Description:A USER SAFETY WEARABLE
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001]
The present subject matter is related, in general to a user safety wearable, and more particularly, but not exclusively to the user safety wearable with improved detectability by one or sensing unit.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 5
[0002]
User wearables, such as safety gears like helmets, play a vital role in ensuring the safety of individuals across various industries, for example during vehicle operation or while working on construction sites. The detection of the user safety wearables is crucial for maintaining safety standards. Usually, the user safety wearables are detected through one or more sensing units integrated into the 10 surrounding environment for example to the vehicle. Given that user safety wearables are directly worn by users, such as helmets, it's imperative that the materials used for the safety wearables strike a balance between lightweight design and optimal user protection. For instance, plastic materials are often used due to their lightweight properties, which ensure user comfort and ease of wear over 15 extended periods. However, it's essential to note that while plastics offer light weight advantages, they typically exhibit poor reflect ability. This poses a challenge in certain contexts, particularly in radar applications or scenarios where reflective surfaces are necessary for effective detection of the user safety wearable. The challenge lies in reconciling the need for lightweight, protective materials with the 20 requirement for enhanced reflectivity.
[0003]
Thus, there is need to address the limitations in the existing user safety wearable, such as a helmet, that strikes a balance between lightweight aspect, optimal user protection, while ensuring enhanced reflectivity.
[0004]
Further limitations and disadvantages of conventional and traditional 25 approaches will become apparent to one of skill in the art, through comparison of described systems with some aspects of the present disclosure, as set forth in the remainder of the present application and with reference to the drawings.
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SUMMARY
[0005]
A user safety wearable comprising a shell which is configured to cover at least a portion of a head of a user. An interior portion of the shell faces the head of the user. The user safety wearable comprises a reflecting member which is disposed on at least a portion of the user safety wearable. 5
[0006]
As per an embodiment of the present invention, the reflecting member is disposed on a front portion of the shell. The front portion being viewed from a front face of the user safety wearable.
[0007]
As per an embodiment of the present invention, the reflecting member is disposed on a front portion of the shell. The front portion of the shell covers a 10 forehead portion of the user.
[0008]
As per an embodiment of the present invention, the user safety wearable comprises a rear portion. The rear portion is configured to cover the back of the head of the user. The reflecting member is disposed on the rear portion of the user safety wearable. 15
[0009]
As per an embodiment of the present invention, the user safety wearable comprises a lower portion. The lower portion is disposed in the proximity of a neck portion of the user. The reflecting member is disposed on the lower portion.
[00010]
As per an embodiment of the present invention, the reflecting member is disposed on the lower portion covering a chin portion of the user. 20
[00011]
As per an embodiment of the present invention, the reflecting member comprises at least one of a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first member, the second member, and the third member are disposed perpendicular to each other.
[00012]
As per an embodiment of the present invention, plurality of edges (of the 25 at least one of the first member, the second member, and the third member comprises a pre-defined dimension. The pre-defined dimension lies in the range between 0.5cm to 3 cm.
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[00013]
As per an embodiment of the present invention, the at least one of the first member, the second member, and the third member are made of a pre-defined shape. The predefined shape is an equilateral triangle having the plurality of edges.
[00014]
As per an embodiment of the present invention, the reflecting member is disposed at a predefined proximity to a sensing member on a vehicle. The 5 predefined proximity ranges between 0.5 meters to 5 meters. The weight of the reflecting member lies between a predefined weight range between 1 gram to 5 grams.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[00015]
The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed 10 description given herein below and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention.
[00016]
Figure 1 illustrates a side view of a user wearing a user safety wearable as per an embodiment of the present invention.
[00017]
Figure 2 and Figure 3 illustrates a front view of the user safety wearable 15 as per an embodiment of the present invention.
[00018]
Figure 4 illustrate a rear perspective view of the user safety wearable as per an embodiment of the present invention.
