Patent ID: 8816839

Claim:
A seat belt alarm system comprising: a bracket configured to attach to, and disengage from, an exterior of a female receptacle of a seat belt system; a movable tension mechanism integrated in said bracket, said movable tension mechanism positioned on a face of said bracket proximate a locking slot of said female receptacle and external to said female receptacle for depression by a male buckle of a seat belt system when said male buckle is inserted into said locking slot of a female receptacle to which said bracket is attached; a signal transmitter integrated in said bracket, said signal transmitter activated responsive to said tension mechanism being in a depressed state; a signal receiver integrated in a key holding device, said signal receiver configured to receive a signal transmitted by said signal transmitter when said signal receiver is in range of said signal; and alert means integrated in said key holding device, said alert means configured to activate responsive to: (i) said signal transmitter being activated; and (ii) said signal receiver being out of range of said signal transmitter.