US Patent 9457716 Child car seat safety system

Disclosed herein are various aspects of child safety seats and safety systems for alerting care givers that a child remains buckled into a safety seat and also for alerting a care giver that a child is not fastened properly in the safety seat. In one aspect a child safety seat for securing a child while in a vehicle comprises one or more belts having fasteners thereon for fastening a child into the seat; at least one buckle assembly configured for receiving the fasteners therein; and a buckle sensor. The buckle sensor is configured for determining whether the fasteners are secured into the buckle assembly; and a transceiver is configured for communicating with a control system of the vehicle.