Smart reminder alarm for cars and other devices
View Patent ↗A reminder device includes a frame-shaped base defining an opening and configured to be mounted over and around an operational button/handle located in a vehicle or in a home; a lid coupled to the frame-shaped base and configured to close over said frame-shaped base, covering said opening and blocking access to said operational button/handle; a circuit configured to product an audible message upon receiving a trigger signal, said circuit being located in at least one of said framed-shaped base and said lid; and a switch including a first component located on said frame-shaped base and a second component located on said lid and so configured that when said first component and second component are separated from each other by a predetermined distance, when the lid is opened, the switch causes the creation of said trigger signal and the production of said audible alarm.
1. A reminder device, comprising:
a frame-shaped base defining an opening and configured to be mounted over and around an operational button/handle located in a vehicle or in a home;
a lid coupled to the frame-shaped base and configured to close over said frame-shaped base, covering said opening and blocking access to said operational button/handle;
a circuit configured to product an audible message upon receiving a trigger signal, said circuit being located in at least one of said framed-shaped base and said lid; and
a switch including a first component located on said frame-shaped base and a second component located on said lid and so configured that when said first component and second component are separated from each other by a predetermined distance, when the lid is opened, the switch causes the creation of said trigger signal and the production of said audible alarm.
2. The reminder device of claim 1 , wherein the circuit includes a recorder circuit that enables recording a short audible message.
3. The reminder device of claim 2 , wherein the message regards a reminder of the presence of a baby in the vehicle.
4. The reminder device of claim 1 , wherein the frame-shaped base is configured to fit over and to adhere around a vehicle engine start/stop button.
5. The reminder device of claim 1 , wherein the frame-shaped base is configured to fit around a driver's door opening handle.
6. The reminder device of claim 1 , including adhesive strips associated with the frame-shaped base for enabling the frame-shaped base to be adhered to a body in which said operational button/handle is located.
7. The reminder device of claim 1 , wherein the first component and second components are magnetic components, at least one of which is capable of holding a switch in a first position.
8. The reminder device of claim 1 , wherein the reminder device is mounted to a home entrance door.
9. The reminder device of claim 1 , wherein the reminder device is mounted to a refrigerator door.
10. The reminder device of claim 1 , wherein the reminder device is removably mounted to a seatbelt system in a vehicle.
11. The reminder device of claim 10 , wherein the circuit includes a portable recorder that is removeably mounted to a buckle of the seatbelt system.
12. The reminder device of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the first and second components is mounted to a metal clasp of the seatbelt system.