Question Car seat with retractable harness?

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HEVY

New member

• Aug 25, 2008

• #1

Some years ago, 10+ maybe, I recall a seat that came out that had retractable harnesses, like a seat belt. Am I crazy? Did I imagine that? I thought it was the Safeguard seat but just read that it has the knob. I swear I have seen a commercial, or some type of video, demonstrating the seat.

 

TerisBoys

Well-known member

• Aug 25, 2008

• #2

The Fisher Price T-shield did, and I think some of the Renolux's.

Gerry and Kolcraft had some like that too when Josh was a baby (1996).

 

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angie3096

New member

• Aug 25, 2008

• #3

The Safeguard does have a retractable harness but it retracts very slowly, and it doesn't retract tightly enough. They had a good idea but it doesn't quite work out the way it looks in the video. Hence the knobs.

 

azgirl71

CPST Instructor

• Aug 25, 2008

• #4

I do not know about a retractible harness, but in 1993 DS 2 had a Gerry Shield booster with a retractable lap belt. When you closed the shield it tightened up the lap belt across his legs. I do give them a :thumbsup: for making a booster that my son could not climb out. DS 1 climbed out of his booster all the time.

 

H

HEVY

New member

• Aug 25, 2008

• #5

Thanks, now I know I'm not crazy.
I remember the FP and Gerry seats I used both, LOL, I forgot about the FP one though.

 

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Unregistered1

Guest

• Aug 25, 2008

• #6

Yup, the FP T-shield my brother and I sat in had a retractable harness. Lucky us, we got the one that had the little button and never had to endure the trauma of getting our heads stuck in it! They wound up recalling some of them for that. How hard is it to figure out to add a little button? LOL.

 

azgirl71

CPST Instructor

• Aug 25, 2008

• #7

I guess these are the seats I missed out on when I did not know any better and moved my boys to the seatbelt waaaaaaay to soon. They are now 18, soon to be 16, and 14 yo.

 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician

• Aug 25, 2008

• #8

angie3096 said:

The Safeguard does have a retractable harness but it retracts very slowly, and it doesn't retract tightly enough. They had a good idea but it doesn't quite work out the way it looks in the video. Hence the knobs.

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Yep. The retractor part gets out the majority of the slack, but you still need the knobs to finish tightening. It's not quite the same as the "oldies but goodies" mentioned here. If it really DID automatically tighten all the way, I'd probably have to marry it.

 

Judi

CPST/Firefighter

• Aug 25, 2008

• #9

Just in case you like pics.
Gerry.

Fisher Price.

 

H

HEVY

New member

• Aug 25, 2008

• #10

Hmmm, what's up with that twisty strap?

 

Judi

CPST/Firefighter

• Aug 25, 2008

• #11

Amazing, isn't it? Here is the last one I got. It is better.

 

Victorious4

Senior Community Member

• Aug 26, 2008

• #12

I bet there were/are people who thought those made great teethers :thumbsdown: (not to be confused with tether )

 

capeKO71

New member

• Aug 26, 2008

• #13

:ROTFLMAO:

papooses said:

I bet there were/are people who thought those made great teethers :thumbsdown: (not to be confused with tether )

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