Baby cord

• US 8,120,499 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2009
• Issued: 02/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: San Juanita Ortiz
• Original Assignee: San Juanita Ortiz
• Inventors: Ortiz, San Juanita
• Primary Examiner(s): Lu, Shirley
• Application Number:
  US12/414,787
• Publication Number:
  US 20090243861A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,057 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/457.1, 340/667
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44 Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/45 Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock]

Abstract

The present invention, in one embodiment, is a belt like device comprised of two sections connected together with magnets. The free ends of the two sections can be equipped with clips for securing each section to either child or caregiver. When the caregiver gets out of the vehicle the magnets and their respective sections separate, and a tune, tone, song, or some other audible signal is played through a speaker on the device. The audible signal could be activated by the use of a magnetic sensor or magnetic switch. The audible signal would alert and remind the caregiver that a child is still in the vehicle.

Claims

1. A child safety device comprising:

a first strap segment with at least one magnet attached to a first end of said first strap segment,

a second strap segment with at least one magnet attached to a first end of said second strap segment,

an audible signal generating device disposed at said first end of one of said first and second strap segments,

a speaker electrically connected to said audible signal generating device,

a battery,

a first fastening clip on a second end of said first strap segment, wherein said first strap segment is attached to one of a child seat and a caregiver,

a second fastening clip on a second end of said second strap segment, wherein said second strip segment is attached to an opposite one of said child seat and said caregiver,

a magnetic switch electrically connecting said battery to said audible signal generating device,

wherein said magnetic switch is open when said at least one magnet attached to said first strap segment is proximate to said at least one magnet attached to said second strap segment, and

wherein said magnetic switch is closed when said at least one magnet attached to said first strap segment moves away from said at least one magnet attached to said second strap segment causing electrical connection between said battery and said audible signal generating device.

2. A child safety device as in claim 1, further comprising a manual switch for manually electrically disconnecting said battery from said audible signal generating device.

3. A child safety device as in claim 1, wherein said first strap segment is adjustable in length.

4. A child safety device as in claim 1, wherein said second strap segment is adjustable in length.

5. A child safety device as in claim 1, wherein said first strap segment is adjustable in length, and said second strap segment is adjustable in length.

6. A child safety device of claim 1, wherein one of said at least one magnet is disposed within a magnet housing having a pair of flanges defining a generally U-shape of said housing.