method for attaching said face plate is by using a male to peg to female opening, the face plate has one or more female openings and the medical alert device has been reshaped with one or more male pegs that insert into said female openings. 
   
   
       15 . (See drawing  5  for example). The same as  claim 11 , except the method for attaching said faceplate to said medical alert device is tongue and groove. That would allow for the faceplate to hold on to the device by means of tongue and groove. 
   
   
       16 . Same as  claim 11 , except the faceplate is held to the device with Velcro, magnets, tape, or other equivalent adhesive means.