Patent ID: 8035504

Claim:
A warning system for a child car seat/carrier assembly having a base, a detachable carrier secured to the base and a harness assembly with a latch secured in the carrier, the warning system comprising: a controller unit secured on the carrier, said controller unit capable of generating audible signals; a seat position sensor at a point of contact between the base and the carrier, said seat position sensor being operationally connected to the controller unit and adapted for sending a signal to the controller unit when the carrier is positioned on the base for activation of the controller unit; and a latch sensor means mounted on the latch and operationally connected to the controller unit for transmitting a signal to the controller unit indicative of the latch being unlocked after a predetermined period of time of activation of the controller unit, and wherein the controller unit generates at least a first series of audible signals warning of an unlocked position of the latch.