WO1985003235A1

WO1985003235A1 - Alarm system in mortuary urns

Info

Publication number: WO1985003235A1
Application number: PCT/BR1984/000003
Authority: WO
Inventors: Nelson Fernandes
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1984-01-23
Filing date: 1984-05-31
Publication date: 1985-08-01
Anticipated expiration: 1986-07-23
Also published as: BR8400259A; EP0168405A1

Abstract

Weight-responsive switches (22 of Fig. 2) within a coffin (Fig. 1) respond to the slightest movement to acuate a lamp (3) within the coffin and, via an electrical connection (17, 18, 19, 20, 21), an alarm outside the coffin. The alarm comprises a flashing light (16) and a buzzer. A microphone (6) carries the sound of the buzzer to a control point whereat the location of the alarm can be determined. The light (16), buzzer, microphone (6), and a battery (4) for power are mounted in a mobile cart (1). A self-contained alarm device (31) can be attached to the side of the coffin for use during transportation of the coffin.

Description

Specification of a Patent of Invention entitled: "ALARM SYSTEM IN MORTUARY URNS".

The present invention concerns to a Patent of Invention entitled ALARM SYSTEM IN MORTUARY URNS, which enable persons having a catalepsy attack to be removed still alive, when awaking from the unconc iousness state.

The features and advantages of the Alarm System in Mortuary Urns shall be disclosed hereinbelow being specifically usefull when certain persons have a catalepsy attack and awake from this state when the urn is closed, during the transportation between the deathwatch and the cemetery or still in the church, until the tomb.

The referred to device comprises several contacts strategically placed under the body of the person, soecially under the head and legs, so that at the minimum movement or effort of any part of the body, the contacts will turn on a little lamp light on inside of the urn and, automatically, an alarm placed in an equipment placed outside the urn sounds. The urns has an orifice which will enable the air entrance or, on the contrary, from which it will exhale the smell of the dead person and in such a case, the orifice will be duly closed and the device turned off.

The device also comprises a little car with wheels having inside a 12 volts battery which shall generate energy for the lamps and the alarm buzzer, having in the outside and upper face a control panel and a gyroscopic lamp whichwhen turned on will rotate with great luminosity; it is also provided with an electronic microphone directly connected with a central control panel placed in a predetermined place, allowing the immediate localization of the sound and the immediate and urgent steps.

The device can also be embodied in a little box with a lamp and a buzzer, operated by means of common batteries, being this box coupled outside the urn, through a magnetized plate or support, to be used during the urn transportation.

The features and characteristics of the newness of the present invention are pointed out with special particularity on the claims attached hereto. However, for a better understanding of the invention and the purposes through the use hereof, reference is made to the drawings where: FIGURE 1) illustrates a view in perspective of the equipment connected to the mortuary urn; FIGURE 2) illustrates in detail a lateral view the contact device; FIGURE 3) illustrates in detail a view of the equipment control panel. Pursuant to the drawings above mentioned, the alarm system In mortuary urn, object of the present patent, is constituted by an electrical-electronic equipment, provided with a little car (1) in mettalic struture with wheels (2), support for handling (3), having inside a twelve volts battery (4) fixed with angle piece (5) for avoid its displacement, having also an electronic microphone (6) which will transmit the sound and the signal of the buzzer for a central control panel placed in a predetermined place. In the front part of the little car has also a door (7) with lock (8), and in its backside there is an extention wire for the connection with normal electric current, being provided with a tension transformer in the event of the connection be made without the battery use; an4 the upper part is endowed with a control panel (10), with plug (11) for direct connection, switch (12) of the alarm, a voltmeter (13) to show the battery charge, another general switch (14), a pilot lamp (15) and a gyroscopic lamp (16) which provides great, intermitent and rotating luminosity.

The plug (17) with the pin (18) connected with the wire (19) that extends and carry energy to the mortuary urn, through a pin (20) and plug (21) placed therein.

As shown in F4gure 2, the plug (21) distributes the energy to the switches (22)placed and the user body, being these provided with a support plate (23), which will move upward, by means of the spring (24) which envolves a central shaft (25) that crosses the support (26), which can be fixed to the bottom of the urn. The bench (27) receives the contact ring (28) fixed to the shaft, being one of the wires connected to the bench and another to the screw (29), and will be further connected to an internal lamp (30) which will light when the person awakes of the catalepsy attack.

In another embobiement of this invention and also shown in Figure 1, a device (31) coupled to mortuary urn, is provided with a lamp and a buzzer that are driven by means of batteries having contact pins and wire connected to the plug (21) of the urn, having the same kind of switches (22) as described above for the contact and the lamp (30) of alarm. This device can be optionally used while the urn is being

transported and whenever the little car (1) cannot be used.

The mortuary urn is provided in this embodiement with an orifice (32) for the air entrance. In case of the person being effectivelly dead from the orifice it will be exhaled the characteristic smell and then it will be closed by the cover (33) which by its turn will seal the urn and will, therefore, disconnect the wire (18), the pin (20) of the plug (21) .

Having described the alarm system for mortuary urns, the applicant hereby submits the enclosed claims.

Claims

CLAIMS:

1) "ALARM SYSTEM IN MORTUARY URNS", characterized by the fact to enable that persons having catalepsy attack to be removed still alive from the urn, when awaking of the unconciousness state.

2) "ALARM SYSTEM IN MORTUARY URNS", pursuant to the claim 1, characterized by the fact of being provided with an electrical-electronic device comprised with a little car (1) with a twelve volts battery (4) which generates energy to turn on a gyroscopic lamp (16) and a buzzer giving alarm that the person placed into the urn is alive, the contact is made through automatic switches (22) strategically placed under the body of the person that at the minimum movement or tentative of raising, the switch will turn on, lightening the lamp (30) inside the urn, giving notice to the occupant therein.

3) "ALARM SYSTEM IN MORTUARY URNS"; pursuant to the claims 1 and 2, characterized by the fact of the equipment be directly connected to the common energy having a tension transformer from 110 to 12 volts. 4) "ALARM SYSTEM IN MORTUARY URNS" , pursuant to claim 2, characterized by the fact that the equipment is endowed with an electronic microphone (6) placed inside of the little car and connected with a control panel placed at the management sector or another place, allowing the immediate localization of the urn from where the sound started.

5) "ALARM SYSTEM IN MORTUARY URNS", pursuant to the claims 1 and 2, characterized by the fact of being endowed of a box (31) coupled with the mortuary urn, with energy generated from batteries inside placed in the urn, having a lamp and a buzzer which will be driven in the event that the switches (22) be turned on, being the box placed when the little car energy be disconnected, at the moment of the transportation in the funerary vehicle or any other transportation.

6) "ALARM SYSTEM IN MORTUARY URNS", pursuant to the claims from 1 to 5, characterized by the fact that the mortuary urn be endowed with an orifice (32) for the air entrance to create ventilation and life conditions until the person be removed, and otherwise, from such an entrance through the emission of the smell it will be evident that the person is dead, then the orifice Is sealed by the cover (33), and the equipment disconnected.

7) "ALARM SYSTEM IN MORTUARY URNS", pursuant to the claims from 1 to 6, characterized by the fact being endowed with a control panel (10), with a plug (11) for connection with 110 volts energy, having an alarm switch (12), a voltmeter (13) indicating the battery charge, and another general switch (14) and a pilot lamp (15) that will connect the whole equϊ pment.