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US 9,697,720 B1Granted
Multifunctional personal emergency safety device
OwnerJason L. Lassiterinventor
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Abstract
A personal emergency safety device operates with the push of a button to warn of an emergency problem situation. The device is discretely configured as a belt buckle that calls up to three numbers with the push of a single button and provides location information as well as audio and video recording.
Claims12
A personal safety device, comprising:
- a housing having a front housing member and a rear housing member, said front housing member having a top edge portion with a plurality of openings therein, a bottom edge portion, and a front face disposed between said top and bottom edge portions, said front face having a plurality of openings therein, said rear housing member having top and bottom edge portions, left and right edge portions and a rear face;
- a circuit board disposed in said housing and attached to said front housing member;
- a power button attached to said circuit board and protruding through a first opening of said plurality of openings in said front face of said front housing member;
- a lens disposed in a second opening of said plurality of openings in said front face portion of said front housing member;
- a panic button attached to said circuit board and protruding through a third opening of said plurality of openings in said front face portion of said front housing member;
- a first buckle member having a first portion, an intermediate portion and a third portion, said first portion being fastened to said rear face of said rear housing member and having a distal end portion, said intermediate portion having one end pivotally connected to said distal end portion, said third end portion being pivotally connected to said intermediate portion, said intermediate portion forming an opening with a hook therein adapted to grab and hold fast a first end portion of a belt, said third portion forming a loop adapted to hold a second end portion of said belt.
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A personal safety device, comprising:
- a housing having a front housing member and a rear housing member, said front housing member having a top edge portion with a plurality of openings therein, a bottom edge portion, and a front face disposed between said top and bottom edge portions, said front face having a plurality of openings therein, said rear housing member having top and bottom edge portions, left and right edge portions and a rear face;
- a first buckle member having a first portion, an intermediate portion and a third portion, said first portion being fastened to said rear face of said rear housing member and having a distal end portion, said intermediate portion having one end pivotally connected to said distal end portion, said intermediate portion forming an opening with a hook therein adapted to grab and hold fast a first end portion of a belt, said third end portion being pivotally connected to said intermediate portion, said third portion forming a loop adapted to hold a second end portion of said belt;
- a second buckle member having a first, intermediate and third loop portions attached to said rear face adapted to receive said belt therethrough, said first loop portion having a first spring and a thumb latch attached thereto adapted to hold and release said belt in response to moving said thumb latch, said intermediate loop portion having vertical spring member therein adapted to bias said first spring toward said belt;
- a power button protruding through a first opening of said plurality of openings in said front face of said front housing member;
- a lens disposed in a second opening of said plurality of openings in said front face portion of said front housing member;
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- a panic button protruding through a third opening of said plurality of openings in said front face portion of said front housing member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.