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Granted Patent B2
US 11,689,238 · App. 16/879,449 · Granted Jun 27, 2023

Glass breaker and security alert apparatus and method of application thereof

Inventors: Marc Sharinn (Lake Success, NY); Debrah Sharinn (Lake Success, NY)
Assignee: TONKA ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC.
H04B1/3888A62B3/005H04M1/725
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Patent No.
US 11,689,238
App. No.
16/879,449
Granted
Jun 27, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus that is integrated into a mobile phone case that can assist in breaking a glass window of a locked vehicle to aid an occupant exit the vehicle in an emergency situation and send an alert to the appropriate authorities to inform them of the emergency situation.

Claims (25)

1. A safety apparatus, comprising:

a mobile phone case configured for a mobile phone to be secured therein;

at least one glass breaker arranged within the housing that is configured to break a window of a vehicle;

an alert system associated with the housing and connected to the at least one glass breaker; and

wherein the alert system contains a pressure switch and include a GPS notification chip and the alert system activates when a threshold pressure on the body of the case, and wherein the alert system is connected by wires or fiber optics in the four glass breakers.

2. The safety apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one glass breaker includes four glass breakers that are fixed at each corner of the mobile phone case.

3. The safety apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one glass breaker is one of mechanically deployable upon impact with an object, electromagnetically deployable and electronically deployable.

4. The safety apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one glass breaker device is spring-loaded.

5. The safety apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one glass breaker device contains a pointed tip that is configured to contact a window of a vehicle and break the window.

6. The safety apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the alert system is one of electronically, electromechanically and mechanically connected to the at least one glass breaker.

7. The safety apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, when the alert system is activated in conjunction with the at least one glass breaker, the signal is sent to the remote location.

8. The safety apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the alert system contains a GPS monitoring chip to indicate to the remote location the location of the safety apparatus.

9. A method of deploying and activating a safety apparatus for use to break a window of a vehicle comprising the following steps:

providing the safety apparatus comprising a mobile phone case configured for a mobile phone to be secured therein, at least one glass breaker arranged within the mobile phone case and an alert system associated with the mobile phone case and connected to the at least one glass breaker;

gripping the safety apparatus;

contacting the at least one glass breaker with the window of the vehicle to break the window;

activating the alert system to send a signal to a remote location to alert appropriate authorities to respond to the emergency situation; and

wherein the alert system contains a pressure switch and include a GPS notification chip and the alert system activates when a threshold pressure on the body of the case, and wherein the alert system is connected by wires or fiber optics in the four glass breakers.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the at least one glass breaker includes four glass breakers that are fixed at each corner of the mobile phone case and each glass breaker can be utilized as needed to break the window of a vehicle.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein, upon impact with the window, the at least one glass breaker device is one of mechanically deployable, electromagnetically deployable and electronically deployable.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the at least one glass breaker is spring-loaded.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the at least one glass breaker contains a pointed tip that is configured to contact a window of a vehicle and break the window.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the alert system is one of electronically, electromechanically and mechanically connected to the at least one glass breaker.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein, when the alert system is activated simultaneously in conjunction with the at least one glass breaker, the signal is sent to the remote location.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein, wherein the alert system contains a GPS monitoring microchip to indicate to the remote location of the safety apparatus.

Continuity (2)
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