How does it work?
The “gap” near the red release buckle allows a child to get sufficient leverage to remove the straps off the shoulders. Without this design flaw, the five point car seat harness offers the best protection to your child as it is a bespoke fit every time you buckle up.
Car seats fitted with a five point harness offer unparalleled levels of safety. The five point harness is used by racing drivers and pilots who understand the reasons for wearing the harness!
No matter how well behaved children are, they are NOT dummies!
Children on the other hand, do not understand the importance of car seat safety. Toddlers are not content to be restrained if there is an easy option to wriggle out and be free.
Children exploit the gap between the gap between their torso and harness to leverage their way out of a car seat
Standard five point harnesses have a design flaw when used in the environment of children, there is a gap immediately above the red release button that enables a child to slide their hands easily through and remove their shoulders. In a manufacturing environment such hazards would have a shield or guard to help prevent misuse. Watch what happens in the event of a frontal impact when a child escapes from their car seat harness.
These still shots from the video of this two year old clearly show the issue with the standard five point harness. The 5 point plus shields these gaps to prevent children from using them to remove their shoulders
5 point plus harness is easily integrated in to child car seats
Cosatto’s range of car seats has the 5 point plus fitted as standard (see image below). Note how the gap under the harness is guarded by the 5 point plus. Integrating the chest pad to the 5 point plus harness is a simple, safe and easy to use solution to make child car seats child proof.
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5 point plus harness retro-fit accessory
The 5 point plus shields the gap that children use to remove their shoulders from the harness
The “5 point plus”, simply shields the gaps through which children escape from the harness. So even when children pull in their stomach to create more room between harness and body to enable slipping the harness of their shoulders, it is still not possible to escape!
Crash testing was central to the design of the 5 point plus and was subjected to crash tests as specified by ECE R44 regulations.
The “5 point plus” can be fitted retrospectively by parents, in around 20 seconds. See it in action.