CA1181153A - Remote control alarm device - Google Patents

Remote control alarm device

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CA1181153A
CA1181153A CA000382744A CA382744A CA1181153A CA 1181153 A CA1181153 A CA 1181153A CA 000382744 A CA000382744 A CA 000382744A CA 382744 A CA382744 A CA 382744A CA 1181153 A CA1181153 A CA 1181153A
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Michel Bergeron
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    • G08SIGNALLING
    • G08BSIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B7/00Signalling systems according to more than one of groups G08B3/00 - G08B6/00; Personal calling systems according to more than one of groups G08B3/00 - G08B6/00
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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A remotely controlled alarm device is disclosed, comprising a box-shaped casing. The two side walls of the casing are each provided with visual alerting components, and the front wall is provided with an auditory alerting component.
The casing contains a power source and a control box electrically connected to the power source and to the alerting components.
The casing further contains a radio receiver adapted to switch on the alerting components from a considerable distance away from the device. The receiver is activated by a pocket-sized radio emitter.

Description

i3 FI~LD Ul- TH~ lNUNTION
The present in~r~ntion rr~latss to alarm sscurity davicss, more spscifically to a davica o~ such typs which cAn be activat~d at a distanr~a away from the scens of ~uch crim~s as a rsd rohhr~ry~
unauthorizerJ r~ntry into public buildings9 institution~ and privats rssid~ncss as wr~ll as th~ft of commercial and privat motor vehicles.

BAC~GRnUND OF THE IN~ENTION
1~ Alarm systems having visual and/or auditory alsrting componsnts ~,rr~ kn~wn and havs bern in common usage ~or an ~xtsndsd p~riod of tims. ~uch systsms arr d3signarJ to protr~ct individuals and property from various typss of assault and thr~ft and a~s loca~r~, prominsntly or hiddsn~ in privata homes~ small business, warehousas and banks whars thara may ba vulnsrable pr~rsnns~ such as ths agsd, or ualuabla merchandiss such ~3 pharmacsuticals, jew~llsry or alrnhol.
Yet crimes still occur and with incrsasing frequsncy from year to ysar bscause criminals bslisvr~ thsy can s cc~ud
2~ in their ventures, in ths ssnss that "breaking the law is gstting caught~"
Although one possibl~ rsason for this stat~ of affairs is public apathy 7 it is mor~ likr~ly that pressnt alarm systems are inadsquata. For axample soms elarm systams ars mors or 1BSS
hiddr~n from vi~w in various public buildings. A would be criminal is not d~terrad from his intsndsd act in such a casr~1 not raali~ing that th~re is an alarm systsm in placs. Mor~ importantly svsn a prominentlv locatad alarm system does not always achiavs its dasired goal o~ crimr~ pravantion bscau3a an armsd criminal has th~

:~1 means to disabl~ it nr kno~ it is dssignod to ba activatad by a switch or th~ liks control m~an3 at the scene of the intended crime. The crinninal in such a situation has only to detarmin~

.

~here ths s~itch i~ to effectivoly p~event the alarm from beirlg turl-,e~J on t~y tn ~nlpl~y~e (in a ~uper-market~ for exampl0). In`
tl-le c~se o Inotor uehicle thefts criminals encounter evsn 189s rs~i3tance 3iQee most motor vahiclss are not pro~ided with any ~ti-theft ~e~ic8 apart fro~ lo~king ~aa~ for the doors~ Thus~
if a v~hicle is 3tolan the owner can only noti~y the p~lice in the hnpe that it will eventually be found, abandonud by the thie~.

~E~T5 UF TH~ INVENTION
Accordinqly it is a ~irst objæct of the present invention `lO to provide an alarm device which can be actiuated by r~ots control means et a distancs of up to sixty miies a~ay from where the device is installed.
It is another object of ~he pre~ent invention to provide ~n alarm deuice of thu abo~e type whirh has bnth vi~ual and auditory alerting components~
It is yet anothcr object of the prssent invention tD
p~o~ e al~ alarm device of the above type having its o~n integrall)~ containad power sourccO
lt ie still another object of the present invention to 'f~) provide an alarm device of the above type which i3 tanper-proof and bullet--proof.
It is still another object of tne present Invention to provide an alarm device of the above typ~ which i3 ~imple in design and inexpensive to man~facture.

