# US 12,008,876 B2 · Systems and methods to provide a portable alarm

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- Number: US 12,008,876 B2
- Document ID: US12008876B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/186,055
- Filed: 2023-03-17
- Published: 2023-07-27
- Granted: 2024-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2020-11-04
- Assignees: Birdie Love LLC
- Applicants: Birdie Love LLC
- Inventors: Alison Peters; Amy Ferber
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12008876B2

## CPC

- G08B 15/004: {using portable personal devices (hand-held or body-worn self-defence devices using repellent gases or chemicals F41H9/10)}
- G08B 7/06: using electric transmission {, e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources}
- G08B 3/1008: {Personal calling arrangements or devices, i.e. paging systems (selective calling systems and call receivers H04W84/00, H04W68/00)}
- G08B 5/22: using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS

## Abstract

Systems and methods to provide a portable alarm, are disclosed herein. The system may include a top component that includes a connector, a first securing protrusion, and a second securing protrusion that extend out a bottom side of the top component; and a base component that includes a narrow cavity, a first notch, a second notch, and a battery-powered circuit board, the first securing protrusion, the second securing protrusion, and the connector engaging with or otherwise connecting with the first notch, the second notch, and the narrow cavity, respectively, to provide secure contact between the top component and the base component, the narrow cavity is linked to the battery-powered circuit board so that responsive to the connector being disengaged from the narrow cavity, an alarm is activated and responsive to the connector being engaged with the narrow cavity, the alarm is deactivated.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system configured to provide a portable alarm, the system comprising:
an annular top component including one or more sub-components that span a cross section of the annular top component and out a bottom side of the annular top component, wherein the cross section is perpendicular to the bottom side; and
a base component with a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the base component is separate and detachable from the annular top component, wherein the first end is formed with:
a cavity opening into a cavity of the base component to secure the annular top component and the base component, and
a lip that projects from the first end and encases the one or more sub-components of the annular top component to further prevent rotational movement of the annular top component while engaged with the base component,
wherein the cavity is linked to a battery-powered circuit board so that:
responsive to the one or more sub-components being disengaged from the cavity, an alarm is activated and
responsive to the one or more sub-components being engaged with the cavity, the alarm is deactivated.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sub-components are 11 millimeters in length.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sub-components include rounded edges.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the alarm includes a sound and/or a light.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The system of claim 4, wherein the sound is 130 decibels.

### Claim 6

A method to provide a portable alarm, the method comprising:
providing an annular top component engaged with a base component,
wherein the annular top component includes one or more sub-components that span a cross section of the annular top component and out a bottom side of the annular top component, wherein the cross section is perpendicular to the bottom side, and
wherein the base component is separate and detachable from the annular top component, wherein a first end that is opposite a second end of the base component is formed with:
a cavity opening into a cavity of the base component to secure the annular top component and the base component, and
a lip that projects from the first end and encases the one or more sub-components of the annular top component to further prevent rotational movement of the annular top component while engaged with the base component,
wherein the cavity is linked to a battery-powered circuit board that activates or deactivates an alarm;
responsive to the one or more sub-components being engaged with the cavity, deactivating the alarm; and
responsive to the one or more sub-components being disengaged from the cavity, activating the alarm.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein one or more sub-components are 11 millimeters in length.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the one or more sub-components include rounded edges.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the alarm includes a sound and/or a light.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the sound is 130 decibels.