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US 10,308,141 B1Granted
Vehicle occupancy alerting system
OwnerCeola Burksinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle occupancy alerting system for alerting a driver of a passenger positioned in a seat of a car includes a vehicle and a plurality of seats mounted within the vehicle. The plurality of seats includes a back seat. An occupant warning system is mounted on the vehicle and warns a driver of the vehicle that a person is on the back seat when the vehicle has been turned off.
Claims6
A warning system for alerting a driver of a passenger positioned in a vehicle, said assembly comprising:
- a vehicle and a plurality of seats being mounted within said vehicle, said plurality of seats including a back seat;
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- an occupant warning system being configured to warn a driver of said vehicle that a person is on said back seat when said vehicle has been turned off, said occupant warning system comprising
- a housing, said housing being configured for positioning on a dashboard of said vehicle wherein said housing is further configured to be visible to the driver of the vehicle,
- a control circuit being mounted in said housing, said control circuit being in communication with a processor of said vehicle, said processor sending a powered signal or an unpowered signal to said control circuit associated with a powered state of said vehicle,
- a power source being electrically coupled to said control circuit,
- a plurality of pressure sensors being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said pressure sensors being positioned remote of said housing,
- a sound emitter being mounted in said housing and being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said sound emitter emitting an audible alarm when said control circuit receives said unpowered signal and one of said pressure sensors detects pressure, and
- a light emitter being mounted on said housing and being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said light emitter emitting a visible light when said control circuit receives said unpowered signal and one of said pressure sensors detects pressure.
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A warning system for alerting a driver of a passenger positioned in a vehicle, said assembly comprising:
- a vehicle and a plurality of seats being mounted within said vehicle, said plurality of seats including a back seat;
- an occupant warning system being configured to warn a driver of said vehicle that a person is on said back seat when said vehicle has been turned off, said occupant warning system comprising:
- a housing, said housing being configured for positioning on a dashboard of said vehicle wherein said housing is further configured to be visible to the driver of the vehicle;
- a control circuit being mounted in said housing, said control circuit being in communication with a processor of said vehicle, said processor sending a powered signal or an unpowered signal to said control circuit associated with a powered state of said vehicle;
- a power source being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said power source comprising an electrical power system of said vehicle;
- a plurality of pressure sensors being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said pressure sensors being positioned remote of said housing, at least one of said pressure sensors being positioned on said back seat;
- a sound emitter being mounted in said housing and being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said sound emitter emitting an audible alarm when said control circuit receives said unpowered signal and one of said pressure sensors detects pressure greater than 5.0 lbs;
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- a light emitter being mounted on said housing and being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said light emitter emitting a visible light when said control circuit receives said unpowered signal and one of said pressure sensors detects pressure greater than 5.0 lbs.
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