Buyers of baby car seats should learn about different types of seats available in the market and their respective affects on the infant
. For instance; the Group 0 baby seats or such infant carriers can keep the baby concerned in rear-facing position that can be placed in position with standard adult seat belt or ISOFix fitting.
Group O Carrycots Feature
Basic features of Group O carrycots are as follows.
Group O carrycot holds the baby lying on its back.
Carrycots are secured with a couple of seat belts in the rear seat of the car.
Both belts had handles allowing them moving easily in and out of the car.
Position of the child in the carrycot would be laying on it.
Position in the infant careers would be rear facing.
There would be no airbags with the exception of the curtain airbags.
Recommended weight of the child would be birth to 22 lbs or around ten kilograms.
Approximate age of the child would be birth through the next 12 months.
Features of Fastened Carrycots
Carrycots are used as restraint system that is intended to accommodate as well restrain the child in either supine or prone positions. Spine of the child remains perpendicular to the median longitudinal planes in the vehicle. Design of the carry cot is such that it distributes the restraining forces over the head of the child as well as its body. In result the limbs are not overstressed in case of a collision. Moreover the carrycots include stomach belts as well as the connecting three point safety belts.
Infant Carrier Features
Infant carrier is a restrains system that is intended to accommodate the child in semi-recumbent rear-facing position. In result the restraining forces are distributed over the head and body of the child excluding its limbs and helps resist the impact in case of frontal collisions.
Typical Young Infant Carriers
Features of typical young infant carriers are as follows.
Recommended weight of the infant is 5-20 lbs.
Most of the seats those are made in United States can be used for weights up to 35 lbs and length up to 29 inches.
In the past these seats in United States weighed around 20 lbs and the length of the infant went up to 26 inches.
Impact of the collision is absorbed in the outer shells of the restraint.
Rear facing seats are usually the safest among all. Children in Unites State should remain in such position till they are one years in age or at least 20 lbs in weight.