Patent ID: 8736445

Claim:
An object locating system usable by an intended user for locating an object, said object locating system comprising: a first transmitter-receiver unit including a first unit transmitter for selectively transmitting at least one of a first search signal and a second search signal, a first unit receiver for receiving a third search signal and a first unit signaling element operatively coupled to said first unit receiver for issuing a first alarm perceptible by said intended user when said third search signal is received by said first unit receiver; a second transmitter-receiver unit including a second unit transmitter for selectively transmitting at least one of said first search signal and said third search signal, a second unit receiver for receiving said second search signal and a second unit signaling element operatively coupled to said second unit receiver for issuing a second alarm perceptible by said intended user when said second search signal is received by said second unit receiver; a receiver unit including a third unit receiver for receiving said first search signal and a third unit signaling element operatively coupled to said third unit receiver for issuing a third alarm perceptible by said intended user when said first search signal is received by said third unit receiver; wherein said first transmitter-receiver unit is configured and sized to be wearable by said intended user and said receiver unit is securable to said object; whereby said first and second transmitter-receiver units are usable by said intended user to locate each other and are each usable by said intended user to locate said receiver unit.