Rear window seatbelt indicator lights
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1. An indicator for indicating seatbelt usage in a vehicle having a rear window and at least two or more seat belts, wherein the indicator is positioned in the rear window so as to be visible to anyone viewing the vehicle from the rear, the indicator consisting of:
- a rear brake indicator a separate indicator light corresponding to each seat belt in the vehicle, said indicator lights having a length of 0.5 inches, a width of 1⅞
inches, and being spaced ¼
inches between each said light;
connectors which connect each seat belt to said corresponding indicator light so as to provide a signal as to a connection status of the seat belt; and
a frame which connects the lights to the rear brake indicator, and positions the lights above and below said rear brake indicator, wherein said indicator lights are operated such that when the vehicle is off, said indicator lights are inoperative, and when the vehicle is on and in motion, said indicator light corresponding to each seatbelt that is occupied by a person will blink on and off until that seat belt is fastened.
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Abstract
A device for providing and indication of seatbelt use to observers following a vehicle such that when a seat that is occupied by a person, does not have a connected seatbelt, an indicator in the rear window of the vehicle which has multiple lights corresponding to each seat belt in the vehicle, illuminates each light corresponding to that seat belt that has not been connected.
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1. An indicator for indicating seatbelt usage in a vehicle having a rear window and at least two or more seat belts, wherein the indicator is positioned in the rear window so as to be visible to anyone viewing the vehicle from the rear, the indicator consisting of:
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a rear brake indicator a separate indicator light corresponding to each seat belt in the vehicle, said indicator lights having a length of 0.5 inches, a width of 1⅞
inches, and being spaced ¼
inches between each said light;
connectors which connect each seat belt to said corresponding indicator light so as to provide a signal as to a connection status of the seat belt; and
a frame which connects the lights to the rear brake indicator, and positions the lights above and below said rear brake indicator, wherein said indicator lights are operated such that when the vehicle is off, said indicator lights are inoperative, and when the vehicle is on and in motion, said indicator light corresponding to each seatbelt that is occupied by a person will blink on and off until that seat belt is fastened.
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Current AssigneeGrace Marie Blount
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Original AssigneeGrace Marie Blount
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InventorsBlount, Grace Marie
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Primary Examiner(s)POPE, DARYL C
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Application NumberUS09/940,144Time in Patent Office454 DaysField of Search340/425.5, 340/457.1, 340/461, 340/458, 340/459, 340/469, 340/468US Class Current340/425.5CPC Class CodesB60R 2022/4816 for sensing locking of buckleB60R 2022/4875 on vehicle exteriorB60R 22/48 Control systems, alarms, or...
