Patent ID: 7339463

Claim:
An infant seat alarm system configured to both detect and alert the presence of an unattended infant in a vehicle comprising, in combination: an infant seat in said vehicle, said infant seat having a first weight sensing switch located in a portion of said infant seat; a detector seat in said vehicle, said detector seat having a second weight sensing switch located in a portion of said detector seat, said first weight sensing switch coupled to said second weight sensing switch; a timer device comprising a housing and a timer circuit, each of said first weight sensing switch and said second weight sensing switch coupled to both a portion of said housing and to said timer circuit; at least one power supply, said at least one power supply coupled to a portion of said timer device; and at least one alarm coupled to said timer circuit, wherein said timer circuit is configured to actuate said at least one alarm to emit an audible sound after a predetermined time if both said infant seat is occupied and said detector seat is unoccupied, both said first weight sensing switch being closed and said second weight sensing switch being closed to complete said timer circuit.