ITUB20150351A1 - PORTABLE DEVICE FOR VISUAL AND SOUND SIGNALING - Google Patents

Description

PORTABLE DEVICE FOR VISUAL AND SOUND SIGNALING

The device ? a multipurpose signaling accessory. AND? designed to assist the operator in the management of emergencies or maxi medical and non-medical emergencies. In particular ? designed to be used in crowded spaces when? need to report your location or when? It is necessary to open a gap between people, for example in: trade fairs, markets, rallies, sporting events, concerts, etc. AND? consisting of a container in various materials: plastic, metal, fiber, fabric and made according to construction techniques already? Note. This coupled through a suitable fastening system and equipped with braces can? be carried on the shoulders as a backpack or attached to a stretcher, trolley or other fixed or moving transport system.

AND? equipped with a flashing light that can be extended by means of a telescopic rod, rechargeable battery, sensor or charge display, possibly with an acoustic and / or light at the end of the charge, lighting lamp as well as? internal or external acoustic signal or siren adjustable in volume and melodies. The intensity of the signal or the frequency of the horn can be in the version approved for road use or not. In the case of homologation, in compliance with the regulations of the country in which they are used.

The lamps can be of all colors and more than one.

In particular the color

modifiable to make the device suitable for different uses, such as road construction sites, work environments, exhibition areas, markets and all the events in which its use is necessary.

The device can? be placed on an extensible support tripod, integrated or not to the container. A light placed on the extendable arm? suitable to illuminate an area of variable radius adjustable by positioning the system in the most position? or less high, to help operators or rescuers, in the event of a dark environment and in particular climatic and environmental conditions.

State of the art

There are no known devices currently on the market with similar characteristics. The following patents for invention or utility models are analyzed:

- the document GB2395998 (patent for invention) provides for an electric light positioned on an extensible upright with the possibility? to be carried as a backpack. The device ? thought as a night illuminator to be able to see in dark conditions? without the help of a flashlight? equipped with battery, shoulder straps and belt to be secured to the waist;

- documents DE9311727 (utility model) and DE3834111 (patent for invention) describe devices designed for signaling the presence of schoolchildren. They have the form of folders with the possibility? to be carried on the shoulder and include a light mounted on a telescopic arm and in the second case an acoustic device is also provided. The folder in both cases? functional for housing the batteries;

- document US5433358 describes a support device for rigid backpacks and equipped with telescopic legs, while document FR296817 describes a backpack with an adjustable hook for hanging.

Summary of the invention

The invention in question allows to overcome the drawbacks relating to the devices mentioned in the State of the Art, presenting a solution that provides for an assembly of various functional characteristics specifically designed for signaling emergencies or in places where the presence of a device that illuminates and at the same time has the possibility? to be identified in the surrounding environment, also through the sound effect of which? gifted. In particular, the flashing light and the buzzer, since? are in the colors and modes? provided for by legislation or local customs, make the device highly recognizable, identifiable even from a distance and easily referable to an emergency situation. The luminous and acoustic devices mounted on an extendable arm allow a view of the device even from a distance, signaling the presence of the operator and favoring the identification and reaching of the emergency place in crowded conditions. The device ? also visible from an elevated position as from an airplane. The device ? predisposed to be carried both on the shoulders as a backpack and hooked to a trolley with a hook and favors the possibility? to break through the crowd where necessary. The lighting light? also placed on the extensible arm and? designed for use in dark conditions? to favor the lighting of an intervention area such as first aid. The batteries are rechargeable and there? a charge indicator and / or end-of-charge buzzer that offers greater safety of use and a guarantee of efficiency. The hard shell? resistant and functional for use in particular atmospheric conditions, such as extreme temperatures, humidity, etc. The extensible supports allow to keep the device in vertical position with respect to the ground even in conditions of slope, steep ground or in the presence of steps.

Description of the drawings

A) Flashing

B) Illuminator

C) Telescopic pole

D) Body

E) Battery charge indicator

F) Switch buttons (with possible deviation of the buttons on the coupling system J)

G) Support tripod (integrated or external)

H) Battery

I) Horn or siren

J) Attachment system for backpack, shoulder straps or other stabilizer support (shoulder straps, shoulder straps, etc.)

K) Internal or external power supply cable

L) Internal power supply equipped with adequate voltage referred to the national grid of the country of destination of the product

In addition, there may be a camera, an FM / AM radio kit, a microphone integrated and connected to a speaker, an environmental recording microphone and / or a downloadable internal memory for environmental recording, radio, images, etc.

