Car-seat occupied baby-on-board indicator alarm
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1. A Baby-on-Board indicator alarm comprising:
- a first weight-responsive electrical switch cooperative with a child'"'"'s car-seat to close in the presence of a weight of at least a first predetermined amount placed therein, and otherwise biased to be open;
a second weight-responsive electrical switch cooperative with a driver'"'"'s seat of a motor vehicle to open in the presence of a weight of at least a second predetermined amount placed therein, and otherwise biased to be closed; and
control apparatus within said motor vehicle including a first electrical input coupled to said second switch and a second electrical input coupled to a source of electrical power within said vehicle;
with said control apparatus also including a third electrical input coupled to said car-seat when inserted within said motor vehicle, and means coupled with said first, second and third electrical inputs for providing an alarm when said first and second weight-responsive electrical switches are closed in said vehicle.
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Abstract
With an infant or child placed in a child'"'"'s car-seat in a motor vehicle, any rising of the driver from the driver'"'"'s seat after the control apparatus of the invention has been energized, provides an alarm to alert the driver of leaving the infant or child unattended in the vehicle.
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1. A Baby-on-Board indicator alarm comprising:
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a first weight-responsive electrical switch cooperative with a child'"'"'s car-seat to close in the presence of a weight of at least a first predetermined amount placed therein, and otherwise biased to be open;
a second weight-responsive electrical switch cooperative with a driver'"'"'s seat of a motor vehicle to open in the presence of a weight of at least a second predetermined amount placed therein, and otherwise biased to be closed; and
control apparatus within said motor vehicle including a first electrical input coupled to said second switch and a second electrical input coupled to a source of electrical power within said vehicle;
with said control apparatus also including a third electrical input coupled to said car-seat when inserted within said motor vehicle, and means coupled with said first, second and third electrical inputs for providing an alarm when said first and second weight-responsive electrical switches are closed in said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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