Child Safety Seat And Temperature Warning System

• US 20190027011A1
• Filed: 09/24/2018
• Published: 01/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Jeanne Gordon
• Original Assignee: Jeanne Gordon
• Inventors: Gordon, Jeanne
• Application Number:
  US16/139,906
• Publication Number:
  US 20190027011A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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: B60N 2/2812 for securing the child to the child seat
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/286 forward facing B60N2/2866 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0225 Monitoring making use of different thresholds, e.g. for different alarm levels
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0461 integrated or attached to an item closely associated with the person but not worn by the person, e.g. chair, walking stick, bed sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/38 using flashing light

Abstract

A child safety seat and temperature warning system includes a child restraint including a seat and a backrest that is attached to and extends upwardly from the seat. A processor is mounted in the child restraint. A weight sensor is mounted within the seat and detects when a weight is positioned on the seat. A heat sensor is mounted in the child restraint and detects an ambient temperature adjacent to the child restraint. The weight sensor and the heat sensor are electrically coupled to the processor. A vehicle includes an alarm system that is in communication with the processor. The vehicle alarm system is turned on when the vehicle alarm system receives a warning signal. The warning signal is sent by the heat sensor to the processor when the weight sensor detects a weight and the heat sensor detects an unsuitable temperature which is greater than an upper threshold temperature.

Claims

1. A child safety seat and temperature warning system, said system comprising:

a child restraint including a seat and a backrest being attached to and extending upwardly from said seat;

a processor being mounted in said child restraint;

a weight sensor being mounted within said seat and detecting when a weight is positioned on said seat;

a heat sensor being mounted in said backrest of said child restraint and detecting an ambient temperature adjacent to said child restraint, said weight sensor and said heat sensor being operationally coupled to said processor;

a vehicle including a dashboard and an alarm system, said processor being in communication with said alarm system;

said vehicle alarm system emitting sound and flashing light when said vehicle alarm system receives a warning signal, said warning signal being sent by said heat sensor to said processor when said weight sensor detects a weight and said heat sensor detects an unsuitable temperature being greater than an upper threshold temperature;

a cellular remote device; and

a call box, said call box being operationally coupled to said processor, said call box being programmable to initiate a telecommunication to said cellular remote device, said telecommunication including transmitting a temperature within said vehicle as detected by said heat sensor, said cellular remote device displaying the temperature within said vehicle as detected by said heat sensor upon said cellular remote device receiving said telecommunication wherein said cellular remote device is configured to display the temperature within said vehicle as detected by said heat sensor without said telecommunication being responded to by a user.

2. The child safety seat and temperature warning system according to claim 1, wherein:

said alarm system includes;

a transmitter configured to transmit a cellular emergency signal;

a global positioning system providing a location to said transmitter such that the location is transmitted by said transmitter.

3. The child safety seat and temperature warning system according to claim 2, wherein said transmitter transmits said cellular emergency signal when said warning signal is received by said alarm system.

4. The child safety seat and temperature warning system according to claim 2, wherein said alarm system including a timer for measuring a time elapsed of said alarm system receiving said warning signal, said transmitter transmitting said cellular emergency signal when said time elapsed is greater than a threshold time.

5. The child safety seat and temperature warning system according to claim 4, further including an override switch being mounted in said vehicle and being electrically coupled to said alarm system, said transmitter transmitting said cellular emergency signal when said override switch is actuated.

6. The child safety seat and temperature warning system according to claim 2, further including an override switch being mounted in said vehicle and being electrically coupled to said alarm system, said transmitter transmitting said cellular emergency signal when said override switch is actuated.

7. The child safety seat and temperature warning system according to claim 1, wherein said warning signal is sent by said heat sensor detects an unsuitable temperature being less than a lower threshold temperature.

8. The child safety seat and temperature warning system according to claim 1, wherein said call box is positioned on said dashboard of said vehicle.

9. The child safety seat and temperature warning system according to claim 2, wherein said call box is distinct from and extrinsic to said vehicle alarm system.

10. The child safety seat and temperature warning system of claim 1, further comprising said processor activating said call box to initiate said telecommunication a predetermined length of time after said alarm system receives said alarm signal.

11. A child safety seat and temperature warning system, said system comprising:

a child restraint including a seat and a backrest being attached to and extending upwardly from said seat;

a processor being mounted in said child restraint;

a weight sensor being mounted within said seat and detecting when a weight is positioned on said seat;

a heat sensor being mounted in said backrest of said child restraint and detecting an ambient temperature adjacent to said child restraint, said weight sensor and said heat sensor being electrically coupled to said processor;

a vehicle including an alarm system, said processor being in communication with said alarm system, said alarm system including;

a transmitter configured to transmit a cellular emergency signal;

a global positioning system providing a location to said transmitter such that the location is transmitted by said transmitter;

said vehicle alarm system emitting sound and flashing light when said vehicle alarm system receives a warning signal, said warning signal being sent by said heat sensor to said processor when said weight sensor detects a weight and said heat sensor detects an unsuitable temperature being greater than an upper threshold temperature or less than a lower threshold temperature;

said alarm system including a timer for measuring a time elapsed of said alarm system receiving said warning signal;

said transmitter transmitting said cellular emergency signal when said time elapsed is greater than a threshold time;

an override switch being mounted in said vehicle and being electrically coupled to said alarm system, said transmitter transmitting said cellular emergency signal when said override switch is actuated;

a cellular remote device; and

a call box, said call box being positioned on said dashboard of said vehicle, said call box being operationally coupled to said processor, said call box being programmable to initiate a telecommunication to said cellular remote device, said telecommunication including transmitting a temperature within said vehicle as detected by said heat sensor, said cellular remote device displaying the temperature within said vehicle as detected by said heat sensor upon said cellular remote device receiving said telecommunication wherein said cellular remote device is configured to display the temperature within said vehicle as detected by said heat sensor without said telecommunication being responded to by a user, said call box being distinct from and extrinsic to said vehicle alarm system, said processor activating said call box to initiate said telecommunication a predetermined length of time after said alarm system receives said alarm signal.