Patent ID: 6540040
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle safety system requiring seat belt use for preventing a vehicle from being driven without having a seat belt fastened by preventing use of a transmission system of the vehicle, the system comprising, in combination:a car seat positioned within the vehicle, the car seat having a seat portion and a back portion; a seat belt coupled with respect to the car seat, the seat belt being comprised of a shoulder harness and a waist belt together joined with a belt buckle, the seat belt including a buckle receptacle secured to the seat portion for receiving the belt buckle in a locked orientation, the buckle receptacle including a release button for releasing the belt buckle from the buckle receptacle in an unlocked orientation; and a sensor system disposed within the vehicle, the sensor system including a main sensor in communication with the transmission system of the vehicle, the sensor system including a first sensor disposed within the shoulder harness and the waist belt of the seat belt, the first sensor being comprised of a pair of wires extending a length of the shoulder harness and the waist belt, the first sensor being in communication with the main sensor, the sensor system including a second sensor disposed within the seat portion of the car seat, the second sensor being in communication with the main sensor, the sensor system including a third sensor disposed within the buckle receptacle, the third sensor being in communication with the main sensor, the sensor system including a deactivation switch.