Patent ID: 6508580
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A45B,A61H,G08B

Abstract:
A personal security device comprising:a housing, said housing being adapted for coupling to a mobility aide; an alert light coupled to said housing for emitting a visual signal that a user is in distress upon activation of said alert light; an audio transmitter coupled to said housing for emitting an audible sound upon activation of said audio transmitter; an activation button operationally coupled to said alert light and said audio transmitter for activating said alert light and said audio transmitter upon depression of said activation button; a battery electrically couplable to said audio transmitter and said alert light; said housing including a battery chamber, said battery being positioned in said battery chamber; a battery cover couplable to said housing for covering said battery chamber such that said battery is held within said battery chamber when said cover is coupled to said housing; a clamp assembly coupled to said housing, said clamp assembly being adapted for engaging an elongated member of the mobility aide whereby said housing is coupled to the mobility aide; and said clamp assembly being positioned such that opposite arm portions of said clamp assembly are positioned on opposite sides of said battery cover whereby the elongated member of the mobility aide is positioned adjacent to said battery cover when said clamp assembly is engaged to the elongated member of the mobility aide for preventing access to said battery chamber while said clamping assembly is engaged to the elongated member of the mobility aide.