Patent ID: 7201248
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A safety belt release system for automatically releasing jammed safety belts including manual release mechanisms, said system comprising: an electronic control box connected to a vehicle electrical system; a master control button electrically connected to said control box and for toggling said system between active and inactive modes so that said control box becomes responsive and unresponsive to signals generated by said system respectively; a plurality of safety belt release buttons electrically connected to said control box, said release buttons having top and bottom portions, said top portion being integral therewith and for being selectively toggled between raised and lowered positions by a user; means for releasing a safety belt and being selectively controllable by said plurality of safety belt release buttons when said master control button is at an active position; and a power source; said electronic control box for receiving a plurality of input signals respectively and for sending a plurality of corresponding output signals to said safety belt releasing means to thereby cause the ejection of a safety belt latch from a safety belt buckle independently of actuating a corresponding manual release mechanism of a safety belt.