Britax Roundabout Convertible Car Seat

Safety, comfort, and convenience - three reasons why the Britax Roundabout convertible car seat is one of the best-selling compact car seats on the market. For over a decade, the Roundabout has garnered consistently high safety ratings from consumer groups. The Britax Roundabout's safe and simple design, coupled with a host of user-friendly features, makes this seat a top choice of parents worldwide.

The Britax Roundabout's compact size is ideal for smaller vehicles or families with multiple car seats. The Roundabout can be installed rear-facing from 5 to 33 pounds or forward-facing from 1 year old and 20 pounds up to 40 pounds and 40 inches tall. The Roundabout features several Britax safety innovations, such as Versa-Tether, which allows rear-facing as well as forward-facing tethering for maximum seat stabilization and energy management in the event of a crash. (Most other convertible car seats only allow forward-facing tethering.) For lap and shoulder belt installations, the Roundabout's built-in belt lock-offs lend peace of mind and simplicity to the installation process. In addition to world-class safety engineering, the Roundabout showcases luxurious comfort and convenience features, such as a plush, washable cover with matching belly pad, one-hand seat recline, and velcro belt holders to make boarding less stressful on baby and you.

Features:

• Comfort foam and EPS protective foam
• Tangle-free, five-point polyester harness with push button, one-pull front harness adjustment
• Velcro belt holders keep belts aside for boarding
• Easy one-hand recline handle
• User-friendly installation features, including push button release LATCH system, patented Versa-Tether allowing both rear-facing and forward-facing tethering, and built-in vehicle belt lock-offs for easy and secure lap/shoulder belt installation
• Easy-to-remove, cozy, washable seat cover and belly pad
• Conforms to all Federal Safety Regulations and approved for aircraft use

Specifications:

• Rear Facing: 5 lbs. to 33 lbs.
• Forward Facing: 1 year old and 20 lbs. to 40 lbs. and 40 inches tall
• Seat Area Depth: 9"
• Seat Area Width: 11"
• Shoulder Width: 12.5"
• Harness Slot Heights: 10", 12.5", 15.1"
• Seat Weight: 13.09 lbs.

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Britax Roundabout Convertible Car Seat

Since first arriving on the U.S. market a decade ago, the Roundabout has been a best selling car seat for the European-based Britax line of child safety seats. The legendary Britax Roundabout is renowned for safety, comfort, and convenience. The Roundabout is a convertible car seat, which means it can be installed facing rear for newborns and infants and then convert to a forward-facing seat to accommodate older babies. In the rear-facing position, the Roundabout holds babies from 5 to 33 pounds, and in the forward-facing position the seat can support 20 to 40 pounds and up to 40 inches tall.

Safety experts recommend infants stay in rear-facing car seats at least until the child is one year old. However, most rear-facing only seats have lower maximum weight thresholds, usually 20 or 22 pounds, which many children surpass long before their first birthday. As a convertible seat, the Britax Roundabout is a great choice for parents of babies who have outgrown their infant rear-facing only seats but are still too young to move to a forward-facing seat. Or, if your budget is tight and you want to avoid purchasing two seats, the Roundabout is a safe and economical option to accommodate most children from birth to 40 pounds.

For years, the Roundabout has earned high marks for its innovative safety features, such as Britax's patented Versa-Tether system, which anchors the top of the seat to the vehicle, reducing forward or backward movement in the event of a collision. While most car seats only provide tethering in the forward-facing position, Britax's Versa-Tether allows rear-facing as well as forward-facing tethering for maximum seat stabilization. The Roundabout can be securely installed using lap belt and shoulder belt harnesses as well as the LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) anchoring system that accompanies most vehicles made after 2003 and a few models made in 2000 to 2002. The seat's premium, push-button LATCH connectors ensure a quick, simple, and tight installation every time. If you do not have LATCH, or if you'll be using the car seat in an older model automobile with metal locking clips on the safety belts (think of grandma's car), the Roundabout includes built-in lock-offs to tightly secure the vehicle's seat belt in both the rear and forward-facing positions.

The Britax Roundabout convertible car seat merges top-of-the-line safety features with a smart, user-friendly design, making it one of the most accessible car seats on the market. The seat's tangle-free, five-point polyester harness offers three harness heights for a snug fit as your baby grows, and the push-button, one-pull front harness adjustment allows you to tighten or loosen the harness effortlessly. The seat offers rear- and forward-facing recline options, and its one-hand recline handle make these adjustments a breeze. A simple but indispensable feature is the Velcro harness belt holders, which conveniently keep the harness to the side while placing the child in the car seat, making boarding less stressful on the parent and baby. With its compact size, the Roundabout is ideal for use in smaller vehicles with limited rear seat space, and its contoured, sculpted base is a perfect fit in most automobiles.

When it comes to comfort, the Britax Roundabout offers your little one plush, cozy seating perfect for snoozing or contently enjoying the ride. The seat's soft microfiber cover is removable and washable, and the matching belly pad keeps the lower buckle from irritating or pinching baby's tummy. The Roundabout's high density comfort foam gently cushions the child, while the EPS protective foam liner - the most widely used and highly regarded protective foam in car seats today - manages and distributes energy around the child's head and torso for a comfortable, relaxing ride.

The Roundabout conforms to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety standards and is certified for use in aircraft, meaning you can secure the Roundabout into an aircraft seat to keep your baby snug and your hands and lap free. Of course, always check with your airline for any size requirements or other regulations regarding child seats.

For its safety, quality, and comfort, the Britax Roundabout convertible car seat continues win rave reviews from parents and consumer advocates and promises to remain a frontrunner in its field for years to come. BabyEarth offers the Britax Roundabout car seat in seven different fabric options to satisfy every style, from the sleek, urban Onyx to the fun, playful Aloha design.