Horology: time measuring systems or devices – Combined with disparate device
Reexamination Certificate
1999-06-28
2001-02-27
Miska, Vit (Department: 2859)
Horology: time measuring systems or devices
Combined with disparate device
C368S011000, C250S338100, C250S341100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06195310
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to game detecting devices and methods and more particularly to a game trail monitoring device that includes a monitor assembly in connection with a speaker assembly by a length of cable; the monitor assembly including a sealed monitor housing having a control circuit housed therein and an infrared detector opening provided therethrough, a two-part monitor assembly attachment strap assembly affixed to the exterior of the sealed monitor housing, a monitor two-position on/off switch, a multi-position animal alert sound select switch for selecting between alert sounds; a multi-position a.m. timer start select switch for selecting an a.m. start time for the monitor; a multi-position p.m. timer stop select switch for selecting a p.m. stop time for the monitor; and an infrared game detector positioned within the sealed monitor housing in a manner to seal the infrared detector opening of the sealed monitor housing; the speaker assembly including a sealed speaker housing having a speaker grate with a speaker positioned there behind; the monitor two-position on/off switch being in controlling connection with the control circuit; the multi-position animal alert sound select switch being in connection with a sound select input of the control circuit; the multi-position a.m. timer start select switch being in connection with an a.m. start time input of the control circuit; the multi-position p.m. timer stop select switch being in connection with a p.m. stop time input of the control circuit; the infrared game detector being in connection with a game animal detection input of the control circuit; the speaker being in connection with a speaker output of the control circuit; the control circuit operating the speaker to produce a sound corresponding with the position of the multi-position animal alert sound select switch upon receiving a game animal detected signal from the infrared game detector on the game animal detection input of the control circuit during a predetermined length period of operation selected to start and stop, respectively, at times set by the user by positioning the multi-position a.m. timer start select and p.m. timer stop select switches. The game trail monitoring method includes the steps of a) providing a game trail monitoring device as described above; b) locating a target spot for waiting for the game animal along a selected game trail; c) positioning the monitor assembly a first distance away from the target spot along the selected game trail in a manner such that the infrared game detector is located such that a detecting zone of the infrared game detector is positioned on the selected game trail to detect movement of an animal along the selected game trail; and d) positioning the speaker assembly a second distance away from the target spot along the selected game trail, the second distance being greater than the first distance such that, should the sound resulting from operation of the speaker when a game animal is detected for the purpose of alerting a user positioned adjacent to the target spook the animal, the animal would tend to flee away from the speaker assembly and toward the target spot.
BACKGROUND ART
Hunter's and other person seeking to view animals in the wild along game trails and the intersection of multiple game trails often miss opportunities because inattention caused by long periods of inaction along the game trail. It would be a benefit to such individuals to have a monitoring device for detecting movement of an animal on or along the trail and generating an alerting sound to alert the individual of the approaching animal long before the animal appears. When the individual is positioned at the intersection of multiple game trails it would be a benefit to have a corresponding number of monitoring devices wherein each monitoring device is adjusted to output a distinctive alerting sound so that the individual knows which trail the animal has been detected on. Because sounds in the woods can spook some animals, it would be a further benefit to have a monitoring device that included a speaker remotely positionable from the detecting mechanism of the monitoring device so that should the alerting sound spook the animal, the position of the speaker would tend to spook the animal toward the individual.
GENERAL SUMMARY DISCUSSION OF INVENTION
It is thus an object of the invention to provide a game trail monitoring device that includes a monitor assembly in connection with a speaker assembly by a length of cable; the monitor assembly including a sealed monitor housing having a control circuit housed therein and an infrared detector opening provided therethrough, a two-part monitor assembly attachment strap assembly affixed to the exterior of the sealed monitor housing, a monitor two-position on/off switch, a multi-position animal alert sound select switch for selecting between alert sounds; a multi-position a.m. timer start select switch for selecting an a.m. start time for the monitor; a multi-position p.m. timer stop select switch for selecting a p.m. stop time for the monitor; and an infrared game detector positioned within the sealed monitor housing in a manner to seal the infrared detector opening of the sealed monitor housing; the speaker assembly including a sealed speaker housing having a speaker grate with a speaker positioned there behind; the monitor two-position on/off switch being in controlling connection with the control circuit; the multi-position animal alert sound select switch being in connection with a sound select input of the control circuit; the multi-position a.m. timer start select switch being in connection with an a.m. start time input of the control circuit; the multi-position p.m. timer stop select switch being in connection with a p.m. stop time input of the control circuit; the infrared game detector being in connection with a game animal detection input of the control circuit; the speaker being in connection with a speaker output of the control circuit; the control circuit operating the speaker to produce a sound corresponding with the position of the multi-position animal alert sound select switch upon receiving a game animal detected signal from the infrared game detector on the game animal detection input of the control circuit during a predetermined length period of operation selected to start and stop, respectively, at times set by the user by positioning the multi-position a.m. timer start select and p.m. timer stop select switches.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a game trail monitoring method that includes the steps of a) providing a game trail monitoring device as described above; b) locating a target spot for waiting for the game animal along a selected game trail; c) positioning the monitor assembly a first distance away from the target spot along the selected game trail in a manner such that the infrared game detector is located such that a detecting zone of the infrared game detector is positioned on the selected game trail to detect movement of an animal along the selected game trail; and d) positioning the speaker assembly a second distance away from the target spot along the selected game trail, the second distance being greater than the first distance such that an animal would tend to flee away from the speaker assembly and toward the target spot should the sound resulting from operation of the speaker when a game animal is detected for the purpose of alerting a user positioned adjacent to the target spook a detected animal.
Accordingly, a game trail monitoring device and method is provided. The game trail monitoring device includes a monitor assembly in connection with a speaker assembly by a length of cable; the monitor assembly including a sealed monitor housing having a control circuit housed therein and an infrared detector opening provided therethrough, a two-part monitor assembly attachment strap assembly affixed to the exterior of the sealed monitor housing, a monitor two-position on/off switch, a multi-position animal alert sound
Breaux Joseph N.
Miska Vit
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