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Friday, November 14, 2008

SeatSnug for tipping booster seats


How many times have I been driving down the street only to make a quick turn only to then look in the rearview mirror to see one of my children tipped over in their booster seat? I thought they were securely buckled in. I quickly learned that the standard seatbelt in my vehicle allows slack to develop in the lap portion thus allowing my child to tip over while riding in the car.
So what is a mom to do with a tipping booster seat riding child? I found the answer SeatSnug it clips into your vehicles existing factory installed seatbelt.

Now my booster riding child rides safely in the comfort of his now stable booster seat.

Product Information
SeatSnug® is a first-of-its-kind product that enhances both the safety and comfort of children riding in booster seats.

Why Do We Need SeatSnug®?
Children in booster seats are at risk of injury and death due to seatbelt slack (looseness). The three-point seatbelt commonly used in motor vehicles, represents a compromise between safety and comfort. A three-point seatbelt allows slack to develop in the lap belt portion while children (or adults!) are riding in a vehicle. Seatbelt slack is acknowledged in the auto industry as a major contributor to injuries and deaths in vehicular accidents.

A loose seatbelt allows a child in a booster seat to bounce around, rock, tip, slide, and even fall over during normal vehicle maneuvering, which can result in injuries, such as a child’s head being thrown against the side of the vehicle, as well as leading to child discomfort, including motion sickness. In frontal impact accidents or during panic stops, a loose seatbelt can further lead to a child submarining under the lap belt. Loose lap belts are also contributors to children, whether in a booster seat or riding without a booster seat, ejecting out of the seatbelt in rollover accidents, allowing children to “fly around” the vehicle, resulting in the potential for severe injuries and even death—even though the seatbelt was buckled!

What’s the Solution?
The brand new SeatSnug® allows the lap belt to be lightly tightened around a child’s hips while riding in a vehicle, preventing seatbelt slack or looseness from developing.
By gently securing a child while riding in a booster seat, SeatSnug® substantially eliminates bouncing, rocking, tipping, falling over, submarining, and ejection, thus reducing the potential for injuries and death in vehicular accidents. At the same time, SeatSnug® improves child stability and comfort.

How Does SeatSnug® Work?
SeatSnug® can be easily and quickly clipped onto a vehicle’s existing factory installed seatbelt. Once a child in a booster seat is buckled up, the lap belt may be lightly tightened around the child’s hips by pulling up on the shoulder strap to more safely secure the child, without affecting the normal operation of the shoulder strap. The child continues to have the comfort of free upper body movement. Thus, SeatSnug® enhances child safety while maintaining and enhancing comfort.

SeatSnug® incorporates the unique race track proven, crash tested, and patented CG-Lock® Technology (visit www.CG-Lock.com for more insights about the CG-Lock).

The CG-Lock technology received The National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval as a unique car safety device that stabilizes children in booster seats to increase child safety and comfort. SeatSnug® is a CG-Lock technology product designed specifically for children, to provide peace of mind to Moms and Grandmoms, while they drive children around.

Watch the comparison booster seat video, which dramatically demonstrates the merit and benefit of SeatSnug® and the CG-Lock technology in safely and more comfortably securing a child in a booster seat. The differences are amazing—yet the video was done at ONLY parking lot speeds. Imagine the safety difference at much higher speeds or if an accident should occurseat snug


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3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for the information. We are needing to move to a booster seat soon (for growth reasons), but I have been reluctant to do it because of safety concerns.

November 15, 2008 at 7:58 PM  
Blogger Alicia said...

This looks really cool!

November 18, 2008 at 5:26 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great safety product, but I couldn't help that the picture show's the little girl happy and smiling in the "without" picture and seemingly grumpy in the "with" picture. Guess she'd rather be wiggly, lol! ;)

November 20, 2008 at 11:05 PM  

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