Side-view mirror mounted bird deterrent system
View Patent ↗The vehicle-sider rear-view mirror mounted bird deterrent system delivers an electric shock to scare birds away. The bird deterrent system includes a shock strip, a sensor, a microcontroller, a power source, and a vehicle-side rear-view mirror. The vehicle-side rear-view mirror can be any rear-view mirror of a commercial or passenger vehicle. The shock strip is a thin flexible strip that attaches onto an exterior face of the vehicle-side rear-view mirror. The shock strip is positioned along the side rear-view mirror and covers most of the flat surface which the bird is likely to stand on. The sensor is operatively connected to the shock strip, wherein the sensor transmits a signal to the microcontroller when it detects a bird standing on the shock strip. The microcontroller completes a circuit between the power source and the shock strip, thereby creating a flow of electrical current capable of delivering an electrical shock.
1. A side-view mirror mounted bird deterrent system comprises:
a shock strip;
a sensor;
a microcontroller;
a power source;
a vehicle-side rear-view mirror;
the sensor being adjacently connected onto the shock strip;
the shock strip being externally connected onto a frame of the side rear-view mirror;
the shock strip, the sensor, and the microcontroller being electrically connected to the power source;
the sensor and the power source being electronically connected to the microcontroller, wherein the sensor transmits a signal to the microcontroller when a bird is present within the vicinity of the shock strip;
the sensor comprising a motion sensor or a weight sensor;
the motion sensor being terminally mounted to the shock strip;
the motion sensor being electrically connected to the power source;
the motion sensor being electronically connected to the microcontroller;
the weight sensor being connected in between a metal contact of the shock strip and a substrate of the shock strip;
the weight sensor being electrically connected to the power source; and
the weight sensor being electronically connected to the microcontroller.
2. The side-view mirror mounted bird deterrent system as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
the vehicle-side rear-view mirror further comprises a mirror; and
the mirror being mounted within the frame.
3. The side-view mirror mounted bird deterrent system as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
the shock strip comprises a substrate, an adhesive strip, and a metal contact;
the metal contact being adjacently connected onto the substrate;
the adhesive strip being connected adjacent to the substrate, opposite of the metal contact;
the substrate being attached to the frame by the adhesive strip; and
the substrate being positioned along the vehicle-side rear-view mirror.
4. The side-view mirror mounted bird deterrent system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the metal contact is electrically connected to the power source.
5. The side-view mirror mounted bird deterrent system as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
a housing;
a fastening mechanism;
a power button;
the power source being positioned within the housing;
the microcontroller being positioned within the housing;
the power button being integrated into the housing; and
the fastening mechanism being laterally connected onto the housing, opposite the power button.
6. The side-view mirror mounted bird deterrent system as claimed in claim 4 comprises:
the power button being electrically connected to the power source, wherein the power button breaks the electrical connection from the power source to the shock strip, the microcontroller, and the sensor.
7. The side-view mirror mounted bird deterrent system as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
a solar panel; and
the solar panel being electrically connected to the power source.
8. The side-view mirror mounted bird deterrent system as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
a car charger; and
the car charger being electrically connected to the power source.
9. A side-view mirror mounted bird deterrent system comprises:
a shock strip;
a sensor;
a microcontroller;
a power source;
a vehicle-side rear-view mirror;
the vehicle-side rear-view mirror comprises a mirror;
the sensor being adjacently connected onto the shock strip;
the shock strip being externally connected onto a frame of the side rear-view mirror;
the shock strip, the sensor, and the microcontroller being electrically connected to the power source;
the sensor and the power source being electronically connected to the microcontroller, wherein the sensor transmits a signal to the microcontroller when a bird is present within the vicinity of the shock strip;
the mirror being mounted within the frame;
the sensor comprising a motion sensor or a weight sensor;
the motion sensor being terminally mounted to the shock strip;
the motion sensor being electrically connected to the power source;
the motion sensor being electronically connected to the microcontroller;
the weight sensor being connected in between a metal contact of the shock strip and a substrate of the shock strip;
the weight sensor being electrically connected to the power source; and
the weight sensor being electronically connected to the microcontroller.
10. The side-view mirror mounted bird deterrent system as claimed in claim 9 comprises:
the shock strip comprises a substrate, an adhesive strip, and a metal contact;
the metal contact being adjacently connected onto the substrate;
the adhesive strip being connected adjacent to the substrate, opposite of the metal contact;
the substrate being attached to the frame by the adhesive strip;
the substrate being positioned along the vehicle-side rear-view mirror; and
wherein the metal contact is electrically connected to the power source.
11. The side-view mirror mounted bird deterrent system as claimed in claim 9 comprises:
a housing;
a fastening mechanism;
a power button;
the power source being positioned within the housing;
the power button being integrated into the housing; and
the fastening mechanism being laterally connected onto the housing, opposite the power button.
12. The side-view mirror mounted bird deterrent system as claimed in claim 11 comprises:
the power button being electrically connected to the power source, wherein the power button breaks the electrical connection from the power source to the shock strip, the microcontroller, and the sensor.
13. The side-view mirror mounted bird deterrent system as claimed in claim 9 comprises:
a solar panel; and
the solar panel being electrically connected to the power source.
14. The side-view mirror mounted bird deterrent system as claimed in claim 9 comprises:
a car charger; and
the car charger being electrically connected to the power source.