Research and Development
Research and Development
Pets Depend on Us to Keep Them Safe
Creating safe pet products is a responsibility that Sleepypod does not take lightly. From the BPA-free silicone in Yummy Travel Bowls to the crash testing of our carrier and safety harness lines, Sleepypod devotes careful and caring attention to each detail in every product. Safety is Sleepypod’s top priority
Sleepypod Crash Test Pets
Built to Protect Your Pets
Sleepypod’s crash test pets have jobs that can’t be completed by any living pets. They are critical for testing our car safety restraint designs throughout the product design process. Over the years, Sleepypod’s crash test pets have evolved, having better weight distribution and biofidelity. Some record point-of-view video footage and others have instrumentation to measure damaging forces on a pet in a collision. All of Sleepypod’s crash test pets take the hard knocks to create safer products for our furry best friends.
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MAX 1
12 lb weighted crash test dog. MAX 1 can be seen at the Smithsonian Museum of American History's online collection.
MAX 2
6 lb weighted crash test dog. MAX 2 can be seen at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
Shepherd
75 lb weighted crash test dog
DUKE 1.0
75 lb weighted, upright, forward-facing crash test dog
CLEO 1.0
15 lb weight cat with point-of-view camera. CLEO 1.0 can be seen at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation's online collection.
DUKE 2.0
75 lb dog with point-of-view camera, articulated legs & waist, flexible and compressible neck & spinal structure, improved weight distribution, and instrumentation in chest that measures force in a collision.
CLEO 2.0
15 lb cat with point-of-view camera, improved weight distribution, and instrumentation that measures force in a collision
SCOUT 1.0
45 lb weighted dog in side lounging position
SCOUT 2.0
45 lb dog with improved weight distribution in side lounging position
DUKE 3.0
evenly distributed and adaptable weight from 75 to 90 pounds, steel skeleton, articulated waist and legs, and g-force instrumentation
DASH 1.0
evenly distributed and adaptable weight from 75 to 90 pounds, steel skeleton, articulated waist and legs, point-of-view camera, and g-force instrumentation
The Sleepypod Safety Test Program
The Sleepypod Safety Test Program requires each Sleepypod product meet the highest standards for safety in order to reduce pet exposure to possible hazards.To protect the joy of driving with pets, we put Sleepypod dog harnesses and pet carriers through stringent safety tests to include static material tensile testing and dynamic crash testing at the standard set for child safety restraints.All tests are performed at accredited testing and research locations.
Pet Safety in Cars
Cars were not designed with pets in mind, so pet passengers require extra help when climbing in for the ride.
Sleepypod is constantly exploring ways to keep pets safe when on the road. Sleepypod has performed rigorous safety tests on its pet passenger restraints starting with the Sleepypod mobile pet bed in 2008.
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Today, Sleepypod crash tests its entire line of dog safety harnesses and pet carriers at the standard set for child safety restraints. These dynamic crash tests are performed at NHTSA contracted facilities.
Ongoing pet safety research and testing leads to innovation
Sleepypod has logged in countless crash tests and collected a volume of safety data. The research continues. Keep this page bookmarked for new Sleepypod research and testing information.