In particular,

- figure 1? a front view of a first embodiment of the portable visual and sound signaling device, according to the present invention;

- figure 2? a side view of the portable visual and sound signaling device of Figure 1, according to the present invention;

- figure 3? a perspective side view of the portable visual and sound signaling device of Figure 1, according to the present invention;

- figure 4? a side view of a further embodiment of the portable visual and sound signaling device, according to the present invention;

figures 5, 6, 7 and 8 show a series of applications of the portable visual and sound signaling device, according to the present invention;

Figure 9 shows a front view of a further embodiment of the portable visual and sound signaling device, according to the present invention;

Figures 10 and 11 show two front views (front and rear) of an accessory usable in the portable visual and sound signaling device, according to the present invention;

- figure 12 shows an exploded rear view of the portable visual and sound signaling device, according to the present invention, with highlighted a possibility? insertion and / or extraction of a rechargeable power supply battery.

In exemplary and preferred embodiments of the invention, the buttons / switches F, in addition to being placed frontally on the body D, can also be inserted in the shoulder straps and / or shoulder straps J.

Furthermore, the upper luminous flashing device A can? be equipped with a lower illuminator B with fixed or intermittent and / or colored light for the illumination of the surrounding area and / or with a siren, also electronic, at pi? tonality.

The coloring of the light can? be obtained also through the use of colored caps on the illuminator B or on the flashing device A, in such a way as to be able to visually identify various color codes depending on the severity? case and / or other codes that can identify, for example, a specific area of intervention.

Alternatively, the color change can? be made using the same light source (bulb or led). L? Illuminator B has the function of illuminating a larger area? or less extended from 0? 360? (half sphere or whole sphere) with the aim of facilitating mobility? of the operator, what is it? Not ? forced to bring other illuminating elements.

Furthermore, this illuminator B can? illuminate an area even without the presence of the operator, using the tripod or tripod G, as the luminaire can? be left to guard an area in order to illuminate the area itself or to distinguish it with a specific color or, through the integration of the GPS, to carry out a location on the map by remote control.

Similarly, the integration of one or more? cameras and an environmental microphone, connected to an internal memory, allows you to record for later use or, if necessary, send live images to a computer located in another location. (via a remote control PC, located in a control center).

In other embodiments of the invention, the portable device may be be hooked to a medical stretcher, through the use of an additional frame M, which can be fixed or integrated on the back of the body D, which has a series of magnets or interlocking elements N suitable for hooking.

On the body D can also be provided one or more? P pockets, obtained on the frame and tilting towards the outside (as shown in detail in the attached figure 9), to contain various accessories.

In addition, the portable device can? be equipped with other medical devices or related to the types of intervention, attached to body D by mechanical (velcro) or magnetic systems.

The portable device can? it can also be integrated on existing backpacks, by inserting inside the body D with the upper exit of the flashing light A and the illuminator B or by hooking the body D to the backpack through pockets or straps with which these backpacks are normally equipped.

Finally, the supply batteries H can be easily removed from the body D for replacement or recharging (as shown in figure 12).

The device ? able to meet IP65 regulations.

Claims (10)

CLAIMS 1. Portable device for visual and audible signaling, with optical and acoustic signaling elements, comprising - a flashing light (A) with illuminator (B) and acoustic signal, complete with GPS detector (I), mounted on a telescopic pole (C) protruding from a casing or body (D) of the device; - a battery (H), housed inside the casing or body (D) of the device and removable from said casing or body (D) for replacement or recharging and destined to power the device; - a power cable (K), which allows the device to be powered from a fixed electrical network, - one or more? power and / or operation buttons (F), characterized by the fact that said casing or body (D) has one or more? pockets (P), swinging outwards, to contain various accessories. 2. Portable device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said device includes a telescopic support tripod (G) for positioning said device on the ground. 3. Portable device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that said telescopic tripod (G) has an independent adjustment of the three supporting legs. 4. Portable device as in claim 1, characterized in that said device has one or more? shoulder straps or auxiliary shoulder straps (J) for carrying on the shoulders. 5. Portable device as per claims 1 or 4, characterized by the fact that said power and / or operation buttons (F) are placed frontally on said body or casing (D) of the device or are inserted inside said shoulder straps or shoulder straps (J). 6. Portable device as in claim 1, characterized by the fact that said illuminator (B) has a fixed or intermittent and / or colored light for illuminating the surrounding area and / or a siren, also electronic, at the bottom. tonality. 7. Portable device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said device can? be hooked to a medical stretcher, through the use of a frame (M), which can be fixed or integrated to said body or casing (D), which has a series of magnets or interlocking elements (N) suitable for hooking. 8. Portable device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said device can? be equipped with other medical devices or related to the types of intervention, attached to said body or casing (D) by means of mechanical or magnetic systems. 9. Portable device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said device? integrable on existing backpacks, with the insertion of said body or casing (D) inside the backpack and upper exit of said flashing light (A) and said illuminator (B). 10. Portable device as in claim 1, characterized in that said body or casing (D)? attached to a backpack through pockets and / or straps.