Patent ID: 6870472

Claim:
A warning system for detecting presence of a child in an infant seat for reminding the driver to remove the child from the infant car seat when exiting the vehicle, comprising: means for providing a base for components to be connected; means for providing voltage to circuit, removably connected to said means for providing a base for components to be connected; means for detecting the presence of an occupant within the infant seat, electrically connected to said means for providing voltage to circuit; means for detecting the “on” or “off” state of the vehicles dome light, electrically connected to said means for detecting the presence of an occupant within the infant seat; means for generating an audible alarm in response to the alarm signal, electrically connected to said means for detecting the “on” or “off” state of the vehicles dome light, and rigidly connected to said means for providing a base for components to be connected; means for providing a 7 second on and a 3 second off duration for the audible alarm cycle, rigidly connected to said means for generating an audible alarm in response to the alarm signal, and rigidly connected to said means for providing a base for components to be connected; means for determining the on off duration length during alarm generation, rigidly connected to said means for providing a 7 second on and a 3 second off duration for the audible alarm cycle, rigidly connected to said means for providing voltage to circuit, and rigidly connected to said means for providing a base for components to be connected; and means for smoothing out any voltage spikes within the circuit, rigidly connected to said means for providing a base for components to be connected.