Patent ID: 7908777

Claim:
A method for alerting a user that a child is in a child safety seat, so that the child is not inadvertently left in the child safety seat, the method comprising the steps of: providing a detachable alert system comprising an anchor element and a reminder bracelet, the reminder bracelet being adapted to removably attach to the anchor element, wherein the reminder bracelet has a user engaging element adapted to removably attach the reminder bracelet to the user in a visible position; attaching the anchor element to the child safety seat so that the reminder bracelet is maintained proximate to the child safety seat when there is no child in the child safety seat; placing the child into the child safety seat, and concurrently removing the reminder bracelet from the anchor element and attaching the reminder bracelet to the user in a visible position, so that the reminder bracelet serves as a visible reminder that the child remains in the child safety seat; and removing the child from the child safety seat, and concurrently re-attaching the reminder bracelet to the anchor element, so that the reminder bracelet is readily available the next time the child is placed in the child safety seat.