Driver alert apparatus

A driver alert apparatus for sensing sleep or drowsiness in a driver of a motor vehicle or the like and alerting said driver, said apparatus comprising:

• a portable housing having a front face;
• a green light mounted visibly to said front face for signaling a visual alert signal;
• a yellow light mounted visibly to said front face next to said green light, said yellow light for signaling a visual warning signal;
• a red light mounted visibly to said front face in a horizontally aligned configuration with said green light and said yellow light, said red light for signaling a visual alarm signal;
• a first time cycle sequence button mounted to said front face for selecting a first time duration;
• a second time cycle sequence button mounted to said front face for selecting a second time duration;
• a third time cycle sequence button mounted to said front face for selecting a third time duration;
• a sequence start button accessible and engagable from said front face for engaging or reengaging a selected time cycle;
• an alert time comparator in communication with said sequence start button for comparing any selected time duration with a current time duration and for energizing and illuminating said green light based upon such comparison;
• an alarm time comparator in communication with said sequence start button and for comparing said alarm time comparator with the status of said sequence start button, said alarm time comparator also for energizing and illuminating said yellow light or said red light based upon such comparison;
• an audible alarm in communication with said red light for providing an audible signal in conjunction with the illumination of said red light;
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• an alarm stop button in communication with both said alarm time comparator and a default cycle timer, said alarm stop button for de-energizing said red light and for resetting said alert time comparator.