Facility safety system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10607474-B2
Application number	US-201916261712-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 30, 2019
Priority date	Jan 30, 2018
Publication date	Mar 31, 2020
Grant date	Mar 31, 2020

Abstract

A safety system can include: at least one wearable device configured to communicate with a central hub of a facility; and the central hub programmed to determine a location of the at least one wearable device within the facility, and to provide emergency instructions to the at least one wearable device based upon the location.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A safety system, comprising:
safety glasses configured to communicate with a central hub of a facility, and the central hub being programmed to determine a location of the safety glasses within the facility, and to provide emergency instructions to the at least one wearable device based upon the location, the safety glasses including an indicator in each of a right lens and a left lens of the safety glasses, wherein:
illumination of the indicator in the right lens indicates an alert on a right of the safety glasses;
illumination of the indicator in the left lens indicates an alert on a left of the safety glasses; and
illumination of the indicators in both the right and the left lenses indicates an alert in front of the safety glasses.

2. A wearable safety device, comprising:
safety glasses, the safety glasses including:
a frame
a right lens and a left lens, each of the right and the left lenses including a light to indicate an alert situation; and
one or more logical components programmed to communicate with a central hub of a facility,

wherein the central hub determines a location of the safety glasses within the facility and provides emergency instructions to the safety glasses based upon the location;
wherein each of the lights is illuminated to indicate the emergency instructions;
wherein illumination of the light of the right lens indicates an alert on a right of the safety glasses;
wherein illumination of the light of the left lens indicates an alert on a left of the safety glasses; and
wherein illumination of the lights of both the right and the left lenses indicates an alert in front of the safety glasses.

3. A pair of safety glasses for a safety system, comprising:
a frame;
a right lens and a left lens; and
one or more logical components programmed to communicate with a central hub of a facility;
wherein the central hub determines a location of the safety glasses within the facility and provides emergency instructions to the safety glasses based upon the location;
wherein each of the right and the left lenses includes an indicator; and
wherein:
illumination of the indicator on the right lens indicates an alert on a right of the safety glasses;
illumination of the indicator on a left lens indicates an alert on a left of the safety glasses; and
illumination of both of the indicators indicates an alert in front of the safety glasses.

Assignees

• Fed Signal Corp

Inventors

• Strebel David Louis
• Gergets Paul M
• Pula Michael K
• Barth Justin
• Ferrara Paul John
• Iotova-Gagnaire Albena Plamenova
• Guerreiro Jorge Manuel Jacinto

Classifications

• G08B21/22

  responsive to presence or absence of persons · CPC title

• A62B3/00

  Devices or single parts for facilitating escape from buildings or the like, e.g. protection shields, protection screens; Portable devices for preventing smoke penetrating into distinct parts of buildings (A62B1/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04B1/385

  Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets · CPC title

• H04B2001/3866

  carried on the head · CPC title

• H04W4/026

  using orientation information, e.g. compass · CPC title