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US 12,501,949 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for protection of body areas upon impact
AssigneeOrthoProtect Technologies LLC
InventorsShailen Pathy, Gennady Kleyman
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Abstract
The subject disclosure is directed to a new and useful apparatus for protecting a user. The apparatus has an elongated belt dimensioned and configured to be worn about the waist of a user. The apparatus has at least one inflatable/deflatable airbag supported on the belt. The apparatus has an inflate/deflate pump supported on the belt which communicates with the at least one inflatable/deflatable airbag for inflating the at least one inflatable/deflatable airbag upon receiving an activation signal.
Claims20
An apparatus for protecting a user, comprising:
- a) an elongated belt dimensioned and configured to be worn about a waist of a user;
- b) at least one inflatable/deflatable airbag supported on the belt including a first inflatable/deflatable airbag and a second inflatable/deflatable airbag;
- c) an inflate/deflate pump supported on the belt and communicating with the at least one inflatable/deflatable airbag for inflating and/or deflating the at least one inflatable/deflatable airbag upon receiving an activation signal;
- d) at least one pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure within the at least one inflatable/deflatable airbag, wherein the at least one pressure sensor includes:
- a first pressure sensor operatively associated with the first inflatable/deflatable airbag for sensing pressure therein, so as to detect a first target pressure inside the first inflatable/deflatable airbag, wherein upon detecting the first target pressure, the first pressure sensor sends a signal to the inflate/deflate pump to stop inflating the first inflatable/deflatable airbag, and wherein the first pressure sensor is operatively connected to an electronic controller by way of a first communication line;
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- a second pressure sensor operatively associated with the second inflatable/deflatable airbag for sensing pressure therein, so as to detect a second target pressure inside the second inflatable/deflatable airbag, wherein upon detecting the second target pressure, the second pressure sensor a sends signal to the inflate/deflate pump to stop inflating the second inflatable/deflatable airbag, and wherein the second pressure sensor is operatively connected to the electronic controller by way of a second communication line;
- e) a position sensor operatively associated with the electronic controller for sensing a change in a user's position, wherein the activation signal is initiated by detection of a change in the user's position;
- f) a means for activating and/or deactivating the position sensor operatively associated with the electronic controller,
- wherein upon sensing a change in the user's position from a first position to a second position, the electronic controller commands the inflate/deflate pump to inflate the first inflatable/deflatable airbag and the second inflatable/deflatable airbag,
- wherein upon sensing a change in the user's position from the second position to a third position, the electronic controller commands the inflate/deflate pump to deflate the first inflatable/deflatable airbag and the second inflatable/deflatable airbag.
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An apparatus for protecting a user, comprising:
- a) an elongated belt dimensioned and configured to be worn about a waist of a user;
- b) at least one inflatable/deflatable airbag supported on the belt, wherein the at least one inflatable/deflatable airbag includes a first inflatable/deflatable airbag and a second inflatable/deflatable airbag;
- c) an inflate/deflate pump supported on the belt and communicating with the at least one inflatable/deflatable airbag for inflating the at least one inflatable/deflatable airbag upon receiving an activation signal indicative of a change in the user's position,
- d) a first pressure sensor operatively associated with the first inflatable/deflatable airbag for sensing pressure therein, and wherein the first pressure sensor is operatively connected to an electronic controller by way of a first communication line;
- e) a second pressure sensor is operatively associated with the second inflatable/deflatable airbag for sensing pressure therein, and wherein the second pressure sensor is operatively connected to the electronic controller by way of a second communication line;
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- f) a position sensor is operatively associated with the electronic controller for sensing a change in a user's position,
- wherein upon sensing a change in the user's position from a first position to a second position, the electronic controller commands the inflate/deflate pump to inflate the first inflatable/deflatable airbag and the second inflatable/deflatable airbag,
- wherein upon sensing a change in the user's position from the second position to a third position, the electronic controller commands the inflate/deflate pump to deflate the first inflatable/deflatable airbag and the second inflatable/deflatable airbag.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.