CN1969304A - Personal protective device and method of using the same - Google Patents

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CN1969304A
CN1969304A CNA2004800423231A CN200480042323A CN1969304A CN 1969304 A CN1969304 A CN 1969304A CN A2004800423231 A CNA2004800423231 A CN A2004800423231A CN 200480042323 A CN200480042323 A CN 200480042323A CN 1969304 A CN1969304 A CN 1969304A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
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Abstract

A personal protective device (and method of its use) comprising a marine and land transmission detraction and deterrence device designed to protect swimmers, scuba divers, surfers, hikers, hunters, campers and other individuals engaged in water and/or land activities from attacks by sharks as well as from attacks from other marine and land predators of human beings. The device emits a high frequency pitch in varying sequential intervals that is easily heard and recognized by sharks and/or by other targeted land and marine human predators. The personal protective device comprises sound generator means for reproducing a sound known to repel predators; a piezoelectric speaker; and a power supply for supplying electrical energy to the sound generator means and speaker contained in a waterproof package.

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Personal protective device and using method thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to be used to beat back the personal protective device of predator (predator), more particularly, relate to sound generating apparatus and drive a predator in the zone away.
Background technology
Swimmer, the frogman who wears aqualung, hiker, hunter and camper find sometimes that they control oneself and are in the environment that known can predation human land or marine animal are arranged.Usually be enough to beat back some land predator though make noise on land, movable dabbling and move can attract some marine predator, for example shark in the water.
Past has been carried out various effort, uses acoustic apparatus to attempt to control land or marine animal.In general, up to now, these devices of design and use are all by fixing or barge unit is formed in order to beat back land and marine animal, use various mechanisms to produce sound or vibration, wish this sound or vibrate the behavior that can beat back or control these land or marine animal, comprise following content:
The U.S. Patent No. 3,317,889 of authorizing Stanley Barrand discloses a kind of equipment that is used to beat back shark, vibrates with assigned frequency by making a line, produces a kind of sound and beats back shark.
The U.S. Patent No. 4,566,085 of authorizing Stanley Weinberg discloses a kind of ultrasonic generator, is used to produce burst of sound, to eliminate the disease and pest of requisite space.
The U.S. Patent No. 5,570,322 of authorizing Michael T.Miller discloses a kind of sound generating apparatus of beating back mullet, and it produces and send and it is said can stimulate sound and the light of mullet.
The U.S. Patent No. 5,610,876 of authorizing Robert K.Jeffers discloses a kind of renown and has feared system and method, is used for marine mammal is beaten back from a waters.To begin acoustical signal for low level high frequency (7-10kHz) increases gradually or is incremented to level above the mammal threshold of pain.
It should be noted that one type of prior art syringe all includes quite complicated structure, usually volume is very big, the personal protective device that makes them be not suitable for use in that the user can singlely carry and start in case of necessity.In addition; above-mentioned list of references neither one discloses the personal protective device that can be easy to move; it can be worn over beats back the human animal of predation on the person, or uses piezoelectric speaker technology and the predator's of this animal of writing down in advance sound is beaten back this animal, makes it away from the mankind.
Summary of the invention
The present invention by realize a kind of simplicity of design, be easy to construct, the individual can wear and cheap personal protective device provides solution to above and other problem; this device optionally is worn on people's the wrist; or be attached on any part or ocean or land-bound equipment of the person; surfboard for example, flotation gear and the equipment of encamping.
So, an object of the present invention is to realize a kind ofly can avoid personal protective device and using method thereof the prior art shortcoming, that be used to beat back the predator.
Another object of the present invention is to realize a kind of small-sized and portable personal protective device.Relevant purpose be realize a kind of can be by the people for example to be similar to the personal protective device that the mode that wears a wrist watch is worn.
Another object of the present invention is to realize a kind of personal protective device simple designs, that be used to beat back the predator that has.A relevant purpose of the present invention is to realize using personal protective device piezo technology, that have durable and reliable structure.
