<P> Since the first car was manufactured and put on the market in the early 1900s , many modifications and adjustments have been implemented to protect those that drive and ride in motorized vehicles . Most restraints were put into place to protect adults without regard for young children . Though child seats were beginning to be manufactured in the early 1930s , their purpose was not the safety of children . The purpose was to act as booster seats to bring the child to a height easier for the driving parent to see them . It was not until 1962 that two designs with the purpose of protecting a child were developed independently . British inventor Jean Ames created a rear - facing child seat with a Y - shaped strap similar to today 's models . American Leonard Rivkin , of Denver Colorado , designed a forward - facing seat with a metal frame to protect the child . It is noted that seat belts for adults were not standard equipment in automobiles until the 1960s . </P>
<P> Since the first car was manufactured and put on the market in the early 1900s , many modifications and adjustments have been implemented to protect those that drive and ride in motorized vehicles . Most restraints were put into place to protect adults without regard for young children . Though child seats were beginning to be manufactured in the early 1930s , their purpose was not the safety of children . The purpose was to act as booster seats to bring the child to a height easier for the driving parent to see them . It was not until 1962 that two designs with the purpose of protecting a child were developed independently . British inventor Jean Ames created a rear - facing child seat with a Y - shaped strap similar to today 's models . American Leonard Rivkin , of Denver Colorado , designed a forward - facing seat with a metal frame to protect the child . It is noted that seat belts for adults were not standard equipment in automobiles until the 1960s . </P>
when was the first child car seat made
when was the first child car seat made
the early 1930s
the early 1930s