Patent ID: 9013297
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A42B,G08B,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A hardhat assembly to be worn by an individual to a remote location, said hardhat assembly comprising: a hardhat having a hard outer shell and a hard bill; a control unit fixedly secured to said hard outer shell; a biometric sensor electrically connected to said control unit, said biometric sensor sensing a condition of the individual and creating a biometric signal and transmitting the biometric signal to said control unit; an environmental sensor electrically connected to said control unit, said environmental sensor senses an environmental condition local to the individual and creates an environmental signal and transmits the environmental signal to said control unit; a contextual sensing module electrically connected to said control unit to sense location, orientation, speed and acceleration of said hardhat assembly and creates contextual signals, and transmits the contextual signals to said control unit; an SOS button electrically connected to said control unit for generating an alarm condition signal, said SOS button activation overriding processing priority of all other functions of said control unit; and a communications unit electrically connected to said control unit for receiving the alarm condition, contextual, biometric and environmental signals from said control unit and to transmit the alarm condition, contextual, biometric and environmental signals away from the remote location to other of said hardhat assemblies local to the remote location and to a central processing unit located apart from the remote location to facilitate a rapid response to the alarm condition, contextual, biometric and/or environmental signals emanating from said hardhat assembly.