Another object of the present invention be realize a kind of can be easy and the personal protective device of efficient produce and market.A relevant purpose of the present invention is to realize a kind of personal protective device; with regard to its material and recruitment two aspects; all allowing low-cost the manufacturing, and correspondingly just admit of low selling price to consuming masses, is economically viable thereby make this personal protective device to buying masses.
Another object of the present invention is to realize a kind of personal protective device, and it comprises: sound generator is used to reproduce the known sound that can beat back the predator; Piezoelectric speaker; And power supply, be used for providing electric energy to sound generator and loudspeaker.
According to above and other purpose; a kind of personal protective device has been described; be used to provide the transmission of ocean and/or land to draw away or deterrence device, its other people who is designed to frogman, surfer, hiker, hunter, the camper who protects the swimmer, wears aqualung and is engaged in waterborne and/or land-based activities is not subjected to the attack of ocean or land man-eater.For special preferred embodiment of the present invention, this device sends with the sequence interval that changes and is easy to be heard the drummy speech of the identification of more specifically saying so by shark and/or other target land and ocean man-eater.For example, if shark, the higher pitch sounds that this device sends is the nature sound recording of a group killer whale preferably, or computing machine generate duplicate sound.Optionally, also can use the shark that to be discerned and can effectively deter by shark known or that found to prevent that their from threatening or attacking other human sound.The sound that this device sends is optionally changed, with at other ocean and land predator.
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To above-mentioned and other characteristic, aspect and advantage of the present invention, in the following explanation of the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings, done more detailed consideration, accompanying drawing comprises:
Fig. 1 illustrates the device block diagram with circuit according to one embodiment of the invention.
Embodiment
Consult Fig. 1, personal protective device of the present invention preferably is structured in the portable waterproof container 10.Minitype circuit board 13 is placed in the container 10, has sound generator and control circuit.In the first embodiment of the present invention, sound generator produces the digital synthetic video of one or more killer whales that ingesting.The sound record in the open air of ingesting of killer whale, and with the record sound convert digital audio signal to.Killer whale sounds to record is carried out digitizing, editor and enhancing, to produce the synthetic killer whale sounds of numeral.The sound that is produced by sound generator preferably is recorded in the artificial sound of record again with digital form on the computer chip, and itself and nature are recorded practically identical.With the SoundRec in about 5 to 10 seconds on computer chip.
The input switch 16 of this minitype circuit board 13 power supplies of control circuit subtend responds.Switch 16 has the startup direction of permission to circuit board 13 power supplies, and stops the disabled orientation to circuit board 13 power supplies.When power supply, control circuit order sound generator produces the sound that is write down.When sound playing was intact, as long as circuit board keeps energising, control circuit was just ordered the sound of sound generator playback of recorded.In alternative, can record multiple sound on the computer chip from different predators.In such an embodiment, provide the parts that are used to select the required sound that will produce by sound generator.
Piezoelectric speaker 19 is electrically connected to the sound generator on the minitype circuit board 13.Piezoelectric speaker 19 diffusions are by the sound of sound generator output.The sound of diffusion should have enough volumes, so that can hear the predator of distance user security distance.This safe distance is different along with the predator who is deterred.In a preferred embodiment, loudspeaker is created in 120 to 190 decibels of sound in the scope.According to the needs of application-specific, also can use the sound of greater or lesser volume.Piezoelectric speaker has commercially available, and allows device to be structured in the container of small compact, and available Miniature Power Unit work, thereby loudspeaker can be merged in the personal protective device that can be worn by the user.This type of manufacturer of piezo-electric device is Piezo Systems, Inc.ofCambridge, Massachusetts.
Battery 22, for example standard wristwatch battery is placed in the container 10.Battery 22 provides the work of electric energy supplying apparatus.When device was energized, the power of battery will be through switch 16, and for minitype circuit board 13 provides energy, the sound generator that comprises for the sound of broadcasting was housed on the circuit board 13.Sound generator begins to transmit the sound of record in advance by piezoelectric speaker 19.Battery be conventional design and have commercially available, for example Casio, Energizer or Duracell watch cell.Battery can be changed when its electric energy exhausts.