[00019]
Figure 5 illustrates a front perspective view of a reflecting member of the user safety wearable as per an embodiment of the present invention. 20
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[00020]
The present disclosure may be best understood with reference to the detailed figures and description set forth herein. Various embodiments are discussed below with reference to the figures. However, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the detailed descriptions given herein with respect to the 25 figures are simply for explanatory purposes as the methods and systems may extend beyond the described embodiments. For example, the teachings presented, and the needs of a particular application may yield multiple alternative and suitable
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approaches to implement the functionality of any detail described herein. Therefore,
any approach may extend beyond the particular implementation choices in the following embodiments described and shown.
[00021]
References to “one embodiment,” “at least one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “one example,” “an example,” “for example,” and so on indicate that 5 the embodiment(s) or example(s) may include a particular feature, structure, characteristic, property, element, or limitation but that not every embodiment or example necessarily includes that particular feature, structure, characteristic, property, element, or limitation. Further, repeated use of the phrase “in an embodiment” does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. 10
[00022]
The present invention now will be described more fully hereinafter with different embodiments. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather those embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled 15 in the art.
[00023]
The objective of the present invention is to provide utmost safety of the user by providing a user safety wearable which provides effective protection against potential hazards caused due to accident. The aim of the present invention is to enhance the reflectivity of the user safety wearables to ensure accurate detection, 20 especially in radar applications or situations where reflective surfaces are essential for effective identification. By addressing this challenge, the present invention seeks to improve the reliability and precision of the user safety wearable detection systems, thereby enhancing overall safety of the user.
[00024]
It is yet another objective of the present invention to provide the user safety 25 wearable which ensures user comfort while ensuring optimal safety standards for the detection of the user safety wearable. Thus, the present invention aims to provide the user safety wearable that not only provides effective protection to the user, but also ensures that user can comfortably wear the user safety wearable for extended periods without compromising its detectability. 30
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[00025]
The aforesaid and other advantages of the present subject matter would be described in greater detail in conjunction with the figures & embodiment in the following description.
[00026]
Figure 1 illustrates a side view of a user safety wearable (100) worn on an exemplary head (102) of a user as per an embodiment of the present invention. The 5 user safety wearable (100) consists of a shell (101). The shell is adapted to cover at least a portion of the head of the user and an interior of the shell (101) faces towards the head (102) of the user. More specifically, a front portion of the shell (101) covers a forehead portion (103) of the user. In the illustrated embodiment, the shell (101) covers the whole head (102) of the user, at top, front, rear and sides of the 10 head (102) of the user. In an embodiment, the shell (101) is made of polycarbonate material. The shell (101) is the outermost layer of the user safety wearable (100) and takes the brunt of impact load when impact occurs. In the illustrated embodiment, the user safety wearable (100) includes a visor. The visor is rotatably attached to the shell (101) in such a manner that the visor may be opened or closed 15 as per user discretion. The visor is transparent and allows the user to see outside of the helmet while wearing the user safety wearable (100). In another embodiment, the user safety wearable (100) includes an impact absorbing liner (not shown) adjacent to the interior of the shell (101). The impact absorbing liner absorbs and dampens the impact load to keep the head (102) of the user safe in event of an 20 accident. The impact absorbing liner may be made from dense and light material like polystyrene. In an embodiment, the user safety wearable (100) includes a cushion padding (not shown) disposed between the impact absorbing liner and the head (102) of the user. The cushion padding ensures a comfortable and snug fit of the helmet user safety wearable (100) on head (102) of the user. It also cushions the 25 head (102) in event of impact. In yet another embodiment, the user safety wearable (100) consists of a retention mechanism (not shown) adapted to secure the user safety wearable (100) to the head (102) of the user. The retention mechanism may be a strap that can be tightened around a lower chin of the user’s head (102). Furthermore, the user safety wearable (100) also includes a lower portion (105) 30 which is disposed in the proximity of a neck portion (106) of the user. The user
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wearable (100) comprises a rear portion (104), wherein the rear portion being configured to cover the back of the head (102) of the user.
