Patent ID: 6806810
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: B60R,F16H

Abstract:
In a safety seat belt system for use with a motor vehicle having an engine ignition system, drive train means including PRNDL control means therefor shiftable between an engine starting position and at least one drive position for transmitting power from the vehicle engine to the vehicle drive wheels, hazard light means, safety seat belt means for releasably securing the operator to the driver's seat of the vehicle and at least one other safety seat belt means for releasaibly securing at least one passenger to at least one passenger's seat of the vehicle, said safety seat belt means each including a pair of separable seat belt sections, the sections of each pair being adapted to be releasably connected together and providing an electrical circuit through at least one section of the pair when connected, the improvement comprising inserting a seat belt shifter lock (SBSL) control means in the form of a programmable algorithm into the vehicle's wiring circuitry for controlling the movement of the vehicle which is started when ignition voltage is detected in the vehicle by the SBSL control means, signals from the PRNDL switch, seat belt switches, at least one passenger seat sensor means, and brake switch are processed and the SBSL control means sends a signal to the shifter lock solenoid to let the vehicle be placed in a movement gear if all occupants of the vehicle are properly restrained in the seats or to prevent movement of the vehicle if the seat belt of the driver or any passenger is unfastened.