Child safety assembly

• US 10,442,353 B1
• Filed: 04/17/2018
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tyshane Norman
• Original Assignee: Tyshane Norman
• Inventors: Norman, Tyshane
• Primary Examiner(s): Nwugo, Ojiako K
• Application Number:
  US15/954,695
• Publication Number:
  US 20190315273A1
• Time in Patent Office: 546 Days
• Field of Search: 340457
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/002 Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon detection means responsive to presence or absence of children B60N2/266
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/26 for children B60N2/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/28 Seats readily mountable on, and dismountable from, existing seats or other parts of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms

Abstract

A child safety assembly for inhibiting a child from being left unattended in a vehicle includes a sensing unit that may be positioned beneath a child car seat in a vehicle. The sensing unit is turned on when the sensing unit senses weight of a child in the child car seat. An alert unit is provided and the alert unit is positioned in a vehicle having the alert unit being positioned within eyesight of a driver. The alert unit is in wireless electrical communication with the sensing unit and the alert unit detects when a driver'"'"'s side door of the vehicle is opened. The alert unit emits an audible alarm when the sensing unit senses the weight of the child and the driver'"'"'s side door is opened. Thus, the alert unit alerts the driver presence of the child in the vehicle.

Claims

1. A child safety assembly being configured to inhibit a child from being left unattended in a vehicle, said assembly comprising:

a sensing unit being configured to be positioned beneath a child car seat in a vehicle, said sensing unit being turned on when said sensing unit senses weight of a child in the child car seat;

an alert unit being configured to be positioned in a vehicle having said alert unit being positioned within eyesight of a driver, said alert unit being in wireless electrical communication with said sensing unit, said alert unit being configured to be in electrical communication with the vehicle such that said alert unit detects when a driver'"'"'s side door of the vehicle is opened, said alert unit emitting an audible alarm when said sensing unit senses the weight of the child and the driver'"'"'s side door is opened wherein said alert unit is configured to alert the driver presence of the child in the vehicle; and

said sensing unit comprising a remote housing having an outer wall and a first end, said first end being open to access an interior of said remote housing, said remote housing being configured to be positioned beneath the child car seat, said outer wall having a plurality of vents extending into said interior of said remote housing.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a remote mating member being coupled to said outer wall of said remote housing wherein said remote mating member is configured to releasably engage the child car seat for retaining said remote housing under child car seat.

3. The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a remote control circuit being positioned within said remote housing.

4. The assembly according to claim 3, further comprising a weight sensor being coupled to said remote housing wherein said weight sensor is configured to sense weight of the child in the car seat, said weight sensor being electrically coupled to said remote control circuit, said weight sensor being turned on when said weight sensor senses a trigger weight, said remote control circuit receiving a trigger input when said weight sensor is turned on.

5. The assembly according to claim 4, further comprising a transmitter being positioned within said remote housing, said transmitter being electrically coupled said remote control circuit, said transmitter transmitting an alarm signal when said remote control circuit receives said trigger input.

6. The assembly according to claim 3, further comprising a remote power supply being positioned within said remote housing, said remote power supply being in electrical communication with said remote control circuit when said remote power supply is positioned within said remote housing.

7. The assembly according to claim 6, wherein said remote power supply comprises:

a first contact being positioned within said remote housing; and

at least one battery being removably positioned within said remote housing, said at least one battery being electrically coupled to said first contact when said at least one battery is removably positioned within said remote housing.

8. The assembly according to claim 7, further comprising:

a cap being threadably coupled to said remote housing such that said cap closes said first end of said remote housing;

a second contact being coupled to said cap such that said second contact is in electrical communication with said at least one battery when said cap is coupled to said remote housing thereby completing a circuit between said first contact and said second contact; and

a remote light emitter being coupled to said cap, said remote light emitter being electrically coupled to said second contact such that said remote light emitter is turned on when said circuit is completed between said first contact and said second contact.

9. The assembly according to claim 5, wherein said alert unit comprises a base housing being configured to be positioned on a dashboard of the vehicle, said base housing having a front wall and a back wall, said front wall having a plurality of vents extending into an interior of said base housing.

10. The assembly according to claim 9, further comprising a plurality of base mating members, each of base mating members being coupled to said back wall of said base housing wherein each of said base mating members is configured to releasably engage the dashboard.

11. The assembly according to claim 10, further comprising a base control circuit being positioned within said base housing, said base control circuit being configured to be in electrical communication with the vehicle'"'"'s electrical system.

12. The assembly according to claim 11, further comprising a receiver being positioned within said base housing, said receiver being electrically coupled to said base control circuit, said receiver being in wireless communication with said transmitter, base control circuit receiving a alarm input when said receiver receives said alarm signal from said transmitter.