[00027]
Figure 2 and Figure 3 illustrates a front view of a user safety wearable (100) (100) as per an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 illustrates a rear perspective view of a user safety wearable (100) as per an embodiment of the 5 present invention. The user safety wearable (100) comprises a reflecting member (200) which enables the user safety wearable (100) to reflect back one or more input signals generating by a sensing unit such as a radar. The reflecting member (200) is disposed on at least a portion of the user safety wearable (100). The reflecting member (200) is made of a material having metallic characteristics. Since, the user 10 safety wearable (100) is made of a plastic, the reflecting member (200) enables effective detection of the user safety wearable (100) for a safety detection system, particularly in radar applications or scenarios where reflective surfaces are necessary.
[00028]
As per an embodiment of the present invention, the reflecting member 15 (200) is disposed on a front portion of the shell (101), when the front portion is viewed from a front face of the user safety wearable (100). More specifically, the reflecting member (200) is disposed on a front portion of the shell (101) in which the front portion of the shell (101) covers a forehead portion (103) of the user. As per an embodiment of the present invention, the reflecting member (200) is 20 disposed on the rear portion (104). As per an embodiment of the present invention, the reflecting member (200) is disposed on the lower portion covering a chin portion (107) of the user. The lower portion (105) is disposed in the proximity of a neck portion (106) of the user, wherein the reflecting member (200) being disposed on the lower portion (105). 25
[00029]
Figure 5 illustrates a perspective view of the reflecting member (200) as per an embodiment of the present invention. The reflecting member (200) comprises at least one of a first member (501), a second member (502), and a third member (503). The first member (501), the second member (502), and the third member (503) are disposed perpendicular to each other. More specifically, the first 30
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member (501), the second member (502), and the third member (503)
comprises plurality of edges (501a, 501b, 501c) to define the structure of the reflecting member (200). The plurality of edges (501a, 501b, 501c) comprises a pre-defined dimension. Illustratively, the pre-defined dimension lies in the range between 0.5 centimeters to 3 centimeters. The pre-defined dimension ensures to enhance the 5 detectability of the user safety wearable (100), without significant increase in weight of the user safety wearable (100). Illustratively the weight of the reflecting member (200) lies between a predefined weight range such that there is not significant increase in the weight of the user safety wearable (100), thus the user can wear it for prolonged duration without compromising on comfort. Illustratively, 10 the weight of the user safety wearable (100) lies between 1 gram to 5 grams. The at least one of the first member (501), the second member (502), and the third member (503) are made of a pre-defined shape which aims to increase the detectability of the user safety wearable (100). Illustratively, the predefined shape is an equilateral triangle having the plurality of edges (501a, 501b, 501c). The reflecting member 15 (200) is disposed at a predefined proximity to a sensing member on a vehicle such that the user safety wearable (100) is easily detectable by the radar sensing unit installed in the vehicle. Illustratively, the predefined proximity ranges between 0.5 meters to 5 meters. As per an embodiment of the present invention, the reflecting member (200) is retrofittable member which can be fitted to existing user safety 20 wearable (100).
[00030]
The present invention advantageously provides utmost safety of the user by providing a user safety wearable (100) which provides effective protection against potential hazards caused due to accident. The user safety wearable (100) comprising the reflecting member (200) enhances the reflectivity of the user safety 25 wearable (100) thereby ensuring accurate detection, especially in radar applications or situations where reflective surfaces are essential for effective identification. By addressing this challenge, the present invention seeks to improve the reliability and precision of the user safety wearable (100) detection systems, thereby enhancing overall safety of the user. 30
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[00031]
The present invention advantageously provides the user safety wearable (100) which ensures user comfort while ensuring optimal safety standards for the detection of the user safety wearable (100). The weight of the reflecting member (200) lies between a predefined weight range, thus the present invention provides the user safety wearable (100) that not only provides effective protection to the user, 5 but also ensures that user can comfortably wear the user safety wearable (100) for extended periods without compromising its detectability.