Sln~AI~Y OF '~iE INVE`~TION
q'he above anA other objects and advantage3 of the pre~ant invention are realized according to a preferred embodimenl. com-prising a generally box-shaped ca3ing made of rigid material.

'~wo paralIel anA 3paced-apart side wall3 of the ca3ing are each ;~) provided with a light re~'lector ~urface. The latter are each covered b~ trall~parent gla~s material. At the center ot` each reflector sur-face is a light hulb each ha~-ing a ~ocket end extendin~ im~ardl~t. Support means in~ide the ca3ing are provided f`or ~he~e ~ cket end~.
~j _ ii3 I`h~ ca~in~ al.~o contain~ a ~iren, preferably of a high ri~ci~,el rar.ing, ~--n~l clispose~l ort`rlo,ronally to the two li~ht refleetor -;urtace~. ~ucil that its sound-making end 19 acljacent a third sid~
wal~ penings are provided in the t.hird wall fc~r the sound ~o pass througl~. A second support means is provlded for the ~iren.
The caslng further contains an elec-trlcal power source which i3 c;onnected to the li~ht bulbs and ~iren.
Th~ casing is also provided with a small radio-wave recei.ver in t,urn eonnected to the light bulbs and siren. This l~' receiver is adapted to be activated by a small and wireless remote control activator which may be easily carried in a shirt or pants pocket. The receiver in the casing is powerful enough to receive a signal a considerable distanee away from the location where the alarm device is installed.
The above will be more-clearly ~mderstood by having referral -to the preferred embodiment of the invention,illustrated by way of the accompanyin~ drawings, in which;

E~RlE:I~' DE~,RIrTION OF THE. DRAWINGS
~ i~. 1 is ~ lateral elevation of the alarm device ~l) partially broken away and showir~ in dashed outline the siren, the elec-tric~l ~ower source and the control box, and l~'ig, ~ i~ a view taken along line 2-2 of fig. 1.
Like numerals refer to like elements throughout the clrawl.n"~ .

DETAII,ED D~SCRlPTI~N OF THE INVE~JTION
The invention comprises a generally cube-sllaped easing 1 made ol` rigid metal and preferably bullet-proof. It has a front wall ;', a rear wall ~, two spaced-apart side walls 4, a top wal~ ~ and a bo-ttom wall 6.
i(~ Ttle two side walls 4 are each provided with a circul~r openirl~ in wh-ich is pro~ided a parabolic light reflector 7.
'rlle latter i9 covered with a transparent;, bullet-proof and prefe~
rably red--tlntecl ~lass surface 8 9uch as "plas-tic glass", These ~lrt`a~`e9 ~ ''t' ~ r~`'f`~'r~hly m~ eC~ Wl t~ r~e w~ite letteI~

