Patent ID: 9439479
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A44B,B60R

Claim Text:
1. A seat belt reminder cover device in combination with a driver's seat belt having a buckle with an upper surface and a lower surface with a side slot opening and depressible release button between the side slot opening and the upper surface of the buckle, with the side slot opening for receiving and latching onto a loose metal tongue portion on the seat belt, the cover device comprising: an elongated base having a first end with a first fastener and a second end with a second fastener; and a flap extending outward from a side of the base between the first end and the second end of the elongated base, the flap having a stiff outer end and a bendable portion between the stiff outer end and the elongated base and a pre-attached magnet on a lower surface of the bendable portion of the flap, wherein the elongated base of the cover is wrapped over the upper surface of the buckle and held in place by the first and the second fasteners attached to one another, and with the flap extending over the depressible release button so that the magnet directly attaches the bendable portion of the flap directly to the metal tongue when the metal tongue is latched into the side slot opening of the buckle, and both the bent portion and stiff outer end of the flap is able to block access to the release button on the driver's seat belt buckle.