We will have more updates on today’s news, but to start, some videos from Kiddy and Cybex. Both have models that should arrive by the first quarter of 2010. For Kiddy, it’s an infant seat with a rigid LATCH base (more on the World Plus Booster later this week!).
For Cybex, it’s a high back booster with rigid LATCH (they also have an infant seat coming to the USA).
Sunshine Kids had their wall of fashions:
Russ reiterated to us what Kecia said in her blog yesterday: all Radians with SuperLATCH can be installed using the LATCH connectors in vehicles manufactured after 9/1/05.
And last, but not least, for those of you who want more Parkway SG fashions, here’s the Pink Sky cover we mentioned in out Tweet earlier:
More news tomorrow! We have a lot of stuff to cover!
The infant seat does not have a level adjuster per se. There appears to be no way to increase the recline. The foot prop might be used to decrease the recline to match the contour of a vehicle seat, if necessary, but this would probably not be typical. There are manual release levers, should the electronic button system fail.
ooh, loving all the videos… I’m wondering about what the price point on the cybex booster will be (I LOVE rigid latch)
Great questions. We will try to get answers tomorrow if we have time.
With the Kiddy infant seat, is there a mechanical back-up for if the electromechanical seat release button is broken? A lever option? Because I can see there being a real issue either if the batteries wore out or if there was an accident and something in the electronics went wrong. I know that paramedics and firefighters like to pull a child out in their carseat in the event of an accident and I’m concerned that, were the electronics damaged, if that seat is in there with the rigid latch, the firefighters would have to remove the infant from the seat, risking further damage to bones and spinal cord.
Does the rigid LATCH on the Kiddy infant seat allow for angle adjustment? The Baby Trend Latch-Loc had rigid LATCH but in many cars was incompatible for use with a newborn because you couldn’t get a 45 degree angle. You had to install with the seatbelt and noodles instead.
Well, seats in the US aren’t tested with a lap/shoulder belt combination either…..
Thanks Kecia! I knew that the problem was nat having a floor on the test sled. It just didn’t occur to me that if it could pass our tests w/o the prop that it could still be sold in the US. Although, if it’s not tested with the foot prop, wouldn’t that bring about the problem of saying well, it wasn’t tested and approved for use that way? I understand that it IS buy euopeaen standards, but I’m having a hard time understanding how that would work in the US.
Great videos ~ thank you Darren & Heather! I’m sitting here this morning practically salivating over those seats. You know how I love rigid latch attachments. That Cybex booster looks so awesome! I remember lusting over a previous Cybex model years ago and I’m psyched that they’re finally serious about bringing their seats here to the US.
NICOLECPST – regarding the foot prop – it’s not a matter of not being allowed here. The problem is that there is currently no place (i.e., a floor) on the FMVSS 213 sled to attach a foot prop. So the foot prop can’t be used to help the seat pass the testing requirements. However, if the seat can pass without it, then it’s all good. Britax proved that this was possible when they brought the BabySafe infant seat (briefly) to the US several years ago.
Will the Kiddyfix infant seat have a chest clip in the US?
I’m very curious to see how that Kiddyfix infant seat installs with a seat belt, since it must in order to pass FMVSS 213.
My understanding is that they intend to have all those features in the USA. Even so, nothing is ever final until it starts shipping to retailers. They hope to have them available first quarter of 2010, but Heather will have to confirm that as she has the notes!
I’m not very fond of the way the Kiddy infant seat looks, but love the Rigid LATCH, foot prop and that it tells you it’s engaged properly. Would this be in US markets? How did they do that with the foot prop?
OOO, I can’t wait to get me a Chili Cybex Soultion X-Fix.
Very cool!! Can’t wait to see more!
Crunchy, yep, the mesh is the same. I liked the Kiddy Fix infant seat beeps–no more guessing if both sides of the carrier are engaged in the base or not.
I’m so glad I hadn’t made it to bed yet! pictures are good but the video is awesome.
so, rigid latch, a foot prop and headwings? the beeping is kind of gimmicky, but I like it!
and the solution X-fix? I can’t wait to see a kid in it. I think I love it.
did you touch the radians? Is the fabric on the nitro XTSL the same mesh as the Rio XT?
Thanks! Can’t wait to hear more aboutthat shield booster!