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WARNING SYSTEM FOR DETECTING INFANT SEAT BUCKLE SECUREMENT

  • US 20140052342A1
  • Filed: 02/25/2012
  • Published: 02/20/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A child seat-vehicle safety system for a child safety seat in a passenger vehicle, comprising:

  • a) at least one restraint device associated with a child safety seat, the restraint device including a restraint mechanism and a buckling detector that detects the buckling status of the restraint device as either buckled or unbuckled, and a buckle signal transmitter for transmitting a buckle status signal;

    b) a portable controller device that attaches to the On-Board Diagnostic II (OBD-II) port of the vehicle, including a means for detecting a parameter of the vehicle'"'"'s ignition system, a transmission receiver for receiving the buckle status signal, and an alarm signal generator for generating an alarm signal in response to a predetermined condition of the ignition system parameter and the buckle status signal; and

    c) an optional alarm responsive to the alarm signal.

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