The question of safety, however, has not been compromised. The Ozzi can more or less be viewed as a lower priced version of the Olli, without all of the bells and whistles. As a matter of comparison, the Olli and the Ozzi do not differ in many ways outside of price, accessories, and a few minor aesthetics. It further confirms on its website that most’ suppliers are North American based as well, though without additional detail offered on the extent of the term most’.Ĭlek as a company itself caught my attention for the reasons mentioned, but now let’s have a look at the two booster seats that the company offers: the Olli and the Ozzi. The company takes pride in supporting North American businesses and workers, as well as remaining close to the hands-on process of creating and manufacturing each product that is sent out. Made in the USA: For those parents among you who prefer to purchase products with the Made in America’ seal, it should also be noted that Clek boosters and car seats are manufactured entirely in North America.
Their reply came in the form of booster seat designs for comfort and aesthetics, while maintaining the focal point of elemental safety. Following a report partly funded by Magna that showed only 20% of children were using booster seats (harkening back to my own recollection above, wherein the percentage would have been even lower), the team at Magna replied to feedback from the polled children stating that booster seats were uncomfortable and looked like baby seats.
The company originated in the early 2000’s as an in-office project of the CEO of Magna International, the largest automobile parts manufacturer in North America. Clek: Who They AreĬlek falls under my list of manufacturers to consider due to the above.
Every single possibility that I would not be able to think of myself only a seasoned veteran of automotive design would know what to look for. I wanted to know that the engineer who designed my son’s car seat knew the ins and outs of vehicle velocity, inertia, material safety, differences arising from various angles of impact, etc. In my own experience of researching for my son’s car seats, I felt immediately more at ease (if that feeling is truly possible for a young mother) if I read that a manufacturer of a car seat carried previous expertise from years in the automotive industry. Every manufacturer will claim to be the best, and it is up to us to look beyond the writing on the box and into who’ that manufacturer is. When choosing a car seat or booster for our little ones, safety is the forefront concern of all of us. With the most recent research showing that automobile crashes are the leading cause of death for children in North America up to the age of 14, the more prevalent question should be Why would I NOT use a booster? This is paralleled by the fact that the majority of states in the US today require the use of booster seats by law, generally stipulated by age and/or weight of the child. According to the National Highway Safety Traffic Administration, children between the ages of 4 – 8 who sit in booster seats are 59% less likely to suffer an injury from a car accident than children who use only seat belts alone. Though I was baffled upon seeing the booster in my colleague’s car that day, and though a booster would not have crossed the mind of any parent who was raising an eight-year-old child of my generation, my son will be riding in one for many years once he has graduated from his car seat. Safety standards for children in cars today have not just improved they have been more or less re-written. Of course, when I was a baby, car seats were only beginning to enter the market, and I can guarantee you that the ones in existence back then would not have held my son on any car ride ever I would not have put him in any of them. When I was an eight-year-old, sitting in a booster seat would have no doubt invited some strange looks and the road of social ostracism.īooster seats were those red plastic mini chairs for toddlers to sit in at the family-style restaurants that we frequented on the weekends.
Upon asking and learning that it was for his son, I quizzically replied: Isn’t he eight years old? A booster seat for a child that age made no sense to me. Not long before I ventured into parenthood, I can remember riding in the car of a colleague of mine and noticing a booster seat in the back. Why Use a Booster? Clek: Who They Are Clek Trademark Benefits The Clek LATCH System The Comfort Cube Crypton Super Fabrics Quick Release System Clekjacket Compatible Additional Accessories Differences Between the Clek Ozzi and Olli My Recommendation Why Use a Booster?
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