Foot Rest

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bjssweetone

Guest

• May 13, 2005

• #1

I know that afrer market products are a big no no, but I have also heard that it is ok to use a thin towel between the seat and the safety seat so.... I was wondering which catagory this would fall into and if it is alright to use. http://www.onestepahead.com/product/33179/304757/117.html

 

groovymom2000

New member

• May 13, 2005

• #2

Hmmm...I haven't seen that one before, but it

actually looks pretty cool---I am assuming that the bolster itself is a foam rubber type? On a second note, is the harness on the child in the picture really loose? Or am I just really anal-retentive here....

 

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KeikiHula

New member

• May 14, 2005

• #3

groovymom2000 said:

actually looks pretty cool---I am assuming that the bolster itself is a foam rubber type? On a second note, is the harness on the child in the picture really loose? Or am I just really anal-retentive here....

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I always notice that stuff too. The harnesses in Toys R Us/Babies R Us fliers they send out always look a little loose. It may just be me, but I think the seatbelt looks like it has a little slack in it too. They probably just threw everything in to take the pic, but since they are selling car seats and other safety products, they should show them properly installed.
I think it looks like a good product. I'd like to hear what some of the techs have to say about it, but I think something like that would be nice for my 4 yr old. He never complains, but it looks so uncomfy the way his legs dangle.

 

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Unregistered

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• May 14, 2005

• #4

picture?

This has nothing to do with the original question, but where did you see a picture of a child in a car seat? All I got was a picture of the bolster on the seat of a car. I too think the foot rest idea is a good one and have never seen this version. Looks like the safest so far since it is foam.
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groovymom2000

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• May 14, 2005

• #5

Click on the picture of the product

and it will show you additional views!

 

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KeikiHula

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• May 14, 2005

• #6

after I looked at it more, I realized what is wrong with the harness. It's an Evenflo Triumph and it has this strange harness system (at least strange to me and we have had a few Evenflos!) The harness is all one piece and threads under the seat to come up at the thighs, then goes through the male ends of the buckle, then up through the harness slots. When you buckle your child in, you have to make sure it's even on both sides or else one side will be tight, and the other loose. It's never an issue, it just takes half a second to make sure everything is even. The strange part is that they have 2 different sets of loops (infant and toddler) where you hook the harness to the T-shapped metal splitter plate in the back. It makes it shorter for infants and longer for toddlers. You can see the stitching that makes the loop for the infant setting on the harness that's laying on the kid's chest.
In this picture, the harness is uneven at the bottom so they can only get one side tightened. The whole thing is rather loose, but the harness being uneven is what makes it look so funny.

 

scatterbunny

New member

• May 14, 2005

• #7

That doesn't look like a Triumph to me? But yes, the straps are really loose.

 

UlrikeDG

Admin - CPS Technician Emeritus

• May 14, 2005

• #8

Actually, I think it's an Evenflo Titan, which has those infant loops & toddler loops, but a pull tab harness adjuster and no EPS foam. The Triumph has a different - and very distinctive - base, and knobs on each side to adjust the harness tightness.

 

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KeikiHula

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• May 14, 2005

• #9

scatterbunny said:

That doesn't look like a Triumph to me? But yes, the straps are really loose.

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ok feeling dumb...it's a Titan... I think the Triumphs have the same harness too.

feeling stoopid that I can't even remember what seat we have....LOL

 

U

Unregistered

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• May 14, 2005

• #10

uneven harness

'Speaking' of such things..I had my dd in a Marathon at Babies R Us (cause they had no Wizard) and I couldn't get the harness to tighten up properly. One side was super tight and the other loose. When I looked into it I realized that the harness on one side had been looped through the latch strap! I went and told an employee who fixed it (as interested shoppers gathered!!). He said someone must have messed it up trying to adjust the harness height!! He said you'd be surprised what determined people do when they 'think' they know what they're doing. I'm glad I took a look at it, I wonder how many people had given up and decided to go look at another seat! Makes me wonder what people do 'to' car seats in the 'privacy' of their own car.
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Victorious4

Senior Community Member

• May 15, 2005

• #11

Assuming the carseat would install securely, I know that's something my kiddo would really appreciate! She always complains that her back aches when she does sit FF {in other people's cars}.... I'm tagging that URL to hang on to for when she gains these last 2 pounds & has to turn FF

 

groovymom2000

New member

• May 15, 2005

• #12

Of course, I was thinking that you could probably make something similar yourself out

of foam and cloth or something....