question about the swedish seats

MJHY27

New member
I was just curious why the britax and other carseats from Sweden dont have the chest clips? Unfortunatly I dont think I will EVER have the money to buy one of those beauties but was checking them out anyway and noticed that none had a five point harness. Just wondering why not?
 
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NannyMom

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They do have a 5 point harness. THe 5 point harness is 2-shoulders + 2-hips + 1-crotch buckle.

The chest clip is to properly position the harness straps. In a crash the chest clip will break or slide down lower. It is not intended to hold the child in the seat (well, except that by positioning the harness correctly, that will hold the child in).

The sweedish seats are designed a little differently. They stay in place on their own. THere is also some extra padding of some sort on the harness (looks like long harness covers) to help keep the harness in place.
 

MJHY27

New member
ooohh i see, I never really knew what the 5 point harness thing meant! thank you! I just added a little bit more to my car seat knowledge :)
 

fyrfightermomma

New member
Also in many overseas country it is required that carseat straps be able to be undone with just one hand movement. So in their case, just hit the buckle and the straps release, where a chest clip would require 2 hand movements. This is to get a child out quickly in an emergency
 

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