What be installed in water-proof container 10 outsides can be two buttons.First button 25 starts direction and engaging means by switch 16 is placed.Second button 26 is by placing disabled orientation and cutoff device with switch 16.
In a preferred embodiment, personal protective device of the present invention is easy to move, is equipped with complete, and very I is worn by the user.This device is structured in the encapsulation of small-sized waterproof, uses piezoelectric speaker technology, and this is and technology at miniature loudspeaker device used same type in as speech wrist-watch and small sized personal alarm.For example, under the situation of anti-shark, the piezoelectric speaker technology of using in this device can be used the nature recording of shark natural enemy.For example, in a preferred embodiment, the nature recording can comprise the sound of the known killer whale of a group that is called R-Pod.By reproducing a series of the howling and clicking the tongue sound of being sent when R-Pod member ingests, this device just can be used to warn any shark or marine predator, and killer whale just nearby ingests, and shark or marine predator are retreated.
During work, small-sized watch cell is the intraware power supply of device.During startup, protective device preferably sends 4 to 10 kilowatts chirp by piezoelectric speaker, and its scope is preferably between 120 and 190 decibels, to frighten potential predator away.Have been found that this decibel scope is desirable for the required separation distance that particularly recording of above-mentioned killer whale is transferred to 30 to 100 meters.It should be noted that the required scope according to transfer voice, and this transmission passes through water or pass through air, power that is sent and volume can change, as long as total keep transmission range preferably between 30 and 100 meters.The sound that is sent preferably continues about 3-5 second, and as long as device has electricity just constantly to repeat.The amount of institute's recording voice can be any length, as long as it can be stored on the computer chip of installing on the contained minitype circuit board in the device.
Moreover this transmission preferably makes sound spread distance between 30 and 100 meters under water.This sound must be enough powerful, with in the enough distances of water transmission, arrives its intended target and a deterrent effect.Sound depends on the situation of through-put power and water in the length of water transmission.In general, the power that projects in the water is big more, and the distance of propagation is long more.Therefore, sound transmission must be far away more, and the deterrent effect that the predator is played is just big more.Therefore, should note: through-put power can be regulated according to the medium that sound must be propagated, so that keep transmission range preferably between 30 and 100 meters.
Protective device is preferably constructed with durable and waterproof case, and can wear as wrist-watch/submersion watch, or makes by any way on its any position or ocean or land-bound equipment that can be attached to the person, for example on surfboard, flotation gear and the equipment of encamping.
In alternative, this device can change into and use other nature sound, and for example shark and other similar marine mammal of other marine predator and the sound of ocean carnivore are attacked in cup nose dolphin, sperm whale, humpback whale and known meeting.Also can change use into has other sound of deterrent effect to other man-eater.This change can have the computer chips of different recording by use, or is undertaken by the sound that use is stored in the variable selection on the single chip.Similarly piezoelectric speaker technology and interval sound transmission, continuous or otherwise, all can specifically be designed at other land and ocean man-eater.
Industrial usability
For the commercial Application of personal protective device, an equipment need to be provided, it can send one Kind in order to beating back the sound of land and marine predator, and can carry easily or wear by the individual Wear. Disclosed herein is individual protection equipment, is used for providing ocean and/or land transmission to draw away And deterrence device, it is designed to diver, the surfing protecting the swimmer, be furnished with aqualung Sportsman, hiker, hunter, camper and be engaged in waterborne and/or land-based activities Other people is not subjected to the attack of ocean or land man-eater. This device is with variable sequence interval Send be easy to by shark and/or other target land and the ocean man-eater is heard, more specifically Say so by they identification drummy speech. The sound that this device sends can be optionally more Change, with for multiple ocean and land predator.

