Rest room sound producing device
OwnerLinda A. Weinstein Ideinventor
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Abstract
A sound producing device adapted for use in a public or private rest room. The device is located within the room, preferably mounted on a wall of a cubicle in the rest room and can be activated to produce a sound upon a person entering the cubicle such that the sound so produced covers up the normal bodily noises of a person using the rest room. In one embodiment, there are a plurality of cubicles with a single sound producing device that emanates sound into each of the cubicles and there is a sensor associated with at least substantially all of the plurality of cubicles.
Claims20
A cubicle for a rest room, said cubicle having a plurality of surrounding walls forming an enclosed environment and a door that is movable between an open position and a closed position for ingress and egress of a person, said cubicle containing a toilet within the enclosed environment, and a sound producing device located within the enclosed environment, and an activation device to activate the sound producing device to emit a sound when a person is present within the enclosed environment.
A sound producing device for use in a cubicle of a rest room forming a enclosed environment by a plurality of walls and a door that has an open position and a closed position, said sound producing device having an activation means that activates the sound producing device by the presence of a person within the closed environment of the cubicle.
A method of providing sound within the enclosed environment formed by walls of a cubicle of a public rest room and having a door that is movable between and open and a closed position, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a sound producing device,
- locating the sound producing device within or proximate to the closed environment of the cubicle,
- activating the sound producing device by the presence of a person within the enclosed environment of the cubicle to cause sound emanating from the sound producing device to cover sounds of a person within the enclosed environment.
A plurality of cubicles for use in a public rest room, each of such cubicles having a door that is movable between an open position where the cubicle is accessible and a closed position whereby the cubicle is a confined area, and a sound producing device that is effective to produce sufficient sound to cover the normal sounds of a person utilizing any one of the plurality of cubicles, a sensor associated with at least some of the cubicles to sense the presence of a person within that cubicle, the sound producing device being activated when any one of the at least some sensors indicates that a person is present with a cubicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.