Granted Patent B2

US 12,344,136 · App. 18/133,149 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Inventor: James Azores (Modesto, CA)

B60N2/267B60N2/274B60N2/2821B60Y2400/301B60Y2410/132

Abstract

Claims (37)

1. A child abandonment prevention system configured for alerting a driver of a child in a safety seat, said child abandonment prevention system comprising:

a vehicle, said vehicle including:

a frame;

a plurality of seats being positioned within said frame, said plurality of seats including a driver seat and a back seat; and

a plurality of doors being coupled to said frame, said plurality of doors including a driver door being positioned proximate to said driver seat of said plurality of seats;

a car seat being removably attached to a base to define the safety seat;

a door position sensor being mounted to the vehicle, said door position sensor being actuated when the driver positions the driver door of the vehicle in a closed position or in an open position, said door position sensor comprising a door magnet and a vehicle reed switch;

a transmitter being electrically coupled to said door position sensor, said transmitter being actuated to send a closed signal when said vehicle reed switch detects said door magnet and said transmitter being actuated to send an open signal when said vehicle reed switch does not detect said door magnet;

a power source being electrically coupled to said door position sensor;

a seat position sensor being mounted to said safety seat, said seat position sensor being actuated when the driver attaches the car seat to the base of said safety seat or removes the car seat from the base of said safety seat, said seat position sensor comprising a safety seat reed switch and a seat magnet;

a transceiver being electrically coupled to said seat position sensor and being in wireless communication with said transmitter of said door position sensor;

a control circuit being electrically coupled to said transceiver, said control circuit being configured to send an alarm signal from said transceiver to a personal electronic device when said safety seat reed switch detects said seat magnet and said transceiver receives said open signal from said transmitter;

a power supply being electrically coupled to said control circuit, wherein said power supply is coupled to said base of said safety seat, said power supply being a rechargeable battery; and

a power port being mounted on said base of said safety seat and being electrically coupled to said power supply, said power port being centered on a front of said base.

2. The child abandonment prevention system of claim 1 , wherein said frame has an exterior surface and an interior surface, said frame having a plurality of openings extending through said exterior surface and said interior surface, each of said openings forming a perimeter surface between said exterior surface and said interior surface of said frame.

3. The child abandonment prevention system of claim 2 , wherein one of said openings being positioned proximate to said driver seat to define a driver opening.

4. The child abandonment prevention system of claim 3 , wherein each of said doors being pivotally coupled to said perimeter surface of one of said plurality of openings of said frame, wherein said driver door is pivotally coupled to said perimeter surface of said driver opening.

5. The child abandonment prevention system of claim 4 , wherein each of said doors allows access through a selective one of said plurality of openings of said frame in said open position, each of said doors inhibiting access through said selective one of said plurality of openings of said frame in said closed position.

6. The child abandonment prevention system of claim 5 , wherein said door magnet being mounted to said driver door, said vehicle reed switch being mounted to said frame of said vehicle, said vehicle reed switch detecting said door magnet when the driver door is positioned in said closed position, said vehicle reed switch does not detecting said door magnet when the driver door is positioned in said open position.

7. The child abandonment prevention system of claim 1 , wherein said car seat being configured for holding the child, a bottom side of said car seat having a first mating member and a top side of said base having a second mating member, wherein said first mating member releasably couples to said second mating member, said safety seat being removably fastened to the back seat of the vehicle.

8. The child abandonment prevention system of claim 7 , wherein said safety seat reed switch being mounted to said top surface of said base of said safety seat and said seat magnet being mounted to said bottom side of said car seat, said safety seat reed switch detects said seat magnet when said car seat is attached to said base, said safety seat reed switch not detecting said seat magnet when said car seat is removed from said base.

9. The child abandonment prevention system of claim 1 , wherein said transmitter being electrically coupled to said vehicle reed switch.

10. The child abandonment prevention system of claim 1 , wherein said power source being electrically coupled to said vehicle reed switch, said power source being coupled to the vehicle.

11. A child abandonment prevention system configured for alerting a driver of a child in a safety seat, said child abandonment prevention system comprising:

a vehicle, said vehicle including:

a frame, said frame having an exterior surface and an interior surface, said frame having a plurality of openings extending through said exterior surface and said interior surface, each of said openings forming a perimeter surface between said exterior surface and said interior surface of said frame;

a plurality of seats being positioned within said frame, said plurality of seats including a driver seat and a back seat, one of said openings being positioned proximate to said driver seat to define a driver opening; and

a plurality of doors being coupled to said frame, said plurality of doors including a driver door being positioned proximate to said driver seat of said plurality of seats, each of said doors being pivotally coupled to said perimeter surface of one of said plurality of openings of said frame, wherein said driver door is pivotally coupled to said perimeter surface of said driver opening;

a car seat being removably attached to a base to define the safety seat, said car seat being configured for holding the child, a bottom side of said car seat having a first mating member and a top side of said base having a second mating member, wherein said first mating member releasably couples to said second mating member, said safety seat being removably fastened to the back seat of the vehicle;

a door position sensor being mounted to the vehicle, said door position sensor being actuated when the driver positions the driver door of the vehicle in a closed position or in an open position, each of said doors allowing access through a selective one of said plurality of openings of said frame in said open position, each of said doors inhibiting access through said selective one of said plurality of openings of said frame in said closed position, said door position sensor comprising a door magnet and a vehicle reed switch, said door magnet being mounted to said driver door, said vehicle reed switch being mounted to said frame of said vehicle, said vehicle reed switch detecting said door magnet when the driver door is positioned in said closed position, said vehicle reed switch not detecting said door magnet when the driver door is positioned in said open position;

a transmitter being electrically coupled to said door position sensor, said transmitter being electrically coupled to said vehicle reed switch, said transmitter being actuated to send a closed signal when said vehicle reed switch detects said door magnet and said transmitter being actuated to send an open signal when said vehicle reed switch does not detect said door magnet;

a power source being electrically coupled to said door position sensor, said power source being electrically coupled to said vehicle reed switch, said power source being coupled to the vehicle;

a seat position sensor being mounted to said safety seat, said seat position sensor being actuated when the driver attaches the car seat to the base of said safety seat or removes the car seat from the base of said safety seat, said seat position sensor comprising a safety seat reed switch and a seat magnet, said safety seat reed switch being mounted to said top surface of said base of said safety seat and said seat magnet being mounted to said bottom side of said car seat, said safety seat reed switch detects said seat magnet when said car seat is attached to said base, said safety seat reed switch not detecting said seat magnet when said car seat is removed from said base;

a transceiver being electrically coupled to said seat position sensor and being in wireless communication with said transmitter of said door position sensor;

a control circuit being electrically coupled to said transceiver, said control circuit being configured to send an alarm signal from said transceiver to a personal electronic device when said safety seat reed switch detects said seat magnet and said transceiver receives said open signal from said transmitter;

a power supply being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said power supply being coupled to said base of said safety seat, said power supply being a rechargeable battery; and

a power port being mounted on said base of said safety seat and being electrically coupled to said power supply, said power port being centered on a front of said base.

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