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US 5,882,035 AGranted
Child seat air bag safety system
AssigneeMunro Associates
InventorDonald F. Munro
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Abstract
A sensor is provided at the end of a mounting assembly to receive a mounting piece attached to a child's seat thereby to disable the air bag targeted for the location of the child's seat in an automobile.
Claims4
An assembly comprising:
- a support structure capable of being mounted on an automobile;
- a sensor mounted on said support structure, said sensor being capable of producing a signal, and
- a mounting piece capable of being inserted into said support structure, said mounting piece, upon insertion into said support structure, interacting with said sensor to change the signal capable of being produced from said sensor thereby to disable an air bag targeted to a specific seat in the automobile;
- wherein said support structure includes an anchor for receipt of said mounting piece;
- and wherein said mounting piece includes a swivel bracket capable of rotatably holding a child's seat, said child's seat being capable of rotating about a swivel point of said swivel bracket in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.
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