Hard hat communication system
AssigneeEvitavonni Construction Group Inc.
InventorsPhillip Medeiros, Jamaal Bond
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Abstract
A hard hat, comprising: a rigid outer shell, a vibration transducer secured to the exterior of the rigid outer shell, the vibration transducer operative to vibrate the rigid outer shell; and a control system coupled to the hard hat, the control system further operably coupled to the vibration transducer such that the control system controls vibration of the vibration transducer. The control system converts received audio communication into a signal sent to the vibration transducer such that activation of the vibration transducer results in vibration of the rigid outer shell, with the rigid outer shell thereby acting as a harmonic resonance acoustic chamber replicating the received audio communication.
Claims18
A hard hat, comprising:
- a rigid outer shell without a lining, the rigid outer shell dimensioned to cover a human head and supported away from the head by one or more suspension bands;
- a vibration transducer secured to the exterior of the rigid outer shell, the vibration transducer operative to vibrate the rigid outer shell without contacting the head;
- a control system removably coupled to the hard hat along the perimeter of the outer shell, the control system further operably coupled to the vibration transducer such that the control system controls vibration of the vibration transducer, the control system comprising at least a power supply for the transducer and a signal receiver,
- wherein the control system converts received audio communication at the signal receiver into a signal sent to the vibration transducer such that operation of the vibration transducer results in direct vibration of the rigid outer shell without any direct vibration of the head, with the combination of the transducer and rigid outer shell creating a harmonic resonance acoustic chamber replicating the received audio communication.
A method for providing audio communication via a hard hat with a rigid outer shell without a lining, comprising:
- receiving, at a control system removably coupled to the hard hat along the perimeter of the outer shell, an audio communication, the control system comprising at least a power supply for a transducer and a signal receiver;
- converting, via the signal receiver, the audio communication into a signal;
- transmitting the signal to the transducer operably coupled to the control system, the signal thereby causing the transducer to vibrate without contacting the head and
- replicating the audio communication via direct vibration of the rigid outer shell without any direct vibration of the head resulting from vibration of the transducer, wherein the combination of the transducer and the rigid outer shell acts as a harmonic resonance acoustic chamber while vibrating.
A kit for an audio communications system for a hard hat with a rigid outer shell without a lining, comprising:
- a vibration transducer securable to the exterior of the rigid outer shell, the vibration transducer operative to vibrate the rigid outer shell without contacting the head;
- a control system removably securable to the hard hat along the perimeter of the outer shell, the control system further operably coupled to the vibration transducer such that the control system controls vibration of the vibration transducer, the control system comprising at least a power supply for the transducer and a signal receiver,
- wherein the control system converts received audio communication at the signal receiver into a signal sent to the vibration transducer such that activation of the vibration transducer results in direct vibration of the rigid outer shell without any direct vibration of the head, with the combination of the transducer and the rigid outer shell thereby acting as a harmonic resonance acoustic chamber replicating the received audio communication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.