Garment with fastener alarm
OwnerObie P. Leonard, George C. Witteinventors
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Abstract
A warning device particularly for use in a coverall worn by a person in a controlled environment warns if the person has unfastened the garment. The garment has fasteners such as a zipper for opening and closing the garment. A pair of electrical contacts are mounted in the zipper track for contact by the zipper head as the zipper head moves along the zipper track. The zipper head establishes continuity through the contacts as it is drawn past. This provides a signal to a transmitter mounted to the coveralls. The transmitter provides a radio frequency signal to a receiver located in a monitoring area. The receiver provides a warning upon reception of the signal.
Claims7
A warning system for remote detection of potential environmental contamination by deviation of personnel from clothing standards in a controlled environment process, the system comprising:
- a garment adapted to clothe selected portions of the body of a person to protect the environment from contamination;
- closure means in the garment for securing the garment on the person;
- signal means carried by the garment and connected with the closure means for providing a signal upon indication that the closure means is not adequately closed while the person is in the controlled environment;
- a battery powered transmitter means connected with the signal means:
- a pair of leads extending from the warning means to the closure means, each lead having contact means positioned for electrical contact with each other by opening and closing the closure means;
- circuit means for actuating the transmitter means should a change in voltage occur in the leads due to opening of the closure means;
- the closure, signal, transmitter and circuit means being embedded in the garment to prevent tampering and deactivation;
- a remote receiver means in communication with the transmitter means to warn of potential environmental contamination.
A warning system for remote detection of potential environmental contamination by deviation of personnel from clothing standards in a controlled environment process, the system comprising:
- a garment adapted to clothe selected portions of the body of a person to protect the environment from contamination;
- closure means on the garment for securing the garment on the person;
- signal means carried by the garment for providing a signal upon indication that the closure means is not adequately closed while the person is in the controlled environment;
- transmitter means for providing a signal;
- a pair of wires connected to a source of voltage and extending from the transmitter means to the closure means, each wire having contact means positioned for electrical contact with each other by manipulation of the closure means;
- circuit means for actuating the transmitter means should a change in voltage occur in the wires due to manipulation of the closure means;
- the closure means, signal means, transmitter means, pair of wires and circuit means being embedded in the garment to prevent tampering and deactivation;
- a remote receiver means in communication with the transmitter means to warn of potential environmental contamination.
A warning system for remote detection of potential environmental contamination by deviation of personnel from clothing standards in a controlled environment process, the system comprising:
- a garment adapted to clothe selected portions of the body of a person to protect the environment from contamination;
- closure means to secure the garment to the person;
- a battery powered transmitter means carried by the garment for providing a radio frequency signal;
- detector means carried by the garment for actuating the transmitter means upon indication that the closure means is not adequately closed while the person is in the controlled environment;
- receiver means remotely located from the person for receiving the signal;
- remote alarm means connected to the receiver means for providing an alarm warning when a signal is received by the receiver means;
- a pair of wires connected to a source of voltage and extending from the transmitter means to the closure means, each wire having electrical contact means for electrically contacting each other through electrical contact with the closure means;
- circuit means for actuating the transmitter means should a change in voltage occur in the wires due to movement of the closure means;
- the closure means, transmitter means, detector means, receiver means, pair of wires and circuit means being embedded in the garment to prevent tampering such that the warning system is always active while the wearer is in the controlled environment.
A warning system for remote detection of potential environmental contamination by deviation of personnel from clothing standards in a controlled environment process, the system comprising:
- a garment adapted to clothe selected portions of the body of a person to protect the environment from contamination;
- closure means to secure the garment to the person;
- a battery powered transmitter means carried by the garment for providing a radio frequency signal;
- detector means carried by the garment for actuating the transmitter means upon indication that the closure means is not adequately closed while the person is in the controlled environment;
- receiver means remotely located from the person for receiving the signal;
- remote alarm means connected to the receiver means for providing an alarm warning when a signal is received by the receiver means;
- a pair of wires connected to a source of voltage and extending from the transmitter means to the closure means, each wire having an electrical contact means spaced-apart from the electrical contact means of the other wire and positioned for making electrical contact with each other when the closure means is being opened and closed;
- circuit means for actuating the transmitter means when electrical contact between the wires occurs;
- the closure means, transmitter means, detector means, receiver means, pair of wires, electrical contact means, source of voltage and circuit means being embedded in the garment to prevent tampering by the person in the controlled environment.
In a zipper with a zipper track that is selectively opened and closed by metallic zipper head, the improvement comprising:
- a pair of electrical contacts secured adjacent the zipper track and positioned to make electrical continuity with each other through the zipper head as the zipper head is drawn past the electrical contacts;
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- warning means electrically connected to the electrical contacts for providing a signal if electrical continuity occurs, to warn that the zipper is not adequately closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.