[0001]
In light of the above-mentioned advantages and the technical advancements provided by the disclosed method and system, the claimed steps as 10 discussed above are not routine, conventional, or well understood in the art, as the claimed steps enable the following solutions to the existing problems in conventional technologies. Further, the claimed steps clearly bring an improvement in the functioning of the guard assembly itself as the claimed steps and constructional features provide a technical solution to a technical problem. 15
[0002]
Finally, the language used in the specification has been principally selected for readability and instructional purposes, and it may not have been selected to delineate or circumscribe the inventive subject matter and is therefore intended that the scope of the invention be limited not by this detailed description, but rather by any claims that issue on an application based here on. Accordingly, the 20 embodiments of the present invention are intended to be illustrative, but not limiting, of the scope of the invention, which is set forth in the following claims.
[0003]
While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are 25 not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims.
[0004]
A person with ordinary skills in the art will appreciate that the systems, modules, and sub-modules have been illustrated and explained to serve as examples
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and should not be considered limiting in any manner. It will be further appreciated
that the variants of the above disclosed system elements, modules, and other features and functions, or alternatives thereof, may be combined to create other different systems or applications.
[0005]
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that any of the aforementioned steps 5 and/or system modules may be suitably replaced, reordered, or removed, and additional steps and/or system modules may be inserted, depending on the needs of a particular application. In addition, the systems of the aforementioned embodiments may be implemented using a wide variety of suitable processes and system modules, and are not limited to any particular determiner hardware, 10 software, middleware, firmware, microcode, and the like. The claims can encompass embodiments for hardware and software, or a combination thereof.
[0006]
While the present disclosure has been described with reference to certain embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made, and equivalents may be substituted without departing from the scope 15 of the present disclosure. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the present disclosure without departing from its scope. Therefore, it is intended that the present disclosure is not limited to the particular embodiment disclosed, but that the present disclosure will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims. , Claims:I/We claim:
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A user safety wearable (100) comprising:
a shell (101) configured to cover at least a portion of a head (102) of a user, wherein an interior portion of the shell (101) facing the head (102) 5 of the user;
a reflecting member (200), the reflecting member (200) is disposed on at least a portion of the user safety wearable (100).
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The user safety wearable (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reflecting 10 member (200) is disposed on a front portion of the shell (101), wherein the front portion being viewed from a front face of the user safety wearable (100).
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The user safety wearable (100) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the reflecting 15 member (200) being disposed on a front portion of the shell (101), wherein the front portion of the shell (101) covers a forehead portion (103) of the user.
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The user safety wearable (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user safety 20 wearable (100) comprises a rear portion (104), wherein the rear portion being configured to cover the back of the head (102) of the user; and wherein the reflecting member (200) being disposed on the rear portion (104).
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The user safety wearable (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user safety 25 wearable (100) comprises a lower portion (105), the lower portion (105) being disposed in the proximity of a neck portion (106) of the user, wherein the reflecting member (200) being disposed on the lower portion (105).
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The user safety wearable (100) as claimed in claim 5, wherein the reflectingmember (200) being disposed on the lower portion covering a chin portion(107)of the user.
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The user safety wearable (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reflecting5 member (200) comprises at least one of a first member (501), a secondmember (502), and a third member (503), wherein the first member (501),the second member (502), and the third member (503) being disposedperpendicular to each other.
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The user safety wearable (100) as claimed in claim 6, wherein plurality ofedges (501a, 501b, 501c) of the at least one of the first member (501), thesecond member (502), and the third member (503) comprises a pre-defineddimension, wherein the pre-defined dimension lies in the range between0.5cm to 3 cm.15
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The user safety wearable (100) as claimed in claim 6, wherein the at leastone of the first member (501), the second member (502), and the thirdmember (503) being made of a pre-defined shape, wherein the predefinedshape being an equilateral triangle having the plurality of edges (501a,20 501b, 501c).
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The user safety wearable (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reflectingmember (200) being disposed at a predefined proximity to a sensingmember on a vehicle, wherein the predefined proximity range between 0.525 meters to 5 meters, and wherein the weight of the reflecting member (200)lies between a predefined weight range between 1 gram to 5 grams.