Question ID this seat please (no pics)

autumnlily

New member

• Feb 3, 2011

• #1

It's an infant seat with base.

Made in 2001.

It has a handle with a circle (that swivels) for parent's grip. And, two yellow buttons on the seat near the handle (one on each side) that was described to me as the release buttons from the base.

Not sure if it was a 3 point or 5 point... it had been severely altered .

Thanks

 

Kecia

Admin - CPST Instructor

• Feb 3, 2011

• #2

Handle with circle in it means it's a Dorel. If it only goes to 20 or 22 lbs then it might be a Cosco Turnabout. I have one of those in my training collection (my cover is bright primary colors like red and blue and maybe yellow too). My Turnabout actually has one of those crazy double ring harness adjusters (O for open, C for closed). If it goes to 35 lbs, has an adjustible head support and has a beige EB cover then it's the Opus 35. Those are the two that immediately come to my mind. HTH!

 

jourdysmom

CPST Instructor

• Feb 3, 2011

• #3

Cosco Turnabout

 

Last edited: Mar 30, 2011

Kecia

Admin - CPST Instructor

• Feb 3, 2011

• #4

That bottom photo is exactly what my Turnabout looks like! Not sure if they all had that crazy double-ring harness adjuster/locking system but the seat I have does and it's a 5-pt.

The Opus 35 had a similar handle but the seat itself was much larger and the only ones I ever saw always had the typical beige and brown EB plaid/check covers.

 

jourdysmom

CPST Instructor

• Feb 3, 2011

• #5

autumnlily said:

Not sure if it was a 3 point or 5 point... it had been severely altered .

Thanks

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We screwed around with one during my class. They had the weirdest/stupidest/most confusing adjusting "thing". It would not surprise me if they were probably all misused!

How was it altered (just because I am nosy) Weren't the all recalled too for the handles?

 

autumnlily

New member

• Feb 3, 2011

• #6

That's it! Thanks!

The more I recall, I do believe they had it set up as a 5pt. BUT, they had the harness straps tied in the back.

Was the turnabout a front adjuster or back adjuster.

Thankfully the family was very receptive to my feedback... however, the family that lent them the seat wants it back so they can re-lend it to someone else and I want to give the borrower as much info as possible to hopefully persuade the owner to recycle/destroy the seat once and for all.

Going to look for recalls and a picture of what the back of the seat SHOULD look like (not the relooping/tieing business that is currently being used).

 

TerisBoys

Well-known member

• Feb 3, 2011

• #7

Pretty sure the Turnabout was rear-adjust.

If it was a rectangle-ish buckle with webbing sewn around a bar down the middle, it's the same as I had on my Evenflo Joyride.

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A B C
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To "lock" it - you want to go under A, over B, under C then around C and tuck the tail back under A. If you look at it from the top or bottom, the webbing will make a C around the buckle, and only A will be visible.

The wrong way is under A, over B, under C, and leave the tail on C's side. Then you have 2 bars left visible, and the webbing looks like an O from the top or bottom.


HTH

 

lovemybabies924

New member

• Feb 3, 2011

• #8

i wish u could just throw away someones seat if its expired

 

autumnlily

New member

• Feb 4, 2011

• #9

TerisBoys said:

Pretty sure the Turnabout was rear-adjust.

If it was a rectangle-ish buckle with webbing sewn around a bar down the middle, it's the same as I had on my Evenflo Joyride.

| | |
| | |
A B C
| | |
| | |


To "lock" it - you want to go under A, over B, under C then around C and tuck the tail back under A. If you look at it from the top or bottom, the webbing will make a C around the buckle, and only A will be visible.

The wrong way is under A, over B, under C, and leave the tail on C's side. Then you have 2 bars left visible, and the webbing looks like an O from the top or bottom.


HTH

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Wowzer! That's a good memory! I didn't get that good of a look. But, the gentleman did say something about the "tail".

What I saw was a rectangular metal "clip". Just one. No splitter plate. Just lots of knots in the webbing. There were three harness height slots.

 

TerisBoys

Well-known member

• Feb 4, 2011

• #10

autumnlily said:

Wowzer! That's a good memory! I didn't get that good of a look. But, the gentleman did say something about the "tail".

What I saw was a rectangular metal "clip". Just one. No splitter plate. Just lots of knots in the webbing. There were three harness height slots.

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I used it for Josh and William And cursed it every time it needed adjustment.

I'm betting if you look closer, you'll see a clip similar to what I described. It was very common on the cheap seats back then. It was also very common to see the two ends just knotted together because people couldn't figure out how to make it stop slipping (reading the manual was extremely helpful!)

 

jourdysmom

CPST Instructor

• Feb 4, 2011

• #11

If only it was made in 2000 LOL Those were all recalled! You would have been more leverage... After 1/31/00 the design was changed.

 

Kecia

Admin - CPST Instructor

• Feb 4, 2011

• #12

Perhaps you can ask if the original owners would be willing to donate the seat for training purposes? If that doesn't work maybe offer them a few bucks for it? You can tell them that you could really use this seat for training other techs because it's such a unique design and it's impossible to find models with that type of adjuster anymore.

FWIW, I'm pretty sure I have the owners manual here in the house and I can scan the pg that shows you how to put it back correctly. But the seat is expired by several years and the next user is probably just going to tie the harness in a knot again (because it's that annoyingly impossible to use correctly), so I don't think fixing it is really the way to go. Almost better to tell them that it's hopelessly broken and a deathtrap to use as-is. KWIM?