Patent ID: 7250869

Claim:
A device for alerting a user to the presence of a child in a vehicle comprising: a) a housing having a first sensor for sensing the presence of at least one of a child and an infant positioned therein; b) means connected to said first sensor for detecting the operative mode of a vehicle engine; c) means connected to said first sensor for indicating said presence to a third party; wherein said indicating means is activated and indicates to said third party said presence of said at least one of a child and an infant, upon said detecting means detecting said vehicle engine is in a first off mode and said first sensor sensing said presence of said at least one of a child and an infant; d) wherein said first sensor is a weight sensor for sensing a weight of said at least one of a child and an infant positioned within said housing; and e) a processor connected to each of said detecting means and said first sensor for comparing said sensed weight with a predetermined weight amount.