Baby chime

• US 20080088426A1
• Filed: 10/12/2007
• Published: 04/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blair Lima, Leila Lima
• Original Assignee: Blair Lima, Leila Lima
• Inventors: Lima, Leila, Lima, Blair
• Application Number:
  US11/974,224
• Publication Number:
  US 20080088426A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/457.1
• 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: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms

Abstract

An apparatus for providing an alarm system for alerting parents that a baby is still in a car seat. The apparatus comprises a buckle unit engageable with straps from a car seat when such baby is placed in such car seat, the buckle unit including one of a transceiver and a transmitter. A battery is disposed in the buckle unit for providing power to such buckle unit. There is an antenna unit that is engageable with an automobile'"'"'s power source, such antenna in electronic communication with the buckle unit. A chime member and a visual signal are disposed one of in and on the antenna unit and are in electronic communication with the buckle unit and the antenna unit. The chime member and visual signal are activated when such vehicle ignition is turned off for alerting users that a baby is still in such car seat. An LED is disposed on the buckle unit for one of indicating that there is power to such buckle unit and that a child is still in such car seat when such automobile'"'"'s ignition is turned off.

Claims

1. An apparatus for providing an alarm system for alerting parents that a baby is in a car seat, said apparatus comprising:

(a) a buckle unit engageable with straps from a car seat when such baby is placed in such car seat, said buckle unit includes one of a transceiver and a transmitter;

(b) a power means disposed in said buckle unit for providing power to said buckle unit;

(c) an antenna unit plugged into an automobile'"'"'s power source, said antenna in electronic communication with said buckle unit;

(d) a chime member and a visual signal disposed in said antenna unit are in electronic communication with said buckle unit and said antenna unit, said chime member and said visual signal are activated when such vehicle ignition is turned off for alerting users that a baby is still in such car seat; and

(e) a visual indicator disposed on an outer surface of said buckle unit for one of indicating that there is power to said buckle unit and that a child is still in such car seat when such automobile'"'"'s ignition is turned off.

2. The apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein said power means is a battery.

3. The apparatus, according to claim 2, wherein said battery is one of a watch battery and a hearing aid battery.

4. The apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein said visual indicator is illuminated when such car seat buckle is locked in.

5. The apparatus, according to claim 4, wherein said visual indicator will remain on for a predetermined period of time to indicate that said power source is in working order.

6. The apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein said chime member is activated when such automobile engine is turned off and such baby remains buckled.

7. The apparatus, according to claim 6, wherein said chime member will continue to chime while such baby is still buckled in such car seat and such automobile engine is turned off.

8. The apparatus, according to claim 7, wherein said chime member will be silenced when such baby is unbuckled from such car seat.

9. The apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein said chime member will also chime if such baby is unbuckled while such automobile is still running.

10. The apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein said visual signal is illuminated when such automobile engine is turned off and such baby remains buckled in such car seat.

11. The apparatus, according to claim 10, wherein said visual signal will continue to be illuminated while such baby is still buckled in such car seat and such automobile engine is turned off.

12. The apparatus, according to claim 11, wherein said visual signal will go off when such baby is unbuckled from such car seat.

13. The apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein said visual signal will also be illuminated if such baby is unbuckled while such automobile is still running.

14. The apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein said automobile'"'"'s power source is supplied by such vehicle.