Vehicle helmet warning system
OwnerRobert S. Dallasinventor
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Abstract
A warning system to alert the rider of a vehicle such as a bicycle or motorcycle that a safety helmet is not being worn when the rider is mounted on the vehicle seat. The warning system includes a helmet holder for storing the helmet when the vehicle is not being used. A first switch is secured to the helmet holder and is adapted to be positioned so that it closes when a helmet is in the holder, and a second switch is secured to the vehicle and is adapted to be positioned so that it closes when a rider is mounted on the vehicle seat. The two switches are electrically connected in such a manner that an alerting device is energized if both switches are closed, indicating that a rider mounted on the vehicle seat is not wearing a safety helmet.
Claims11
An alert system for warning a rider of a vehicle that a safety helmet is not being worn, comprising:
- a helmet holding means mounted to said vehicle;
- a first switch means mounted to said vehicle for producing a first output when the helmet is held in said helmet holding means, and for producing a second output when the helmet is not held in said helmet holding means;
- a second switch means mounted to said vehicle for producing a first signal when a rider is mounted on a seat of the vehicle, and for producing a second signal when said rider is not mounted on the seat;
- an energizing means mounted to said vehicle, said energizing means responsive to the simultaneous occurrence of said first output and said first signal for producing an energizing output and for producing no output otherwise;
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- an alert means mounted to said vehicle, said alert means responsive to said energizing output for giving the rider a sensory warning, whereby removal of the helmet from said helmet holding means prior to the wearing thereof terminates said sensory alert.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.