what is a tether strap

Last Updated on March 14, 2024 by Paganoto

Car Seat Tethers – Safe Kids Worldwide

Car Seat Tethers – Safe Kids Worldwide

It's the strap with a hook hanging on the back, at the top of your child's car seat. When attached and tightened to one of the vehicle's tether anchors, a tether helps keep a forward-facing car seat from tipping forward.

What Is A Tether? – CarseatBlog

What Is A Tether? – CarseatBlog

A tether (aka top tether, top tether strap, top strap) is a long piece of seat belt material that has a clip on the end located at the top …

Let's Talk About Tether Straps | Pediatric Trauma Injury …

Let's Talk About Tether Straps | Pediatric Trauma Injury …

A tether strap is a single seat-belt-like strap that connects the rear of a child safety seat to an anchor point on the vehicle behind the seat. They are …

Top Tethers: A Crucial Piece Of Your Child's Car Seat

Top Tethers: A Crucial Piece Of Your Child's Car Seat

The tether is a strap attached to the top back of a convertible or combination seat, and it attaches to a tether anchor in the vehicle …

The Tether Strap and Universal Anchorage System (UAS)

The Tether Strap and Universal Anchorage System (UAS)

The tether strap is on the back of the car seat. It must be hooked to a tether anchor in the vehicle. If a tether strap isn’t used, your child is more likely to …

Tether straps and forward-facing car seats: what you need …

Tether straps and forward-facing car seats: what you need …

The tether strap helps prevent the top of the car seat from moving forward during a sudden stop or collision. This greatly reduces your child’s …

LATCH 101: The Basics You Need to Know

LATCH 101: The Basics You Need to Know

A tether anchor is a metal anchor (often a ring or bar) found behind the vehicle seat. **FYI: Vehicles since model year 2003 must have the lower anchors in at …

Why Top Tether Straps are Important – InfaSecure

Why Top Tether Straps are Important – InfaSecure

The Top Tether Strap, also sometimes called an ‘anchor strap’, is the webbing strap attached to the top back of a child restraint. The strap has …