Testing

The Cozy Dozee is a car seat accessory and is not designed to be used as a safety device.  However, our product has undergone a series of tests, conducted by the APV Tech Centre in Melbourne, which is a NATA Accredited, industrial testing and services facility, that provides and specialises in crash testing, mechanical and dynamic impact testing and high speed photography.

Our testing was conducted in accordance with the "Accessories for child restraints for use in a motor vehicle" standard AS/NZS 8005: 2013.

Our Testing:

Cozy Dozee is an 'Add-on Accessory', therefore, testing was conducted in accordance with Section 11 of the Standard (Appendix B (g) Table B7) for Play Trays, Play Devices and Other Add-on Accessories as well as Section 8 of the Standard (Appendix B (d) Table B7) for Covers and Padding.  All tests were conducted in forward facing, Type B mode, with an inbuilt harness.  Both forward and side impact tests were carried out, as outlined by the Standard.

The dummy age groups used during the tests were 9 months, 1.5 years, 3 years and 6 years old.  We also conducted control tests in each age group, to compare the data and investigate whether the Cozy Dozee did not "lessen the protection and performance offered by the child restraint", as required by the Standard.

A statement from Tony Forster, the Operations Manager at APV Engineering and Testing Services, including an excerpt from our test report, can be seen here Mini Testing Summary Report.

There are a number of new requirements under the Standard which we have addressed in our testing. They are designed to ensure a child's head is not restrained and there is no throat contact.  Dynamic testing, supported by high speed videos. showed that the natural chin to chest movement still occurs when the Cozy Dozee is in use during an accident and there was no throat contact.

For any industry inquiries into our testing report and results please contact us at [email protected].

Does the Cozy Dozee restrain a child's head and can a child still move his/her head?

The Cozy Dozee is designed to provide VERY GENTLE support.  It simply helps align the child's head and neck prior to the accident.  It is elasticized and does not hold the child rigidly or restrain the head.  In the case of an accident, as mentioned above, the chin to chest motion still occurs and the release clip feature activates, opening the Cozy Dozee.

Below is a still from each of just 2 of our high speed videos (from our 2013 model Cozy Dozee), in this case using a 1.5 year old dummy, at close to full extension, showing a control test and a test with the Cozy Dozee.

The wings of the car seat hold the Cozy Dozee out in front of the child's profile.  There is plenty of space when using the Cozy Dozee and the child has both side to side movement and a gently supported forward movement as demonstrated in our video which can be viewed on our HOME PAGE.  You will see the Cozy Dozee in action.

What if the Cozy Dozee "slips" down to neck level?

The Cozy Dozee is designed to not "slip" down as it is made from a non slip cotton material and the elasticized portion ensures it sits snugly to the sides of the child's car seat.  If however, it did somehow "slip" down to neck level, the wings of the car seat hold the Cozy Dozee out from the child's profile.

Please also read "What about suffocation" below.

In the case of an accident, the breakaway clip would release. Our crash testing showed no contact with the throat and this can be read in the summary testing report by APV here Mini Testing Summary Report. 

What about suffocation?

Air permeability was tested at CSIRO - Materials Science & Engineering under test method AS 2001.2.34.  CSIRO concluded that air can readily move through the Cozy Dozee and it does not present a suffocation risk due to lack of air.  

A statement from Dale Carroll, Manager Consulting Services, at CSIRO, summarising the results can be seen here - CSIRO Summary.

Flammability:

Flammability testing was conducted by CSIRO - Materials Science & Engineering under test method AS 2755.2.  Our results showed that we passed in accordance with the requirements of AS/NZS8005 with an excess burn time of 12 seconds.

Photos from various days in the crash lab are below:

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