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Vehicle

  • US 6,206,452 B1
  • Filed: 08/02/1999
  • Issued: 03/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle having a body defining a passenger compartment with at least one passenger door, a passenger seating means, and a door securing system, the door securing system comprising a control means which is arranged in use to receive and send signals, an occupancy sensing means to make a finding regarding a weight of a passenger who may be seated upon said seating means and to send a signal indicative of that finding to said control means, an internal door release means associated with said door, a latch means for said door to selectively secure said door in a closed position and being operable to release said door from said closed position when said internal door release means is operated, wherein, when said occupancy sensing means makes a finding that said weight is below a predetermined weight limit, said control means is arranged to disable said internal door release means in such a manner that said door cannot be released from said closed position by operation of said internal door release means.

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