Jane Auto Carrycot

The Jane Auto Carrycot is a classically styled carrycot that can be used on a variety of chassis, from a trendy 3 wheeler to a very traditional sprung chassis, which can also be used in the rear of the car.

Some of you may remember the days when carrycots secured in cars were the norm in baby transport; some of you may have been in those carrycots in those days!! But then along came the infant car seat, and everything changed.
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...in comes systems like the Jane Auto carrycot, simply fitted using the cars existing seat belts.

This is no bog standard carrycot either; it boasts features such as externally adjustable backrest positions and an air circulation mechanism that maintains air flow within the carrycot.

So how much will this cost you? Well, the price varies depending upon chassis, but anywhere from £395 to £470 for a complete system.
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The Jane Auto Carrycot is a classically styled carrycot that can be used on a variety of chassis, from a trendy 3 wheeler to a very traditional sprung chassis, which can also be used in the rear of the car.

Some of you may remember the days when carrycots secured in cars were the norm in baby transport; some of you may have been in those carrycots in those days!! But then along came the infant car seat, and everything changed.

Advances were made so far that infant car seats could now be attached to a chassis and hey presto the travel system was born!

But, like so many things, in all the excitement of the new designs, people lost sight of the downside, that babies aren't designed to be upright for lengthy periods of time, and it isn't good for them, the car seat shape was designed to protect babies in cars, not as a general purpose baby carrier.
So things have come full circle, or have they? Gone are the complicated restraint systems bolted into the boot, and in comes systems like the Jane Auto carrycot, simply fitted using the cars existing seat belts.

This is no bog standard carrycot either; it boasts features such as externally adjustable backrest positions and an air circulation mechanism that maintains air flow within the carrycot.

So how much will this cost you? Well, the price varies depending upon chassis, but anywhere from £395 to £470 for a complete system.

As retailers, one of the questions we get asked most often about the Jane Auto Carrycots and Matrix lie flat car seats, as they are so unlike standard infant carriers,and use a completely different anchorage and restraint system, is are they safe?

I received the following information this morning, which I thought would be very interesting, and reassuring to parents looking to purchase this type of system, but who are unsure of it's reliability, this is 100% accurate and true, and was passed to me
by the Uk distributors of Jane:

Parents traveling home from hospital in Oxfordshire had a narrow escape when their car was hit rear end on by joy riders. The force of the crash caused the car, with occupants, Mr. and Mrs. W and 3 day old baby W, to roll over 4 times before coming to rest.

Thankfully no life threatening injuries were received.

Mrs. W had her arm dragged along the road and spent a few days in hospital, and is now home recovering with her arm in plaster. Mr. W had minor injuries around his eyes and thankfully, because baby W was on the backseat in his auto carrycot with the hood up and apron on, this prevented glass falling on to him, and believe it or not, he only awoke when the firemen arrived to rescue them from the car.

After a hospital check up, Father and baby were allowed home, whilst mum, stayed in hospital to recover from her injuries. The hospital staff said that thanks to the design of the auto carrycot, baby W received no injuries or trauma. This could have been completely the opposite in a conventional infant car seat.

As the car rolled over 4 times, the auto carrycot acted like a cocoon, unlike a normal car seat which would have been completely exposed.

Thankfully a happy ending to a very frightening incident.

Mr. and Mrs. W have since replaced the carrycot with the same model, as any seat which has been involved in an accident should always be replaced, no
matter what.

 

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