13. The assembly according to claim 12, further comprising an electronic memory being positioned within said base housing, said electronic memory being electrically coupled to said base control circuit, said electronic memory storing data pertaining to spoken words.

14. The assembly according to claim 13, further comprising:

an alarm being coupled to said base housing, said alarm being electrically coupled to said base control circuit, said alarm being turned on when said base control circuit receives said alarm input and when said base control circuit senses the driver'"'"'s side door is opened;

said alarm comprising a plurality of light emitters each being coupled to said front wall of said base housing for emitting a visual alarm; and

said alarm comprising a plurality of speakers each being coupled to said front wall of said base housing for emitting an audible alarm comprising the spoken words stored in said electronic memory.

15. The assembly according to claim 14, further comprising a base power supply being positioned within said base housing, said base power supply being electrically coupled to said base control circuit, said base power supply comprising at least one battery.

16. A child safety assembly being configured to inhibit a child from being left unattended in a vehicle, said assembly comprising:

a sensing unit being configured to be positioned beneath a child car seat in a vehicle, said sensing unit being turned on when said sensing unit senses weight of a child in the child car seat, said sensing unit comprising;

a remote housing having an outer wall and a first end, said first end being open to access an interior of said remote housing, said remote housing being configured to be positioned beneath the child car seat, said outer wall having a plurality of vents extending into said interior of said remote housing;

a remote mating member being coupled to said outer wall of said remote housing wherein said remote mating member is configured to releasably engage the child car seat for retaining said remote housing under child car seat;

a remote control circuit being positioned within said remote housing;

a weight sensor being coupled to said remote housing wherein said weight sensor is configured to sense weight of the child in the car seat, said weight sensor being electrically coupled to said remote control circuit, said weight sensor being turned on when said weight sensor senses a trigger weight, said remote control circuit receiving a trigger input when said weight sensor is turned on;

a transmitter being positioned within said remote housing, said transmitter being electrically coupled said remote control circuit, said transmitter transmitting an alarm signal when said remote control circuit receives said trigger input; and

a remote power supply being positioned within said remote housing, said remote power supply being in electrical communication with said remote control circuit when said remote power supply is positioned within said remote housing, said remote power supply comprising;

a first contact being positioned within said remote housing;

at least one battery being removably positioned within said remote housing, said at least one battery being electrically coupled to said first contact when said at least one battery is removably positioned within said remote housing;

a cap being threadably coupled to said remote housing such that said cap closes said first end of said remote housing;

a second contact being coupled to said cap such that said second contact is in electrical communication with said at least one battery when said cap is coupled to said remote housing thereby completing a circuit between said first contact and said second contact; and

a remote light emitter being coupled to said cap, said remote light emitter being electrically coupled to said second contact such that said remote light emitter is turned on when said circuit is completed between said first contact and said second contact; and

an alert unit being configured to be positioned in a vehicle having said alert unit being positioned within eyesight of a driver, said alert unit being in wireless electrical communication with said sensing unit, said alert unit being configured to be in electrical communication with the vehicle such that said alert unit detects when a driver'"'"'s side door of the vehicle is opened, said alert unit emitting an audible alarm when said sensing unit senses the weight of the child and the driver'"'"'s side door is opened wherein said alert unit is configured to alert the driver presence of the child in the vehicle, said alert unit comprising;

a base housing being configured to be positioned on a dashboard of the vehicle, said base housing having a front wall and a back wall, said front wall having a plurality of vents extending into an interior of said base housing;

a plurality of base mating members, each of base mating members being coupled to said back wall of said base housing wherein each of said base mating members is configured to releasably engage the dashboard;

a base control circuit being positioned within said base housing, said base control circuit being configured to be in electrical communication with the vehicle'"'"'s electrical system;

a receiver being positioned within said base housing, said receiver being electrically coupled to said base control circuit, said receiver being in wireless communication with said transmitter, base control circuit receiving a alarm input when said receiver receives said alarm signal from said transmitter;

an electronic memory being positioned within said base housing, said electronic memory being electrically coupled to said base control circuit, said electronic memory storing data pertaining to spoken words;

an alarm being coupled to said base housing, said alarm being electrically coupled to said base control circuit, said alarm being turned on when said base control circuit receives said alarm input and when said base control circuit senses the driver'"'"'s side door is opened, said alarm comprising a plurality of light emitters each being coupled to said front wall of said base housing for emitting a visual alarm, said alarm comprising a plurality of speakers each being coupled to said front wall of said base housing for emitting an audible alarm comprising the spoken words stored in said electronic memory; and

a base power supply being positioned within said base housing, said base power supply being electrically coupled to said base control circuit, said base power supply comprising at least one battery.