Spaniards make claims on belted child car seats

Spaniards make claims on belted child car seats

It is well known in the history of car safety that the three-point belt was first used by the Swedish carmaker Volvo in 1959. When it comes to the beginnings of airbags, many will be attacked by Germany or the United States. But who invented the first child seat? According to the Spanish daily ABC, Seat filed one of the first patents for a child safety car seat in 1955. Articles on the history of car seats also mention older child seats. However, they aimed more at making the child sit higher and have a better view. According to ABC, the safety seat and belts were invented by the Spaniards. Of course, it was not nearly as safe as the current modern child seats, for example, it did not have a headrest. The Spanish car seat for children from the 1950s hung on the seat and consisted of a metal structure with a leatherette seat and two seat belts that fastened on the child's chest. The five-point seat belt for adults in cars was invented in 1903 by the French industrialist Louis Renault. The three-point belt used today is designed by the Swede Nil Bohlin, whose system consists of a lumbar and diagonal belt and has a V-shaped geometry. Several sources cite the inventor of a child car seat for two men, who invented it independently in 1962. The British Jean Ames created a seat that went against the direction of travel and had straps. The second pioneer in this regard was the American Leonard Rivkin, whose car seat had a tubular frame and pointed forward.