Invacare Articulating/Elevating Legrest operating instructions Articulating Legrests Figure

Articulating Legrests (Figure 3)

1.	Install ratchet handle from outside of legrest through
	upper legrest support tube.
2.	Install nylon washer onto end of ratchet handle.
3.	Install spring into ratchet body. Snap the spring clips

17.Close legrest as far as possible.

18.Reinstall upper legrest support to lower legrest sup- port ensuring that the gears mesh.

19.Reinstall screw and locknut to secure legrest sup- port. Securely tighten.

	into the spring clip mounting holes of the ratchet body
	as shown in DETAIL “A”, FIGURE 3.
4.	Insert the cam into the ratchet body against the spring
	ensuring that the teeth on the cam are facing up as
	shown in DETAIL “A”, FIGURE 3.
5.	Line-up the holes in the spring with holes in the cam
	and the ratchet body.

NOTE: The ratchet body should be on the INSIDE of the legrest support tube with the spring clip mounting holes facing toward the front of the wheelchair and the pointed end of the cam facing the rear of the wheelchair.

6. While holding the cam in place, install the ratchet

handle through the ratchet body, spring, cam, spring

and ratchet body.

OUTSIDE

Ratchet

Handle

Washer

Elevating

Support Tube

Upper Legrest

Support Tube

Ratchet

Body

Snap Ring

Cam

Spring INSIDE

7.	Using snap ring tool, install snap ring into groove on
	end of ratchet handle to secure ratchet.
8.	Perform one (1) of the following:
	A. For ADULT WHEELCHAIR with Articulating
	Legrests, install one (1) spacer on the ratchet bar.
	B. ForHEMIWHEELCHAIRwithArticulatingLegrests,
	install two (2) spacers on the ratchet bar.
9.	Insert short end of ratchet bar into hole on elevat-
	ing support tube ensuring that the short end of the
	ratchet bar is pointing toward the OUTSIDE of the
	legrest.
10.	Open legrest as far as possible.
11.	Remove top screw and locknut from upper legrest
	support. Set aside for reassembly.
12.	Remove upper legrest support from elevating sup-
	port tube.

14.Insert ratchet bar into ratchet body.

15.Pull down on ratchet handle while working ratchet bar into ratchet body until the ratchet body is against the spacer on the ratchet bar.

16.Secure ratchet bar with acorn nut.

NOTE: When reinstalling upper legrest support, close legrest as far as possible and ensure that the ratchet body is against the spacer on the ratchet bar.

DETAIL “A” - CAM POSITION

Spacer	Ratchet Bar
Cam	Acorn Nut
Spring Clip	NOTE: Pointed end of cam
Mtg. Holes	faces acorn nut on ratchet bar.
Acorn Nut
	Ratchet
	Body
	Ratchet Bar
Upper Legrest	Locknut
Support Tube	Spacer

Screw

Elevating

Support Tube

FIGURE 3 - INSTALLING NEW RATCHET KIT

ARTICULATING LEGREST

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