Vehicle Seatbelt Usage Indicating Device

A vehicle seatbelt usage indicating system comprising:

• a vehicle comprising a door and an electronic control unit;
• a seatbelt integral to a seat adjacent to the door;
• a sensor engaged to a buckle of the seatbelt, such that the sensor is positioned for detecting insertion of a latch into the buckle, the sensor being operationally engaged to the electronic control unit, such that the electronic control unit is positioned for receiving a signal from the sensor;
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• a light emitter affixed to an exterior surface of the door, the light emitter being operationally engaged to the electronic control unit, such that the electronic control unit is positioned for selectively actuating the light emitter upon insertion of the latch into the buckle for indicating, to a person proximate to the vehicle, proper usage of the seatbelt.

A vehicle seatbelt usage indicating device comprising:

• a light emitter configured to be engageable to an exterior surface of a door of a vehicle such that the light emitter is affixed thereto, the light emitter being configured for engaging an electronic control unit of the vehicle, such that the light emitter is operationally engaged thereto, such that the electronic control unit is positioned for receiving a signal from a sensor engaged to a buckle of a seatbelt integral to a seat adjacent to the door of the vehicle, such that the sensor is positioned for detecting insertion of a latch into the buckle, such that the electronic control unit is positioned for selectively actuating the light emitter upon insertion of the latch into the buckle for indicating, to a person proximate to the vehicle, proper usage of the seatbelt, the light emitter comprising a housing having a bulb engaged thereto and positioned therein, at least a portion of the housing being substantially transparent, such that light emitted by the bulb passes therethrough, the housing be substantially hemispherically shaped, the portion of the housing comprising a lower quadrant thereof, the bulb comprising a light emitting diode;
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• the light emitter comprising a set of light emitters, each light emitter being affixable to a respective door of the vehicle, such that each door has a light emitter affixed thereto.