Sleep alerting apparatus for a vehicle operator

摘要

A sleep alert apparatus adapted to be worn upon the head of the operator of a transportation vehicle includes a baseball-type cap, a flexible pouch attached to the exterior surface of a side portion of the cap, and having an upwardly directed entrance opening, and a tilt monitoring device removably insertable into the pouch. The tilt monitoring device includes a housing confining a gravity activated switch, a noise generator, and a battery power source.