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Multiple output buckle switch

  • US 7,296,825 B1
  • Filed: 05/11/1999
  • Issued: 11/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A seat belt buckle assembly, comprising:

  • (A) a switch body held within a seat belt buckle;

    (B) a switch mounted on said switch body wherein said switch comprises a flexible, dome-shaped metal membrane;

    (C) a resistive circuit mounted on said switch body and electrically connected to said switch; and

    (D) a control module electrically connected to said resistive circuit wherein said control module detects buckle states selected from the group consisting of buckled, unbuckled, open loop, and shorted.

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