Alarm child car seat

• US 9,139,128 B1
• Filed: 07/09/2014
• Issued: 09/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Lemons
• Original Assignee: Robert Lemons
• Inventors: Lemons, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan, Hai
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bousono, Orlando
• Application Number:
  US14/326,860
• Time in Patent Office: 440 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/002 Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon detection means responsive to presence or absence of children B60N2/266
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/26 for children B60N2/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2866 booster cushions, e.g. to lift a child to allow proper use of the conventional safety belts
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/00 Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor for lighting vehicle interior B60Q3/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/01516 using force or pressure sensing means
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms

Abstract

An alarm child car seat having a seat with a cushioned bolstered frame, a plurality of pressure sensors in the seat bottom and seat back, a reset button disposed within one seat side, a red light and green light disposed adjacent the reset button, a CPU and Bluetooth in operational communication with an existing vehicle'"'"'s electronics, wherein a first alarm of the vehicle sounds within a thirty second time lapse, the pressure sensed, the ignition off, wherein a time lapse of 90 seconds initiates a second alarm, the second alarm a call from the Bluetooth to an existing cell phone, the first alarm continued, an answer of the cell phone discontinuing the first alarm and the second alarm; and wherein a time elapse of 300 seconds initiates third alarm that signals from the existing vehicle electronics to a 911 emergency service.

Claims

1. An alarm child car seat comprising:

an alarm seat comprising a bolstered frame having a seat back, a seat bottom, and a pair of spaced apart seat sides;

a cushion surrounding a substantial portion of the seat back, the seat bottom, and the seat sides;

a center belt fitting disposed adjacent to the cushion in the seat bottom;

a plurality of pressure sensors, wherein the plurality of pressure sensors comprises at least eight equally spaced apart pressure sensors disposed throughout the seat back cushion and at least eight equally spaced apart pressure sensors disposed throughout the seat bottom cushion;

a reset button disposed within one seat side;

a red light disposed adjacent the reset button;

a green light disposed adjacent the reset button;

an electronics case disposed proximal the reset button;

a central processing unit (CPU) disposed within the electronics case, the CPU in operational communication with the reset button, the red light, and the green light;

a battery disposed within the electronics case, the battery in operational communication with the CPU; and

a Bluetooth module disposed within the electronics case, the Bluetooth module in operational communication with the CPU;

wherein the Bluetooth module communicates with an existing vehicle'"'"'s electronics;

wherein the green light is lit with the plurality of pressure sensors activated by a pressure with an ignition of the vehicle on;

wherein the red light is on with a low battery condition;

wherein a first alarm of the vehicle sounds within a thirty second time lapse of a time lapse cycle while the pressure is sensed and the ignition off;

wherein a time lapse of 90 seconds of the time lapse cycle initiates a second alarm, the second alarm comprising a call from the Bluetooth module to an existing cell phone while the first alarm is continued;

wherein an answer of the cell phone discontinues the first alarm and the second alarm;

wherein a time lapse of 300 seconds of the time lapse cycle initiates a third alarm, the third alarm comprising a signal from the existing vehicle'"'"'s electronics to a 911 emergency service; and

wherein a push of the reset button restarts the time lapse cycle.