Ipai LGT Car Seat
The Ipai LGT lives up to its name, characterised by a light weight easy-to-use design and provides mild body support and care for children with special needs. It comes equipped as standard with ISOFIX, thoracic supports and a 5-point harness that is padded at the shoulders. As part of the supportive harness a large, stable tee pad guarantees firm support across the child’s pelvis.
Have the peace of mind that your child is kept safe with the Side Impact Protection System that can be unscrewed to secure the car seat against the side of the vehicle door, improving safety in the event of side impact to the vehicle. If you choose to position the Ipai LGT in the middle seat, it’s slim design allows for side-by-side installation of other car seats.
Through the depth adjustable ISOFIX adapter the Ipai LGT can be used in a range of different vehicles. Adjusted through a central handle at the front of the car seat that can be operated with one hand makes it a breeze to install the seat quickly and safely.
Whilst there is no swival base available for the Ipai LGT it does have a with forearm body support tray accessory to give the upper body more stability.
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Features:
Backrest height adjustment
The simple height adjustment function allows the backrest 20cm of height range providing greater comfort and safety for the child.
Integrated ISOFIX
The easy release ISOFIX attachment makes the Ipai LGT a breeze to install in any ISOFIX compatible vehicle. The vehicle seat belt must be used in conjunction with the car seat.
Side impact protection system
Have the peace of mind that your child is kept safe with the Side Impact Protection System that can be unscrewed to secure the car seat against the side of the vehicle door, improving safety in the event of side impact to the vehicle.Available accessories
Understanding car seat standards in Australia
Getting to grips with the regulations regarding child restraint systems in Australia can be difficult. We hope the information below helps in some way, and we recommend a visit to the Mobility and Accessibility for Children in Australia Ltd (MACA) website for more details. MACA is a not-for-profit registered charity dedicated to advancing the rights of children with disabilities and medical conditions to safe and accessible transport, and the information below is generously made available by MACA.
Australian vs international standards
Australian and overseas standards/regulations provide requirements to support the design, safety and use of child restraint systems in motor vehicles. However, these standards/regulations differ, particularly for child restraint systems designed for children with disabilities and medical conditions.
Child restraints sold through shopfronts in Australia (Australian standard car seats) are designed for children without additional needs and comply with the Australian standard, whereas special purpose car seats comply with overseas standards/regulations. This is because, unlike the Australian standard for child restraints, overseas standards and regulations provide safety and performance requirements for special purpose car seats. Overseas standards and regulations provide requirements for special purpose car seats, which means all products available in Australia comply with overseas standards or regulations, such as the ECE R44/04.
Key differences between standards
There are many differences in the requirements of each standard and regulation in Australian and overseas standards. This impacts on how they are installed and used in motor vehicles.The Australian standard has more dynamic testing requirements, including frontal, side, rear (for some restraints), and inverted for baby restraints to test for occupant ejection. It also tests to a greater force than overseas standards. Side impact protection is a key feature of Australian standard car seats and until recently Australia had the only standard in the world requiring side impact testing. However it has recently been introduced in the European Standard and has been proposed for the US and Canadian standards. This means we are likely to see improved side impact protection features for some special purpose car seats in the future.
US and Canadian child restraints generally have a 6 year life, whereas Australian Standard restraints have about 10 years, due to the mandatory use of UV and thermal stabilisers.
Australian standard car seats use shoulder height markers and approximate age to guide use, similar to the European standard ECE r129. Whereas the European standard ECE r44 only uses occupant weight (up to 36 kg). In contrast, the US and Canadian have no weight requirements, therefore special purpose car seats from these locations permit higher occupant weight.
Tether straps
All Australian standard rearward and forward facing car seats and booster seats that weigh more than 2kg are required to have a top tether. This includes car and booster seats sold by shopfronts designed for children without additional needs.
This is different to overseas standards. For example, the ECE r129 requires the use of ISOFIX attachments only for installation (no option for using the vehicle seatbelt like Australian standard car seats) – in combination with either a foot prop or top tether.
For many families who require a special purpose car seat, the swivel base is important as it makes transferring your child to and from the car seat so much easier and safer. There is often the incorrect perception that you need to use a top tether strap with all car seats in Australia due to the Australian standards, which impacts on the usefulness of the swivel base. This is incorrect, as special purpose car seats with a swivel base do not have to conform to Australian standards at present as they meet overseas standards and regulations.
Technical specifications
| Seat width (rear) | 31cm |
| Seat width (front) | 34cm |
| Seat depth | 32cm |
| Back height | 38cm - 58cm |
| Head support height | 59cm - 79cm |
| Lateral support height | 20cm - 33cm |
| Distance between laterals | 14cm - 28cm |
| Back support recline angle | 85° - 162° |
| Total height of car seat | 67cm - 85cm |
| Overall width of car seat | 48cm |
| Total depth of car seat | 39cm |
| Total weight of car seat | 7kg |
| Weight capacity | 36kg |
Warranty Information
The Ipai LGT car seat is guaranteed against faulty materials and faulty workmanship for a period of one year.
Product Compliance with Relevant Standards
The Ipai LGT car seat has been tested to and complies with the following standards:
- ECE R44/04
ARTG Certificate: 223836
