Centre high mount stop lamp with constituent seatbelt disengagement indicator
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1. A system of a vehicle for visually indicating to an observer external to the vehicle whether a seatbelt is disengaged, comprising:
- an electrical circuit within the vehicle, the electrical circuit further comprising;
a Centre High Mount Stop Lamp (“
CHMSL”
) visible from the exterior of the vehicle, said CHMSL that indicates both braking status and seat belt engagement;
a seatbelt switch being in an open position when the seatbelt is engaged and in a closed position when the seatbelt is disengaged;
a brake switch being in a closed position when the brakes are applied and in an open position when the brakes are not applied; and
a flasher causing the CHMSL to flash when the seatbelt switch is in the closed position and said seatbelt is not engaged and the brakes are not engaged;
said circuit causing said CHMSL to be off when said seatbelt is engaged and said brakes are not engaged; and
said circuit causing said CHMSL to become illuminated continuously when said brakes are engaged.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention detect and visually indicate to onlookers when a motor vehicle driver'"'"'s and/or passenger'"'"'s seatbelt is not engaged. An embodiment is comprised of control electronics, wiring, and an on-board Centre High Mount Stop Lamp (“CHMSL”) mounted in the rear of the vehicle as the means of communication and deterrence.
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1. A system of a vehicle for visually indicating to an observer external to the vehicle whether a seatbelt is disengaged, comprising:
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an electrical circuit within the vehicle, the electrical circuit further comprising; a Centre High Mount Stop Lamp (“
CHMSL”
) visible from the exterior of the vehicle, said CHMSL that indicates both braking status and seat belt engagement;a seatbelt switch being in an open position when the seatbelt is engaged and in a closed position when the seatbelt is disengaged; a brake switch being in a closed position when the brakes are applied and in an open position when the brakes are not applied; and a flasher causing the CHMSL to flash when the seatbelt switch is in the closed position and said seatbelt is not engaged and the brakes are not engaged; said circuit causing said CHMSL to be off when said seatbelt is engaged and said brakes are not engaged; and said circuit causing said CHMSL to become illuminated continuously when said brakes are engaged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A vehicle-based system comprising:
a flasher, said flasher being a component of circuitry in the vehicle and configured in the circuitry to cause a Centre High Mounted Stop Light CHMSL on an exterior of the vehicle to flash when a seatbelt switch is closed, the seatbelt switch is disengaged, and brakes are not applied; said circuit causing said CHMSL to become illuminated continuously when the seatbelt is not engaged and brakes are engaged; said circuit causing said CHMSL to be off when said seatbelt is engaged and said brakes are not engaged; and said circuit causing said CHMSL to become illuminated continuously when said brakes are engaged.
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