Warning system for a child's restraining seat for use in a passenger vehicle
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1. A warning system for a passenger restraining seat usable in a passenger vehicle, said system comprising:
- an electrical circuit including a power supply which includes a battery mounted to said restraining seat, said battery being separate from another battery which operates the vehicle, a primary actuation switch mechanism, a first deactuation switch, and an alarm system including a vibration sensor switch and a reset switch;
said primary actuation switch mechanism for actuating said electrical circuit and said alarm system;
said alarm system including at least one alarm indicator actuated by said actuation switch;
said first deactuation switch interconnected with an openable and closable occupant restraining system for a passenger vehicle seat for deactuating said at least one alarm indicator when said restraining system is closed;
said vibration sensor switch being closable upon severe vibration to actuate said at least one alarm indicator, said electrical circuit being operative when said alarm indicator is actuated to bypass said first deactuation switch until said reset switch is actuated.
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Abstract
A child warning system for use in an integrated or portable child restraining seat that includes an occupancy indicator, an emergency signal and warning indicators. An electrical circuit provides a warning indication until deactuation switches are actuated to deactuate the warning indicators. A vibration sensor switch actuates an emergency signal that remains actuated until the electrical circuit is reset.
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21 Claims
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1. A warning system for a passenger restraining seat usable in a passenger vehicle, said system comprising:
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an electrical circuit including a power supply which includes a battery mounted to said restraining seat, said battery being separate from another battery which operates the vehicle, a primary actuation switch mechanism, a first deactuation switch, and an alarm system including a vibration sensor switch and a reset switch; said primary actuation switch mechanism for actuating said electrical circuit and said alarm system; said alarm system including at least one alarm indicator actuated by said actuation switch; said first deactuation switch interconnected with an openable and closable occupant restraining system for a passenger vehicle seat for deactuating said at least one alarm indicator when said restraining system is closed; said vibration sensor switch being closable upon severe vibration to actuate said at least one alarm indicator, said electrical circuit being operative when said alarm indicator is actuated to bypass said first deactuation switch until said reset switch is actuated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. In a child restraining seat integrated into a vehicle passenger seat having a passenger seat back cushion and passenger seat bottom cushion, a child seat cushion unfoldable from one of the passenger seat cushions from a stored position to a usable position, and a child restraining harness stored in proximity to the child seat cushion when folded in the stored position, the improvement comprising:
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an electrical circuit including a power supply which includes a battery mounted to said restraining seat, said battery being separate from another battery which operates the vehicle, a primary actuation mechanism, a warning deactuation system, and an alarm system including a vibration sensor switch and a reset switch; said primary actuation mechanism for actuating said electrical circuit including a first sensor switch actuated upon the unfolding of the child seat cushion out from the stored position to the usable position and a second sensor switch mounted in the child seat cushion and responsive to the weight of a child sitting on said child seat cushion, said electrical circuit being actuated when both sensor switches are actuated; the alarm system includes a warning indicator that is actuated when said electrical circuit is actuated by said primary actuation mechanism; the warning deactuation system includes a deactuation switch mounted in proximity to a buckle-receiving, locking slot for receiving said restraining harness, said deactuation switch disposed so as to be actuated when said restraining harness is properly fastened in said locking slot, said switch operative when actuated to deactuate said warning indicator; the alarm system further includes an emergency indicator that is actuated by said vibration sensor and through said electrical circuit in response to a severe vibration so as to indicate an emergency condition, said electrical circuit operative, once it actuates said emergency indicator, to maintain actuation of said emergency indicator independent of the positions of the sensor switches or deactuation switch until said reset switch is actuated. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. In a child restraining seat integrated into a vehicle passenger seat having a passenger seat back cushion and passenger seat bottom cushion, a child seat cushion unfoldable from one of the passenger seat cushions from a stored position to a usable position, and a child restraining harness stored in proximity to the child seat cushion when folded in the stored position, the improvement comprising:
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an electrical circuit including a power supply which includes a battery mounted to said restraining seat, said battery being separate from another battery which operates the vehicle, a primary actuation mechanism, a warning deactuation mechanism, and an alarm system including a vibration sensor switch and a reset switch; said primary actuation mechanism for actuating said electrical circuit including a first sensor switch actuated upon the unfolding of the child seat cushion out from the stored position to the usable position and a second sensor switch mounted in the child seat cushion and actuated by the presence of an occupant sitting on said child seat cushion, said electrical circuit being actuated when both sensor switches are actuated; the alarm system includes a warning indicator that is actuated when said electrical circuit is actuated by said primary actuation mechanism; the warning deactuation system includes a deactivation switch mounted such that it is actuated when said restraining harness is properly fastened for deactuating said warning indicator; and the alarm system includes an emergency indicator that is actuated by said vibration sensor switch that is responsive upon severe vibration indicating an emergency condition, said electrical circuit once it actuates said emergency indicator maintains actuation of said emergency indicator independent of the positions of the sensor switches or deactuation switch until said reset switch is actuated.
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