Invacare Back Support manual Adjusting the Mounting Hardware Height, Lower Fixed, Cane Clamp

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PREPARING THE INFINITY BACK FOR INSTALLATION

PROCEDURE 2

ADJUSTING THE MOUNTING HARDWARE (FIGURE 3)

NOTE: Refer to the INSTALLATION AND STABILITY WARNINGS in the SAFETY SUMMARY of this manual.

1.Hold the Infinity Back up to the back canes at the ap- proximate installation height.

2.Visually inspect each side of the Infinity Back to see if the width hardware is set at the appropriate height to match theclampinstallationand/orthebackcaneconfiguration.

3.Perform one (1) of the following:

CORRECT HEIGHT - Adjust the width of the width hardware. Refer to ADJUSTING THE MOUNTING HARDWARE WIDTH in this pro- cedure of the manual.

INCORRECT HEIGHT - Adjust the height of the width hardware. Refer to ADJUSTING THE MOUNTING HARDWARE HEIGHT in this pro- cedure of the manual.

Adjusting the Mounting Hardware Height

1.Remove the two (2) mounting screws from the width bracket.

2.Align the opening in the width bracket with either the UPPER or LOWER set of mounting holes.

3.Loosely install the two (2) mounting screws into the desired set of mounting holes as shown in FIGURE 3.

4.Adjust the width of the Infinity Back. Refer to ADJUST- ING THE MOUNTING HARDWARE WIDTH in this procedure of the manual.

Adjusting the Mounting Hardware Width

1.Hold the Infinity Back up to the back canes at the ap- proximate installation height.

CAUTION

There should be a gap no larger than 1/16-inch between the depth hardware and the cane clamps, otherwise damage to the Infinity Back may occur. (FIGURE 3)

2.Visually inspect each side of the Infinity Back to see if the depth hardware touches the cane clamps on both back canes as shown in FIGURE 3.

3.Perform one (1) of the following: CORRECT WIDTH - Proceed to STEP 6. INCORRECT WIDTH - Proceed to STEP 4.

4.If necessary, loosen, but do not remove the two (2) mounting screws securing each upper width bracket to the back frame.

5.Slide the upper width brackets IN or OUT until the mounting pins fit flush into both upper (swivel) cane clamps and the depth hardware touches the cane clamps as shown in FIGURE 3.

6.Install the Infinity Back onto the wheelchair. Refer to INSTALLING/REMOVING THE INFINITY BACK in PROCEDURE 3 of this manual.

7.Torque the two (2) mounting screws on each of the four (4) width brackets to 45-50 in./lbs. to secure them at the appropriate adjustment point.

Mounting Pin

Back

Cane

Depth

Depth Hardware

Hardware

Mounting

Pin

UPPER (SWIVEL)

LOWER (FIXED)

CANE CLAMP

CANE CLAMP

SLIDE

 

Width

 

Bracket IN

UPPER

or OUT

 

Width

 

Bracket

 

Mounting Screws

Mounting Pin

Depth

Hardware

UPPER

 

LOWER

Mounting

Width

Holes

 

 

Bracket

 

 

NOTE:

 

 

Lower

 

Mounting

mounting

 

 

Screws

pin not

 

LOWER

 

shown for

 

Mounting

 

clarity.

 

Holes

 

 

 

FIGURE 3 - ADJUSTING THE WIDTH

HARDWARE

P R E P A R I N G

T H E

B A C K

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