spell~n~ "ar~ c)ld-u~ a~-though it is to be understood that other Inscriptlon~ collh~ ~e provided. (These letters are not shown in t~e drawin~
l~oth side walls are removabl~ secured to casing 1 by rneans o[' screw3 9 for acceiss to -the interior of the casing 1 in ca3e ttle device needs to be repaired.
'I`he central portion of each ref'lecto~ has an inwar~l~
exterldlng li~ht bulb socket 10 a~apted to hold a light bulb ll.
'I`he latter pref`erably have an illuminating power of -twelve watts.
l~) The ~ockets lO are each supported in casing 1 by a first support means conslsting of four thin rods 12-radially spaced and f'aster~ed at one end to a collar 1~ which surrounds a socket 10, an~ at ~;he opposite end to front wall 2, rear wall ~, top wall 5 and bo~;tom wall 6.
''I'h~ wo ligh~ bulbs 11 con~titute the visual alerting component~ oi the device and can be seen a substantial distance in the day time and even further at ni~ht. Each llght bulb 11 may be made to flash on and off whell activated~ in a kno~n manner by flasher eLemen-ts ~0.
'~) The device is also provided with an auditory aler-ting component consisting of a siren 14. The latter prefer~bly ha3 a high decibel ra-ting, i.e, approximately 114 decibels. It i3 supported inside casing 1 by a ~econd support means consisti;~
of brackets 15 which are rigidly secured to top wall 5, As shown clearly in fi~, 2 siren 14 is at a right angle to the bulb~ 11 and their associated reflectors 7 as well as being disposed above the bnlbs il. i~he front, sound end 14' of siren 14 is located adjacent ~`ront wall 2, The lat-ter is provided with ~latted openings ~' for the sound to pass therethrough, (~ The casing 1 further encloses a power source f'or the bulbs ll an~ siren 1~ in the form of a battery 16 preferably having a potential rating of 16 volts and having -terminals 17 and lo, vne ot` which is grounded, ('a.inf~ I fl~rther encloses a ~ontrol box 19, which is cl~trlcally connected to bulb~ 1l, alren l4 bat-tery l5 and flasher elements ~'0. ~d~itionally box ly is ~onnected to a pair of ~niversal contacts 21. 'rhe latter are installed in 3eries so that lt is impossible -to know where -they are locatad in~ide casing 1.
'[`his is -to en3ure maxim~n security: -the siren will be automatically energized if a reE`lec-tor 7 is displaced and even if casing 1 is openecl for repairs. A manual swi~ch 22 is provided to shut of~
the siren 14 in the latter case.
Ll! Siren 14, bulbs 11 and fla~her elements 20 are adapted to be ~ilr~ltansously activated by remote control throl~p a radio receiver located in control box 19. The radio receiver i9 activated by a small radio-wave emitter (not shown) which may be conveniently carried in a shirt or pants pocket. The emitter can be turned on secretly without a criminal being aware of it.
'rhe reeiver is powe~ful enough to receive a signal from the emitter up to a range of sixty i~iles away from the location of the alarm.
Thus it will be appreciated that the alarm device of ~`-) the present invention will effactively stirle crime in a wide variety of a~ip]ications: for example the device can be installed on the roof of ~n armored truck. Each of the guards riding the truck would be given an activator thus making a robbery by the g~ards impossible without the collusion of all of them. If, on the other hand, the truck is stolen the ~lards could quickly activate the alarm with the result that the thieves would be forced to abandon t~le truck.
Or, the device could be installed on the ou-tside wall of a private home, on delivery t~cks, on the premises of small i~) b~lsinesses, etc~, to successfully deter would-be armed assailants.
Prior publicit~ would make th~ device public knowled~e 90 that it ~ould ~ot be m~taken for conventional police or am~ulance rens an(l,~or llghts.

Claims (7)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. The combination of at least two visual and at least one auditory alerting components enclosed in a single casing having a front wall, a rear wall, two spaced-apart side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall, all of the said walls being made of bullet-proof rigid material;
said alerting components being remotely controlled, and extending through the corresponding said walls; further including a first support means for the said visual alerting components, and a second support means for the said auditory alerting component; said casing further containing n power source, and a control box; the latter being electrically connected to said visual and auditory alerting components and to said power source;
further comprising a radio receiver located in said control box, and a radio activator adapted to be carried separate from said casing and capable of activating said components at a distance.
2. The device as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said visual alerting components includes a parabolic light reflector surface and a light bulb, said reflector surface being covered by transparent bullet-proof glass material.
3. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein said auditory alerting component is 2 high decibel siren facing said front wall; the latter being provided with slotted openings for the sound to pass there-through.
4. The device as defined in claim 2 or 3, wherein each said light bulb is screwed into an inwardly extending socket each of the latter being electrically connected to a flasher element, whereby each said light bulb can flash on and off when the components are activated.
5. The device as defined in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein at least one of the said side walls is removably secured to said casing to provide access to the interior of the latter.
6. The device as defined in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said auditory alerting component is provided with a manual on-off switch, and wherein the casing is provided with at least one universal contact which will activate said alerting components automatically if said side walls are tampered with.
7. The device as defined in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said components are adapted to be simultaneously activated by said radio activator.
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EP0863363A2 (en) * 1997-03-05 1998-09-09 Beghelli S.p.A. Emergency lighting fixture, especially for industrial environments
US6142649A (en) * 1997-06-02 2000-11-07 Beghelli S.P.A. Emergency lighting fixture, especially for industrial environments

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0863363A2 (en) * 1997-03-05 1998-09-09 Beghelli S.p.A. Emergency lighting fixture, especially for industrial environments
EP0863363A3 (en) * 1997-03-05 2000-02-02 Beghelli S.p.A. Emergency lighting fixture, especially for industrial environments
US6142649A (en) * 1997-06-02 2000-11-07 Beghelli S.P.A. Emergency lighting fixture, especially for industrial environments

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