(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,540,040 Bi
Patel (45) Date of Patent: Apr. 1,2003
6,018,292 A * 1/2000 Penny, Ir 340/426
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
AU 402370 * 12/1967 180/268
DE 2312811 * 9/1973 180/268
DE 2444922 * 4/1976 180/268
DE 2753331 * 5/1979 180/286
GB 1404357 * 8/1975
IP 61-9360 * 1/1986 280/801.1
IP 6-144156 * 5/1994 280/801.1
* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner—Eric Culbreth
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Goldstein & Lavas, PC.
(57) ABSTRACT
A vehicle safety system requiring seat belt use including a car seat positioned within the vehicle. The car seat has a seat portion and a back portion. A seat belt is coupled with respect to the car seat. The seat belt is comprised of a shoulder harness and a waist belt together joined with a belt buckle. The seat belt includes a buckle receptacle secured to the seat portion for receiving the belt buckle in a locked orientation. The buckle receptacle includes a release button for releasing the belt buckle from the buckle receptacle in an unlocked orientation. A sensor system is disposed within the vehicle. The sensor system includes a main sensor in communication with the transmission of the vehicle.
6 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets
