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SittinSafeTM
Testing
SittinSafeTM has been
evaluated by John S. Morse, PhD., PE, a nationally known product
engineer and expert on shopping cart injuries. Dr. Morse is a senior
engineer with Ryan Engineering located in Siloam Springs, AR. Dr.
Morse has investigated numerous shopping cart accidents, including
rear tip-overs, side tip-overs and falls from the seat area. Morse
has appeared on nationally televised newsmagazine shows to discuss
shopping cart safety, including Inside Edition, 20/20, and Extra.
(Click here to learn more)
Analysis Of New Rear Gate
Design For Shopping Cart
The following are
excerpts from the Dr. Morse's engineering abstract dated 10/20/2004
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“Falls from the seat
area are clearly foreseeable.”
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“Study of the new
seat design shows it significantly reduces the injury potential
for falls from the seat area in two ways.”
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“The new design will
also reduce the quantity of falls from the seat area, since the
basket sidewall rises higher relative to the standing height of
the child. Essentially, the child is contained within the shopping
cart.”
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“Higher sidewalls in
the seat area provided by the new cart/seat design will serve to
enclose the child and thus reduce the number of serious head
injuries.”
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“Testing and study
of the new rear gate and seat design demonstrate it will have a
significant impact in reducing the occurrence of rear tip-overs.”
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“The child’s center
of gravity is both lowered and moved forward in the cart with the
improved design.”
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“The new rear gate
and child seat design improves the overall safety of a shopping
cart used to carry a child.”
Click here to view the entire
report
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