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US 6,236,621 B1Granted
Pillow alarm device
OwnerCecilia C. Schettinoinventor
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Abstract
A pillow alarm device for waking up a user. The device includes a pillow having a compartment therein with an alarm clock provided in the compartment. A vibrating device is also provided in the compartment. The vibrating device is adapted for vibrating the pillow to wake a user resting on the pillow when activated. The vibrating device is electrically connected to the alarm clock so that the alarm clock activates the vibrating device when an alarm of the alarm device is activated.
Claims9
A pillow alarm device comprising:
- a pillow having a compartment therein;
- an alarm clock being provided in said compartment;
- a vibrating device being provided in said compartment, said vibrating device being adapted for vibrating the pillow to wake a user resting on the pillow when activated, said vibrating device being electrically connected to said alarm clock, said alarm clock activating said vibrating device when an alarm of the alarm device is activated;
- wherein said compartment is located adjacent a corner of said pillow such that a head of a user of said pillow does not rest upon said alarm clock when said pillow is used by a user;
- and
- wherein said pillow has a cover flap pivotally coupled thereto and substantially covering said compartment, said alarm clock being mounted to said cover flap such that said alarm clock is positioned in said compartment when said cover flap covers said compartment.
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A pillow alarm device, comprising:
- a pillow having a plurality of corners and a compartment therein, said compartment having a generally rectangular configuration;
- said pillow having a cover flap pivotally coupled thereto and substantially covering said compartment;
- wherein a hook and loop fastener attaches said cover flap to said pillow when said cover flap covers said compartment;
- an alarm clock being mounted to said cover flap such that said alarm clock is positioned in said compartment when said cover flap covers said compartment;
- said alarm clock having an alarm and a display for displaying the time and the alarm time;
- a vibrating device being provided in said compartment, said vibrating device being adapted for vibrating the pillow to wake a user resting on the pillow when activated, said vibrating device being electrically connected to said alarm clock, said alarm clock activating said vibrating device when the alarm of the alarm device is activated;
- said alarm clock having a speaker for generating an audible sound;
- said alarm clock having a radio for receiving radio signals, said radio being electrically connected to said speaker such that said speaker generates audible sounds from said radio signals, said radio being activatable by said alarm of said alarm clock;
- a sound recording device being provided in said compartment for recording a message from a user, said sound recording device having a recorded sound playback device for playing back said message by the user, said recorded sound play back device being electrically connected to said speaker such that said speaker generate audible sounds corresponding to said recorded message;
- a battery power source being provided in said compartment for powering said vibrating device, said alarm clock, said radio, said speaker and said sound recording device;
- and
- wherein said compartment is located adjacent one of said corners of said pillow such that a head of a user of said pillow does not rest upon said alarm clock when said pillow is used by a user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.