SEATBELT FAULT ALERT SYSTEM
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1. In combination with a vehicle having at least one seat and a seatbelt associated with the seat, the improvement comprising:
- means for determining that the seat of the vehicle is occupied;
means for determining that the seatbelt associated with the seat of the vehicle is not latched;
means for determining that the seatbelt associated with the seat of the vehicle is not tensioned;
a seatbelt fault indicator; and
means responsive to a determination that the seat of a vehicle is occupied and that the seatbelt associated with the seat of the vehicle is either not latched or not tensioned for activating the seatbelt fault indicator.
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Abstract
A seatbelt fault indicator is activated whenever a seat within a vehicle is occupied but the seatbelt associated with the occupied seat is either not latched or not tensioned.
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1. In combination with a vehicle having at least one seat and a seatbelt associated with the seat, the improvement comprising:
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means for determining that the seat of the vehicle is occupied; means for determining that the seatbelt associated with the seat of the vehicle is not latched; means for determining that the seatbelt associated with the seat of the vehicle is not tensioned; a seatbelt fault indicator; and means responsive to a determination that the seat of a vehicle is occupied and that the seatbelt associated with the seat of the vehicle is either not latched or not tensioned for activating the seatbelt fault indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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Current AssigneeJacquelynn R. Lueth, William Garnet
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Original AssigneeJacquelynn R. Lueth, William Garnet
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InventorsGarnet, William, Lueth, Jacquelynn R.
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Application NumberUS11/840,287Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current340/540CPC Class CodesB60Q 1/509 specific to unauthorised us...B60Q 1/543 for indicating other states...B60Q 1/544 for indicating other states...B60R 2022/4816 for sensing locking of buckleB60R 2022/4841 for sensing belt tensionB60R 2022/4858 for sensing pressure on seatB60R 2022/4875 on vehicle exteriorB60R 21/01546 using belt buckle sensorsB60R 21/0155 sensing belt tensionB60R 22/48 Control systems, alarms, or...
