SECTION 13—TRANSPORT READY PACKAGE

Securing the Wheelchair to the Vehicle

Positioning the Wheelchair in the Vehicle

WARNING

This wheelchair must be in a forward facing position during travel in a motor vehicle.

The recommended clear zones for wheelchair seated occupants restrained by BOTH pelvic and upper-torso belt(s) and ONLY by a pelvic belt are shown in the diagrams and described below.

Frontal Clear Zones (FCZ) need to be LARGER when upper-torso belt(s) are NOT used.

The rear clear zone of 16-inches is measured from the rearmost point on an occupant’s head.

The frontal clear zone is measured from the frontmost point on an occupant’s head and is 26-inches with pelvic and upper-torso belt(s) and 37-inches with ONLY a pelvic belt.

The frontal clear zone may not be achievable for wheelchair-seated drivers.

The estimated seated height (HHT) from the ground or floor to the top of the wheelchair-seated occupant’s head ranges from approximately 47-inches for a small adult female to about 61- inches for a tall adult male.

 

Side View

 

Frontal Clear

16 in.

Zone

 

HHT

Top View

8in.

8 in.

16 in.

FCZ

Frontal Clear

Zone

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Pronto® M71™

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Invacare M71 service manual Securing the Wheelchair to the Vehicle, Positioning the Wheelchair in the Vehicle