Luggage tag with an electronic circuit motion detector which will set off blinking lights for a period of time after the motion has occurred
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G08B-013/14
G06K-005/00
출원번호
UP-0581878
(2006-10-17)
등록번호
US-7557705
(2009-07-15)
발명자
/ 주소
Oas, Daniel
출원인 / 주소
Calibre International, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Rozsa, Thomas I.
인용정보
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6인용 특허 :
13
초록▼
The present invention is directed to an electronic luggage tag. The luggage tag includes an electronic circuit connected to a motion detector and also connected to a source of power such as at least one DC battery. The luggage tag also includes at least one and preferably a multiplicity of illumina
The present invention is directed to an electronic luggage tag. The luggage tag includes an electronic circuit connected to a motion detector and also connected to a source of power such as at least one DC battery. The luggage tag also includes at least one and preferably a multiplicity of illumination means such as LEDs. In its at rest condition, the electronic circuit is in a sleep mode so that only minimal power from the battery is consumed. When the tag is jostled, the motion detector activates the electronic circuit to cause the battery to generate power to the circuit which in turn causes the LEDs to blink on and off for a period of time so that the luggage tag can be located. The luggage tag is in turn attached to a piece of luggage. The luggage tag can also retain an information card.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A luggage tag, comprising: a. a top cover having an outer top surface with a proximal round end which extends to a rectangular body terminating in a distal end, a transverse opening located close to the proximal round end, said top cover further having a first elongated sidew
What is claimed is: 1. A luggage tag, comprising: a. a top cover having an outer top surface with a proximal round end which extends to a rectangular body terminating in a distal end, a transverse opening located close to the proximal round end, said top cover further having a first elongated sidewall, a second elongated sidewall, and a distal sidewall extending transversely to the elongated sidewalls, said first and second elongated sidewalls each having two spaced apart openings, with one opening nearer the proximal round end and the other opening nearer the distal sidewall, the top cover having an inner side which includes a base of a battery compartment to retain at least one battery and connector means to contact the at least one battery; b. a rear information card frame having a generally rectangular shape having a proximal strip bar as its proximal end, a distal curved bar as its distal end to match a flat bottom end of the top cover, a first and second side flat elongated area which match the respective vertical first sidewall and second sidewall of the top cover, wherein the proximal strip bar, the distal flat end bar, the first and second side flat area form a frame containing a rectangular opening as a window for displaying an information card, the rear of the information card frame further comprises a battery compartment with a cover which is located adjacent to the distal flat end bar, said rear information frame further including an additional strip bar transverse to the first and second side flat area, and further being between the battery compartment cover and the rectangular opening; c. an electronic circuit board containing a plurality of LED lights with a respective LED inserted through a respective opening in a sidewall of the top cover, an integrated electronic circuit, and a motion detector, and means to electronically connect the circuit board to the at least one battery; d. a transparent plastic sheet having a proximal round front end which extends to a rectangular body with a flat end transverse to the round front end, the plastic sheet has a round opening located close to the proximal round end; e. means by which the luggage tag is connected to a portion of a piece of luggage, the connecting means extending through the transverse opening in the top cover and the plastic sheet; and f. the electronic components of the luggage tag are powered by the at least one battery but are at a standby state which only consumes a finite standby current, the electronics being activated by a physical motion of the tag wherein the physical motion is detected by the motion detector which exports electrical signals to trigger the integrated electronic circuit to output a sequential power to the LEDs for emitting a blinking light from each LED for a period of time, in order to provide a visual indication of the location of the luggage tag and the luggage to which it is attached, before said electronics turns back to the standby state state. 2. The electronic luggage tag in accordance with claim 1, wherein said top cover is made of a plastic. 3. The electronic luggage tag in accordance with claim 1, wherein said rear information card frame is made of a plastic. 4. A luggage tag, comprising: a. a top cover having an outer top surface with a proximal end which extends to a body terminating in a distal end, a transverse opening located in the outer top surface, the body of the top cover having a multiplicity of openings, the body of the top cover having a housing for retaining a source of power and means to connect the source of power; b. the top cover having an underside which includes retaining means for retaining an information card and protecting means to protect the information card; c. an electronic circuit board containing a multiplicity of LED lights with a respective LED inserted through a respective opening in the body of the top cover, an integrated electronic circuit, and a motion detector, and means to electronically connect the circuit board to the source of power; d. means by which the luggage tag is connected to a piece of luggage; and e. the electronic components of the luggage tag are powered by the source of power but are at a standby state which only consumes a finite standby current, the electronics being activated by a physical motion of the tag wherein the physical motion is detected by the motion detector which exports electrical signals to trigger the integrated electronic circuit to output a sequential power to the LEDs for emitting a blinking light from each LED for a period of time, in order to provide a visual indication of the location of the luggage tag and the luggage to which it is attached before said electronics turns back to the standby state. 5. The luggage tag in accordance with claim 4 wherein said source of power is a series of three DC batteries. 6. The luggage tag in accordance with claim 4 wherein said source of power is at least one DC battery. 7. The luggage tag in accordance with claim 4 further comprising means by which the luggage tag is connected to a portion of a piece of luggage, the connecting means extending through the transverse opening in the top cover. 8. A luggage tag, comprising: a. a top cover having an outer top surface with a proximal end which extends to a body terminating in a distal end, the body of the top cover having a multiplicity of openings; b. the luggage tag having a housing for retaining a source of power and means to connect the source of power; c. an electronic circuit board containing a multiplicity of LED lights with a respective LED inserted through a respective opening in the body of the top cover, an integrated electronic circuit, and a motion detector, and means to electronically connect the circuit board to the source of power; d. means by which the luggage tag is connected to a piece of luggage; and e. the electronic components of the luggage tag are powered by the source of power but are at a standby state which only consumes a finite standby current, the electronics being activated by a physical motion of the tag wherein the physical motion is detected by the motion detector which exports electrical signals to trigger the integrated electronic circuit to output a sequential power to the LEDs for emitting a blinking light from each LED for a period of time, in order to provide a visual indication of the location of the luggage tag and the luggage to which it is attached before said electronics turns back to the standby state. 9. The luggage tag in accordance with claim 8 wherein said source of power is a series of three DC batteries. 10. The luggage tag in accordance with claim 8 wherein said source of power is at least one DC battery. 11. The luggage tag in accordance with claim 8 further comprising means by which the luggage tag is connected to a portion of a piece of luggage, the connecting means extending through a transverse opening in the top cover. 12. The luggage tag in accordance with claim 8 further comprising means for retaining an information card and protecting means to protect the information card.
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