Invacare TRACER EX manual INSTALLING/ADJUSTING the ANTI-TIPPERS, ANTI-TIPPERS/WHEEL Locks

ANTI-TIPPERS/WHEEL LOCKS PROCEDURE 7

This Procedure Includes the Following:

Installing/Adjusting Anti-Tippers

Wheel Lock Adjustment

WARNING

After ANY adjustments, repair or service and BE- FORE use, make sure all attaching hardware is tightened securely - otherwise injury or damage may result.

INSTALLING/ADJUSTING THE ANTI-TIPPERS

WARNING

Inasmuch as the anti-tippers are an option on this wheelchair (You may order with or without the anti-tippers), Invacare strongly recom- mends ordering the anti-tippers as an addi- tional safeguard for the wheelchair user.

Anti-tippers MUST be fully engaged. Ensure that the release button of the anti-tipper fully pro- trudes out of the hole on the bottom of the wheelchair frame.

Ensure both anti-tippers are adjusted to the same height.

Installing the Anti-tippers (FIGURES 1 and 2)

NOTE: To ensure the correct model anti-tipper is used refer to FIGURE 1. Measurements for anti-tippers are approxi- mate and are taken with extension tube in TOP hole position.

NOTE: Anti-Tipprs are not available on the Tracer Trans- port wheelchair.

Chair	Anti-tipper	Anti-tipper
	Length	Model
EX with 24 and 22-inch	12-inches	9758
rear wheels and the
Invacare MG
EX with 20-inch rear	11 1/4-inches	9859
wheels
Tracer IV	8 3/8-inches	1358m
	(non-adjustable)
	Top Position

Anti-tipper Length

FIGURE 1 - ANTI-TIPPER LENGTH

1.Depress the release buttons and insert the anti-tip- pers with the anti-tipper wheels pointing toward the ground/floor into the wheelchair frame tubing as shown in FIGURE 2.

2. Ensure that the release button of the anti-tipper fully	A	W
protrudes out of the hole in the bottom of the wheel-	N
chair frame tubing.	T	H
3. Adjust anti-tippers as necessary. Refer to ADJUST-	I	E
	-	E
ING THE ANTI-TIPPERS in this section of the
	T	L
manual.
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		L
Anti-tipper	P
	P	O
Release Buttons	E	C
Wheelchair Frame	R	K
	S	S

FIGURE 2 - INSTALLING THE ANTI-TIPPERS

Adjusting The Anti-tippers (FIGURE 3)

NOTE: A 1-1/2 to 2-inch clearance between the bottom of the anti-tipper wheels and the ground/floor MUST be maintained at all times.

1.Place wheelchair on a flat, level surface.

2.Press the release buttons near the wheeled portion of the anti-tipper and slide it up or down to achieve the 1-1/2 to 2-inch clearance (FIGURE 3).

3.Check to make sure that the release buttons are fully engaged in adjustment holes, and ensure both anti-tippers are adjusted to the same height.

4.Check to make sure that a 1-1/2 to 2-inch clearance between the bottom of the anti-tipper wheels and the ground/floor has been achieved BEFORE using the wheelchair.

5.Repeat STEPS 1-3 untill 1-1/2-2-inch clearance is achieved.

Release Buttons

1-1/2 to 2-inch Clearance

FIGURE 3 - ADJUSTING THE ANTI-TIPPERS

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