SEAT BELT MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE

• US 20110282543A1
• Filed: 05/13/2010
• Published: 11/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ron Desmarais
• Original Assignee: Ron Desmarais
• Inventors: Desmarais, Ron
• Application Number:
  US12/779,402
• Publication Number:
  US 20110282543A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/34
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2022/4816 for sensing locking of buckle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2022/4866 Displaying or indicating arrangements thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 22/48 Control systems, alarms, or interlock systems, for the correct application of the belt or harness

Abstract

A method of monitoring the status of rear seat belts includes the following steps namely attaching wireless belt sensors including a belt portion to a seat belt and an anchor portion to a seat belt anchor; and installing a monitor into the vehicle; and turning on the belt sensors and the monitor; and sending wireless signals from the sensors to the monitor confirming the seatbelt engagement status; and displaying the seat belt status to the driver of the vehicle with a monitor display. Preferably the method includes the step of displaying the seat belt status visually with visual signals displayed by the monitor.

Claims

1-1. ) The method claimed in claim 1 further including the step of displaying the seat belt status visually with visual signals displayed by the monitor.