and presentation of the buckle forward of the child,” added Vitts, an instructor for the NHTSA Child Passenger Safety Re- straint Systems on School Buses training course. “On our child seats, we have an adjuster that simply slides up and down to accommodate the height of the child.” Bob Knapp, vice president of C.E. White
Connie Murray of E-Z-On Products of Florida describes at last year’s STN EXPO how the new MAX Vest secures so- called “Houdini” students who often can free themselves from child restraints.
question over and over: Do you have a product for my “Houdini”? “Using the basic design of our E-Z-On
Vest, I made changes so there would be no portion of the vest or securement strap the child could undo or remove,” Murray said. “Te keys to keeping the child safe are proper fit, correct installation and no moving parts within the child’s reach.” With E-Z-On’s new MAX Vest, she ex-
plained, all attachments and adjusting parts, including the crotch strap and securement strap, are located at the base of the school bus seat behind the seatback and out of the child’s reach. In an emergency situation, the provided Belt/Webbing Cutter may be used to cut three straps. “Tese straps are the single attach-
ment point for the MAX, which allows the driver or attendant to quickly remove the child from the bus seat and out of the school bus,” Murray said. Charlie Vitts, who has been with IMMI
for nearly 14 years, said its latest innova- tion is a convertible school bus seat. “Te Safeguard XChange seats allow
transportation directors to start off with a base seat, and they may not know the unique needs of their district in coming years, so we give them the flexibility to ad- just to those needs,” Vitts said. “We’re seeing growth in special needs, including the pre-K market, [so] having the ability to convert to the integrated child seats is a real plus.” Te convertible seatbacks are offered for
Tomas Built Buses and IC Bus, but they will soon be available on other bus makes. “We also look forward to some XChange
features being introduced on the STAR seat, such as the upper height adjustment
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Co., said the company is introducing a new convertible seat early this year. It can be ordered as a regular school bus seat, an integrated child restraint seat, a four- point special needs seat or a three-point standard lap-shoulder belt seat. “Te neat thing about it is that a customer can or- der it as a standard school bus seat, and
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