PROCEDURE 9

SEAT-TO-FLOOR

S E A T

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F L O O R

CHANGING SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT

Rear Seat-to-Floor Height

WARNING

NEVER use the Standard Multi-Position or Offset Multi-Position axle plates with the recliner option. Using the Standard Multi-Position or Offset Multi- Position axle plates WILL reduce the stability of the wheelchair, causing injury to the user and/or assistant(s).

The following axle mounting positions for rear seat-to-floor height apply to ANY of the axle mounting plates.

After determining axle mounting plate placement for nec- essary rear seat-to-floor height, refer to ADJUSTING REARWHEELHEIGHT inPROCEDURE6ofthismanual to reposition the axle mounting plates.

NOTE: The following rear seat-to-floor heights shown are the most common rear seat-to-floor heights avail- able.

STANDARD MULTI-POSITION AXLE PLATE

After determining front caster headtube position and seat- to-floor height desired, refer to CASTER HEADTUBE MOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS in PROCEDURE 5 of this manual to reposition the caster headtube on the wheel- chair frame.

POSITIONING FRONT CASTER ON THE FORK. The following caster positions apply to any of the caster sizes.

After determining caster size and positioning, refer to

REPLACING/REPOSITIONING/INSTALLING FRONT CASTER ASSEMBLIES in PROCEDURE 5 of this manual to reposition the caster on the fork.

After determining fork size, refer to REPLACING FRONT FORK in PROCEDURE 5 of this manual to replace front forks if necessary.

NOTE: The following front seat-to-floor heights shown are the most common front seat-to-floor heights avail- able.

Below is a quick reference chart to determine obtainable front seat-to-floor heights with front caster and fork com- binations. Refer to the following pages for exact posi- tioning for desired front seat-to-floor height.

NOTE: For Folding and Rigid Frames w/o seat rails, subtract 1-3/4-inches from S-T-F listed below. This will give distance from top of side frame to floor.

EXTENDED MULTI-POSITION AXLE PLATE

OFFSET MULTI-POSITION AXLE PLATE - (WILL ADD OR SUBTRACT 1-INCH TO THE REAR SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT)

Front Seat-to-Floor Height

POSITIONING CASTER HEADTUBES ON THE WHEELCHAIR FRAME. The following caster headtube positions apply to any size caster. Caster headtube position on the wheelchair frame apply to caster headtubes mounted in ANY of the following po- sitions: Inside/outside of the wheelchair frame or lead- ing/trailing.

Refer to CASTER HEADTUBE MOUNTING ADJUST- MENTS in PROCEDURE 5 of this manual for more information on mounting the front casters on the in- side/outside of the wheelchair frame and leading/trail- ing positions.

FRONT SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHTS (in inches)

 

FRONT CASTER SIZE (in inches)

 

 

 

 

 

FORK STYLE

3

5

6

8

3-INCH FORK

15,

16,

N/A

N/A

 

16-1/4

17-1/4

 

 

3-INCH FORK

16,

17,

N/A

N/A

(1-INCH SPACER)

17-1/4

18-1/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-INCH FORK

17,

18,

N/A

N/A

(2-INCH SPACER)

18-1/4

19-1/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-INCH FORK

16-1/2

17-1/2

18

N/A

 

17-3/4

18-3/4

19-1/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-INCH FORK

17-1/2

18-1/2

19

N/A

(1-INCH SPACER)

18-3/4

19-3/4

20-1/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

6-INCH FORK

16-1/4

16-1/2

17

N/A

 

17

17-1/4

17-1/4

 

 

17-1/2

17-3/4

18

 

 

18-1/4

18

18-1/4

 

 

 

18-1/2

19

 

 

 

19-1/4

19-3/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

8-INCH FORK

N/A

N/A

N/A

18-3/4

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

21-1/4

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Invacare 96-100, 1061057 manual Procedure SEAT-TO-FLOOR, Changing SEAT-TO-FLOOR Height, Standard MULTI-POSITION Axle Plate