Dorel Juvenile debuts car-seat safety feature

Dorel Juvenile Group Inc., which has offices in Foxborough, announced the launch of Air Protect, a children's car seat safety feature designed to protect kids in the event of a side-impact crash.

The feature was developed in conjunction with Kettering University's Crash Safety Center, Dorel said.

The majority of fatalities in side-impact collisions are from head trauma, and "through the precise release of air, Air Protect compresses and shields children from side impact intrusion and immediately reduces crash forces where the child is most vulnerable - the head," the company said in a press release.

To view the company's multimedia news release, which includes a video demonstration of Air Protect, please click here.

The still photo that appears with this post was taken from that release.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)