Can this be secured in the car with just a seat belt? I have metal hooks(that what it means by latch?) in my SUV but my husband doesn't in his car.
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It can work either way. It is advised in our State that the Fire Department install the base and we did that, we had no hooks and the fireman installed it with the seat belt.
1991578
I always use it only with seat belt. I think it's more secure if you can use the latches with the metal hooks. Maybe the latches is in use when you don't have seat belt in the center of the middle row of seats.
977455
The unit has a strap that can attach to the latch mechanism on the back of the vehicle. With our smaller dog there isn't much need to secure it though. The top of the ramp has a little bit of a lip to it.
77464
It has the latch system for the anchors in newer cars. I think you can also loop a seatbelt through though.
667388
Yes. Short of sitting in it myself, I keep pressing down on the seat and pulling the strap, from both sides of the car. Additionally, we've taken the anchor strap used in the forward facing position and clipped it to the bar under the rear seat. This does help it feel more secure.
133248
I believe this only works with car seat that have the latch system. I don't know how you would attach it otherwise.
2153234
Loops for a hammock- nope-- and this is a crate- not a carrier for the car. Even if you wanted to use in the car there is nothing to secure it to.
66831
Yes, there are straps in the back to secure it with a seatbelt. However, the position of the straps seems to not allow the case to lay directly onto the seat. So, it left room between the car seat and the carrier. I found a way to make it work. However, seat belt extender could possibly be needed in some cases.
614723
No. This booster is secured only by the seat belt of your car. It fits very nicely in the seats in my vehicle and does not move around at all.
1098542
It still depends on the seat belt to be secure... But there are 2 more buckles like the seatbelt to secure the vest onto him and one that keeps him from sliding out from under the vest that fastens from back to front between the legs. Once the vest is on and he is seated, the seat belt is secured through the front of the vest w/ metal C clips that keep the seat belt low and in place. At times this can be difficult to undo with a moving child but could help delay his escape for a while. This also should be used w/ the shoulder strap and has Velcro to keep it placed just right- not on his neck, but st his shoulder. My kids would not be able to get out & still attached w/ seat belt at the beginning. The best thing about this is that it looks like a space/ astronaut suit & they learned to tolerate it b/c it was special. The only down side to this is that my kids couldn't see out the window, which is why they wanted out of the seat belt in the first place. We just had special things for them to do in the car when we traveled to keep them safe. Best to you and your family.
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There are no belts or hooks to connectto the seat belt or narness. For its size you could probaby put it on a back seat and then tighten it around the cage. The harness part would cross over the front of the carrier however. It is a strudy carrier.
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I really don't know the answer to that question, but I doubt it. There is a single metal loop located on the top (on dog's back) that the leash connects to, and the straps connect together with a plastic safety clasp. I don't see any slits or other connectors that seatbelt would slip through, but I have never restrained a dog with seatbelt, and so I don't really know what to look for.
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it is not safer to use latch system and seat belt together? Is there some possibility that in case of emergency both systems will fail if they will work together?
58253
There is a loop on the outside of the carrier that you can put a seatbelt through. There is also a loop on the inside that you can attach to a dogs harness (not collar) if you want to limit their movement in the carrier. We buckle the carrier in if it's on a seat or put it on the floor of our minivan between the back 2 seats. We don't strap our dog in in the carrier because she tends to lay or sit down anyways. I hope that helps.
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I completely understand about using the middle seat and agree that is the safest spot. This car seat protector does not require that it be placed in any specific area to be used. There are no latches or loops attached to it. There shouldn't be any reason why you could not use this in the middle seat besides maybe overlapping a little on each of the other seats. I believe you should be fine :-)
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Yes, i've found that this stays in place very well, in my SUV, just attached at the top which is the straps that wrap around the headrests. However, on the bottom, I found something below the driver's seat to attach it but on the passenger side, there just wasn't anything. I've done a couple of things there. One is using a bungie cord to hook onto the metal seat crossbar, underneath. Another is that I've attached an extension onto the lower strap and found a place to connect, wrapping around a part of the seat that I couldn't reach with the strap length on the bottom of the barrier. I hope that helps. Yes, i've found that this stays in place very well, in my SUV, just attached at the top which is the straps that wrap around the headrests. However, on the bottom, I found something below the driver's seat to attach it but on the passenger side, there just wasn't anything. I've done a couple of things there. One is using a bungie cord to hook onto the metal seat crossbar, underneath. Another is that I've attached an extension onto the lower strap and found a place to connect, wrapping around a part of the seat that I couldn't reach with the strap length on the bottom of the barrier. I hope... » Read More Yes, i've found that this stays in place very well, in my SUV, just attached at the top which is the straps that wrap around the headrests. However, on the bottom, I found something below the driver's seat to attach it but on the passenger side, there just wasn't anything. I've done a couple of things there. One is using a bungie cord to hook onto the metal seat crossbar, underneath. Another is that I've attached an extension onto the lower strap and found a place to connect, wrapping around a part of the seat that I couldn't reach with the strap length on the bottom of the barrier. I hope that helps. « Show Less
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We purchased three of these seats when our grandchildren were visiting last year; I believe we latched them on to the seat belts and they remained in the car that way. Not sure what you mean by Latch. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
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It is legal in my state to use only seatbelts, but, I used the hooks down in the seat. Some vehiclex do not have them. This carseat is awesome, btw. Comforyable and heavily padded.