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Unlike the seats of today, this model was designed only to keep the child in the seat and prevent him from falling out of the car. The design was simply a piece of fabric with a drawstring around one end. In order to use it, the child was placed inside the fabric and tied to the seat.
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the Bunny Bear Company created a slightly more secure car seat for the new Fords that were gaining popularity. The purpose of this seat was to raise the children to a level that they could more easily be seen by adults from the front seat and to prevent them from falling out of the seat completely. http://www.ehow.com/about_6325500_history-child-car-safety-seats.html#ixzz2fvQ3ylnm
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This early car "booster" seat was more focused on allowing children to look out the window than keeping them safe
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Not much had improved in ten years - car seat designers were most interested in keeping children from moving around in the car than protecting them during collisions
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This mid 60's carseat looks a whole lot like my favorite beach chair. Notice it's not even secured to the seat - I can imagine a child toppling over at the first sharp turn
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A step in the right direction - at least they've begun to add head protection. I still don't see any obvious belts or retraints but it's a big improvement over the the '60s mode
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This is a comparison of a 1980's convertible carseat and a modern day one. Again, safety measures had improved in leaps and bounds over the past decade - safety belts, head protection, etc - but they still have a large plastic bar in the front that looks far from safe.
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I'm glad that car seats no longer look as if they are interchangeable with the seats off a rollercoaster. What is up with that big T-bar in the front?
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