SUMMER ALERT SYSTEMS

• US 20110241867A1
• Filed: 04/02/2011
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2010
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Cornelius I. Neal
• Original Assignee: Cornelius I. Neal
• Inventors: Neal, Cornelius I.
• Application Number:
  US13/078,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20110241867A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/457
• 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 2/28 Seats readily mountable on, and dismountable from, existing seats or other parts of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0211 Combination with medical sensor, e.g. for measuring heart rate, temperature
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission

Abstract

An alarm device of the infant car seat alarm system may comprise a transmitter and receiver system whereby a vehicle user will be alerted audibly upon the inadvertent abandonment of an infant or pet inside a vehicle when the vehicle is parked and has been or is about to be exited.

Claims

1. An infant car seat alarm system comprising:

a deformable air bag;

at least one pressure switch to sense a weight of an infant;

a transmitter;

at least one receiver; and

an audibilizer;

wherein said deformable air bag is placed under an infant car seat;

wherein said deformable air bag is in communication with said at least one pressure switch to sense a presence of said infant via a load-pressure present or absent in said infant car seat;

wherein said at least one pressure switch is in communication with said transmitter;

wherein said transmitter is in remote communication with said receiver to send at least one signal as an indication of an occupied condition when said infant is present in said infant car seat; and

wherein said receiver is in communication with said audibilizer such that said receiver is able to actuate a warning signal via said audibilizer to warn a driver of said occupied condition when a vehicle is parked and said driver exits a door.

2. The infant car seat alarm system of claim 1 wherein said receiver is located within a key fob.

3. The infant car seat alarm system of claim 2 wherein said audibilizer is located within said key fob.

4. The infant car seat alarm system of claim 3 wherein said audibilizer audibilizes a spoken word.

5. The infant car seat alarm system of claim 3 wherein said audibilizer audibilizes an alarm tone.

6. The infant car seat alarm system of claim 3 wherein said audibilizer audibilizes a spoken word and an alarm tone to provide at least one warning.

7. The infant car seat alarm system of claim 1 wherein said transmitter is mounted under a dash of said vehicle.

8. The infant car seat alarm system of claim 1 wherein said receiver uses challenge-response authentication over radio frequency protocol.

9. The infant car seat alarm system of claim 1 wherein said receiver uses infrared technology.

10. The infant car seat alarm system of claim 1 wherein said at least one pressure switch, based on information sent from said deformable air bag is able to determine said occupied condition by analyzing said load-pressure as compared to a known weight range of said infant.

11. The infant car seat alarm system of claim 1 wherein said deformable air bag comprises a seat-mountable pad.

12. The infant car seat alarm system of claim 11 wherein said seat-mountable pad comprises a confined inner volume.

13. The infant car seat alarm system of claim 11 wherein said deformable air bag is connected to said pressure switch via an air tube.

14. The infant car seat alarm system of claim 12 wherein said air tube carries a maintained compressed volume of air from said confined inner volume to said pressure switch.

15. An infant car seat alarm system comprising:

a deformable air bag comprising a seat-mountable pad having an outer surface portion enclosing a confined inner volume;

at least one pressure switch to sense a weight of an infant;

a transmitter;

at least one receiver;

an audibilizer; and

an air tube;

wherein said deformable air bag is placed under an infant car seat;

wherein said deformable air bag is in communication with said at least one pressure switch to sense a presence of said infant via a load-pressure present or absent in said infant car seat;

wherein said at least one pressure switch is in communication with said transmitter;

wherein said transmitter is in remote communication with said receiver to send at least one signal as an indication of an occupied condition when said infant is present in said infant car seat;

wherein said receiver is located within a key fob;

wherein said audibilizer is located within said key fob;

wherein said audibilizer audibilizes a spoken word and/or an alarm tone to provide at least one warning;

wherein said transmitter is mounted under a dash of said vehicle;

wherein said air tube carries a maintained compressed volume of air from said confined inner volume to said pressure switch;

wherein said at least one pressure switch, based on information sent from said deformable air bag is able to determine said occupied condition by a analyzing said load-pressure as compared to a known weight range of said infant; and

wherein said receiver is in communication with said audibilizer such that said receiver is able to actuate a warning signal via said audibilizer to warn a driver of said occupied condition when a vehicle is parked and said driver exits a door.

16. The infant car seat alarm system of claim 15 further comprising a kit including:

said deformable air bag;

said at least one pressure switch;

said transmitter;

said at least one receiver and said audibilizer contained in said key fob; and

said air tube; and

wherein said kit is available for at least one monetizing event.

17. A method for using an infant car seat alarm system comprising the steps of:

installing said infant car seat alarm system;

setting an infant car seat on a deformable air bag in communication with a pressure switch, a transmitter, a receiver and an audibilizer contained in a key fob; and

positioning and restraining an infant in said infant car seat for at least one travel session.