Claims (21)

1. personal protective device that is used to beat back the predator comprises:
Circuit board comprises:
(1) control circuit; And
(2) sound generator;
Piezoelectric speaker;
Power supply is with described circuit board telecommunication, can be provided for the electric energy of work; And
Switch is used for optionally electric energy being offered described circuit board;
Wherein said circuit board, piezoelectric speaker, power supply and switch all are contained in the water-proof container.
2. personal protective device as claimed in claim 1, described sound generator also comprises the computer chip that records sound on it.
3. personal protective device as claimed in claim 2, the sound of wherein said record comprises the sound that a group killer whale ingests.
4. personal protective device as claimed in claim 2, the sound of wherein said record comprise the digital synthetic video that a group killer whale ingests.
5. personal protective device as claimed in claim 2, the sound of wherein said record comprise can be by the digital synthetic video that is the animal identification of man-eater, as the predator's of this animal sound.
6. personal protective device as claimed in claim 2, the sound of wherein said record comprise from the sound of the marine animal of following selection:
Cup nose dolphin;
Sperm whale;
Humpback whale; And
The known ocean carnivore that can attack shark.
7. personal protective device as claimed in claim 1, wherein when described circuit board was switched on, the described sound generator of described control circuit order produced sound, and as long as described circuit board keeps energising just to order the continuous described sound of resetting of described sound generator.
8. personal protective device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said power supply comprises battery.
9. personal protective device as claimed in claim 1; described sound generator also comprises can be by the multiple sound recording that is the animal identification of man-eater; sound as the predator of this animal; described device also comprises switch; be connected to described circuit board in the described switching manipulation, optionally to start preferred sound.
10. personal protective device as claimed in claim 1 also comprises being used for described water-proof container is worn over parts on the person.
11. personal protective device as claimed in claim 9 wherein is used for the described parts that described water-proof container is worn on the person are comprised wrist strap.
12. personal protective device as claimed in claim 1 also comprises being used for described water-proof container is attached to parts from the equipment of following selection:
Canoe;
Surfboard;
Flotation gear;
Sea equipment;
Tent;
Knapsack;
Instrument; And
Camping equipment.
13. personal protective device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said piezoelectric speaker sends the sound that is enough to beat back known predator.
14. personal protective device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said piezoelectric speaker are emitted in the sound between about 120 decibels and about 190 decibels.
15. personal protective device as claimed in claim 1, the sound that wherein said piezoelectric speaker produces transmits at least 30 meters distance in water.
16. personal protective device as claimed in claim 1 also comprises first button, to start direction and connect described device by described switch is placed.
17. personal protective device as claimed in claim 16 also comprises second button, with by placing disabled orientation to turn-off described device on described switch.
18. a method of beating back man-eater said method comprising the steps of:
A. put on personal protective device, described personal protective device comprises:
Circuit board, described circuit board also comprises control circuit and sound generator;
Piezoelectric speaker;
Power supply is with described circuit board telecommunication, can be provided for the electric energy of work; And
Switch is used for optionally electric energy being offered described circuit board;
B. advance to the zone that has first animal that is man-eater; And
C. make described personal protective device play the predator's who is described first animal the sound recording of second animal,, make it away from described personal protective device to beat back described first animal with enough amplitude.
19. method as claimed in claim 18, wherein said recording is play with the amplitude between about 120 decibels and about 190 decibels.
20. method as claimed in claim 18, wherein said recording is to be enough to that the amplitude of at least 30 meters distances of described transfer voice is play.
21. protect the human method that is not subjected to the predatism animal injury, said method comprising the steps of for one kind:
A., personal protective device is provided, and described personal protective device comprises:
Circuit board, described circuit board also comprises control circuit and sound generator;
Piezoelectric speaker;
Power supply is with described circuit board telecommunication, can be provided for the electric energy of work; And
Switch is used for optionally electric energy being offered described circuit board; And
B. after the user of described personal protective device has advanced to the zone that has second animal; indicate described user to make described personal protective device play the predator's who is described second animal the sound recording of first animal with enough amplitude; to beat back described second animal; make it away from described personal protective device, wherein said second animal is a man-eater.
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