SafeGuard Go(R) Car Seat Named Hot Product in iParenting Awards
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The first ever hybrid car seat, the SafeGuard Go, combines the convenience and portability of a backless booster with the safety and security of a five-point harness seat. It is lightweight (under ten pounds) and folds neatly away into a compact travel bag for easy transport and storage. In addition to the seat's safety and transport advantages, the SafeGuard Go can be installed properly in less than one minute. The SafeGuard Go takes the headache out of long-distance travel since it is small enough to carry on an airplane and saves the cost and hassle of renting child car seats.
SafeGuard: The Standard for Safety and Ease-of-Use
The travel-friendly SafeGuard Go is designed for front-facing use only and requires the use of the vehicle's top tether attachment in the five-point harness mode. The five-point harness can be used with children 30-60 pounds and 34-52 inches. When the child has outgrown the five-point harness, the SafeGuard Go converts to the first ever LATCH-equipped backless booster for children 40-100 pounds and 43-57 inches.
"With each new product, our goal is to provide the most advanced protection for your child," said Steve Wallen, president and general manager of SafeGuard. "Obviously we are succeeding, as both of our car seats -- the SafeGuard Child Seat and the SafeGuard Go -- have now been recognized by iParenting for their safety features, innovative design and ease of use."
iParenting Media's Greatest Products of 2006 reviews and evaluates child and baby related items ranging from high-tech toys, strollers, car seats, books and videos to the latest software -- looking for products that exceeded the standards. The evaluation process utilized by the iParenting Media Awards program is so thorough it has attained ISO 9001:2000 Certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO is the world's largest developer of standardization regulations, and ISO 9001:2000 is an internationally recognized standard of quality assurance. Amongst the award winners, a select few earn the best of the best "Hot" distinction.
The SafeGuard Go features a one year limited warranty and is available today for $199.00. It can be purchased online at www.safeguardgo.com, by calling 1-800-974-7798, or through specialty retailers.
SafeGuard, the leader in child passenger protection, also offers the SafeGuard Child Seat, which is the most advanced child seat in the world. Its features include an aircraft aluminum frame, unlike most plastic framed car seats; a SmartCore(TM) headrest, for better impact protection; a patented Posi-LATCH(TM) attachment, for quick and easy installment; a unique five-point harness system which retracts like a standard seatbelt; and a one-touch adjustable headrest, for a proper fit to the child. For more information, please visit www.safeguardseat.com.
About iParenting
iParenting Media operates one of the Internet's most popular communities for parents and parents-to-be at www.iParenting.com. The company publishes the national newsstand magazine Family Energy: Your Guide to Raising Healthy Kids, the #1 family health magazine in the country (www.FamilyEnergy.com), and iParenting Media Award winners are featured in each issue of the magazine. iParenting's Editor-in-Chief, Elisa Ast All, MSJ, writes a syndicated monthly newspaper column and co-hosts an A.I.R.-nominated radio show, Points on Parenting, in which she features her favorite iParenting Media Award winners.
To learn more about the iParenting Awards, please visit www.iParentingMediaAwards.com.
About SafeGuard/IMMI
SafeGuard has been the leader in child passenger protection for over 20 years. In addition to being the largest child seating safety products manufacturer in the world, SafeGuard is the first company to introduce lap-shoulder belts on school buses. Headquartered in the Heartland and reaching people across the globe, SafeGuard delivers products that mean a safer future for every child riding in a vehicle.
SafeGuard is a division of IMMI. For over four decades IMMI has been bringing safety to people through designing, testing and manufacturing safety restraint systems. IMMI provides hundreds of products for various sectors including the commercial vehicle, power sports, child seating, and school bus industries. IMMI's testing and analysis facility, the Center for Advanced Product Evaluation (CAPE), located at company headquarters in Westfield, Indiana, conducts crash/rollover tests, environmental tests, and analysis services. IMMI is an international company that tests to U.S., European and Australian standards. IMMI is a privately held company and is ISO 9001-2000 certified. For more information about IMMI, please visit www.imminet.com.
