Sobriety check locking key case
OwnerKyle Heaser, Aspen Vetterinventors
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Abstract
A vehicle operation sobriety control unit functional for preventing operation of a vehicle by an intoxicated individual. The unit includes a module and a key case, whereby a vehicle start key retained within the key case is available to start a vehicle only when the module detects and measures a blood intoxicant concentration level below a predefined threshold blood intoxicant concentration level. The sobriety control unit has a shape that imitates a commonplace object so as to conceal the functionality of the sobriety control unit.
Claims9
A vehicle operation sobriety control unit functional for preventing operation of a vehicle by an intoxicated individual, comprising:
- (a) a module operable for detecting and measuring a blood intoxicant concentration level of an individual and comparing a measured blood intoxicant concentration level relative to a threshold blood intoxicant concentration level,
- (b) a housing enclosing the module,
- (c) a blow tube in fluid communication with the module for delivering breath sample from a user to the module,
- (d) a slide tab extending from the housing operable for thumb activated sliding of the blow tube as between an extended use position and a retracted storage position concealed within the housing, and
- (e) a key case (i) selectively openable and closeable to provide and prevent access to a chamber respectively, (ii) operable for confining a vehicle start key within the closed chamber such that the confined vehicle start key is unable to start a vehicle, and (iii) default locked when closed to prevent access to the chamber when the key case is closed,
- (f) the key case in communication with the module for opening the key case when a blood intoxicant concentration level below the threshold blood intoxicant concentration level is detected by the module,
- (g) wherein the sobriety control unit has a shape that imitates a commonplace object so as to conceal the functionality of the sobriety control unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.