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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1992
Chip E Meyers, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Frederick W Schmidt, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Brio Corporation, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a dual-mode alarm apparatus for sports equipment. The two modes of the alarm apparatus are a first motion detect mode and a second separation detect mode. In the first motion detect mode, the alarm can be triggered when the device is moved from a set initial position which could be any orientation. In the second separation detect mode, the alarm can be triggered by the disconnection of a tether cord that changes the position of a tether switch, to help the user to locate his sporting equipment. The alarm fits in a compact housing to fit neatly on the sporting equipment, with an accessible key switch and a flashing LED to indicate the system is armed. The electronic circuitry of the alarm apparatus is an effective and efficient combination of functional electronic components which carry out a fixed sequence of electrical signal events, electronically responding to trigger events with a realistic sensitivity level of response, with a workable time span between the electrical signal events.