Isofix Car Seat Latch

If i bought a carseat with isofix here would i be able to use it in a latch car in the us.

Isofix car seat latch.

Isofix is similar and is typically a rigid system that is incorporated into the car. This standard make it far easier to install a car seat. The system has other regional names including latch lower anchors and tethers for children in the united states and luas lower universal anchorage system or canfix in canada. Latch is known as isofix in europe and luas lower universal anchorage system in canada.

Isofix styled isofix is the international standard for attachment points for child safety seats in passenger cars. Furthermore there are some isofix car seats which can t be attached using a seatbelt so this can present a problem if you plan on using a car which doesn t have isofix installed. Second isofix is only mandatory this year but according to britax was developed with vw in 1997. In a car is the spacing between the isofix hooks and the latch hooks identical.

Latch is the term for the lower anchors and tethers for children. Isofix or latch is an installation system in which the baby seat is secured to the car using tethers. A rear facing car seat correctly installed with a seat belt offer the same safety as isofix latch. Latch is a webbing strap attached to the car seat or detachable base for capsules with a hook on each end.

The car s two lower anchor point can be found where the car s backrest meets the seat cushion and one anchor point on the top panel behind the rear seat. It has also been called the universal child safety seat system or ucsss. Isofix is a european standard for a fixed install of a car seat us have a similar standard called latch. Our current car seat the maxi cosi 2waypearl falls into this category.

It s a great isofix car seat but you can t use it with a seatbelt. Latch is a way to secure a car seat to a vehicle using straps or connectors on the car seat that connect to special metal anchors in the vehicle.