Locks – Portable – Fetters
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-24
2001-07-24
Barrett, Suzanne Dino (Department: 3627)
Locks
Portable
Fetters
C128S878000, C119S856000, C473S212000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06263710
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to anti-abduction devices and more particularly to an anti-abduction device of the type that includes two interconnected bracelets that are worn by a child or other person.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Children in this country and throughout the world are being unlawfully abducted at an increasing rate. This, of course, is a most serious problem because in the end, abducted children, if they survive, are often scarred for life. Unfortunately, the problem of protecting children from abduction has been with us a long time and is a very difficult problem to solve. There have been attempts by others to devise various devices that are aimed at preventing or inhibiting the abduction of children. One type of device is a leash mechanism that is worn by the child and which extends from the child to where it is tied to a parent or other adult. This obviously requires the child be effectively tied to the parent or adult on a continuing basis. This can be unduly restrictive for both the parent and the child. In any event and for whatever reason, these leash type devices have not met with any substantial commercial success.
Experts on child abduction tell us that the first ten seconds of an attempted child abduction is a very critical time period. That is, if some obstacle can be interposed in the abduction attempt during the first ten seconds, then in many cases the criminal attempting the abduction will be frustrated and will flee the scene so as to avoid being caught. With this in mind, the present invention addresses the child abduction problem by attempting to frustrate the abduction attempt within the first ten seconds or within the initial period of the abduction attempt.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention entails an anti-abduction device that is designed to be used by children and other persons that might be the target of an abduction attempt. The device of the present invention comprises two arms bracelets, with each bracelet being adapted to fit and be worn about the arm of a child or other person. Incorporated into the structure of the bracelets is an interconnecting structure. That is the two bracelets are interconnected or can be easily and quickly interlocked. In the way of an example, the anti-abduction device of the present invention comprises two arm bracelets that are interconnected by one or more cables. The bracelets are designed to be secured together and worn on a single arm. However, in the case of an abduction attempt, one bracelet is readily separable from the other and once separated each bracelet encompasses a separate arm while the interconnecting cable effectively ties the two bracelets together.
In the embodiment disclosed herein, the two bracelets are typically worn on one arm. In the event of an abduction attempt the child or other person will look for an object such as a lamp pole, tree, etc. Once a reachable object has been identified, the child will extent his or her arms around the object and will then transfer one of the two bracelets to the other arm and because the bracelets are interconnected via cables, the child becomes effectively tied to the object. Accordingly, the abduction attempt can be frustrated, and if only momentarily, that may be sufficient to spoil the abduction attempt.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an anti-abduction device for use by a child or other person that will frustrate an abduction attempt and will tend to cause the criminal attempting to perpetrate the crime to flee the scene.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and obvious from a study of the following description and the accompanying drawings which are merely illustrative of such invention.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5996380 (1999-12-01), Harris
Barrett Suzanne Dino
Coats & Bennett P.L.L.C.
Protective Solutions, L.L.C.
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