Base, mounting

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OBJECT TYPE: car seat
DATE: 2002
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0301.002

MANUFACTURER: Evenflo Co. Inc.
MODEL: PortAbout V
LOCATION: Piqua, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 4
AKA: child restraint base
Patents: N/A
General Description: Light grey moulded synthetic chair has bright yellow and black synthetic trim; clear synthetic cover over brown, green and white level indicator; selected silver metal fittings.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 52.5 cm
Width: 39.0 cm
Height: 13.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Evenflo
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Piqua

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This example used April 2003 until c. Fall, 2008.
Canada: Unknown
Function: To correctly position and secure child's car seat within car.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Manufactured 2002/12/20/ year/month/day/ Model PORTABOUT V/ Model No. #5761297CP1", in French & English text, printed on decal applied to underside of seat back. "2375-03-02" appears in raised print on underside of base. "CAN" appears in recessed print on base. "evenflo® " appears in recessed print on adjustment knob. "evenflo® / PortAbout™ printed on oval decal applied to base. Label applied to topside of base reads "This child restraint/ MUST face the rear of the vehicle./ Lap Belt/ [illustration]/ Lap and Shoulder Belt/ [illustration]/ LATCH Belt/ [illustration]/ ! WARNING/ * This base can only be used with Evenflo PortAbout restraint./ * This base MUST be securely fastened into the vehicle./ * The child restraint MUST be securely fastened into the base./ * Pull up on the child restraint when locking on to base to ensure it/ is securely fastened into the base./ NEVER leave child unattended./ * To avoid injury or death in a crash, DO NOT install in a vehicle/ seat equipped with an airbag./ * Read and follow all instructions in the owner's manual located on/ the bottom of the child restraint./ * See your owner's manual for lower anchor installation/25805420 6/02"; French text translation also appears on this label. “J80/ CMVSS 213.1 CANADA NSVAC 2131/ TRANSPORT / #25807776 2/98” with maple leaf logo printed in red on round label applied to chair frame. "AUTO BELT" and "LATCH BELT ONLY" appears in raised print on base.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Light grey moulded synthetic chair has bright yellow and black synthetic trim; clear synthetic cover over brown, green and white level indicator; selected silver metal fittings.
Decoration: N/A

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Evenflo Co. Inc., Base, mounting, 2002, Artifact no. 2010.0301, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2010.0301.002/

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