Invacare Powered Seating manual Installing Adjustable Angle Flip-up Footplate Hinge

SECTION 6—FRONT RIGGINGS

Installing Adjustable Angle Flip-up Footplate Hinge

NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 6.8.

1.	Position footplate hinge on the footrest
	support tube at the desired height.
2.	Position mounting screw, washers,
	spacer, and locknut on the footrest
	support as shown.

Footplate	Mounting Screw
Hinge

Locknut

Washers

3. Flip the footplate hinge to the up

Spacer

Footrest Support

position.

NOTE: The footplate hinge will fall to the down position.

FIGURE 6.8 Installing Adjustable Angle

Flip-up Footplate Hinge

4.Tighten the mounting screw, washer, and locknut that secure the footplate hinge to the footrest support until the footplate hinge remains in the up position.

5.Check the up and down motion of the footplate hinge to make sure the user of the wheelchair can operate the footplates easily.

NOTE: If footplate's motion is too tight, loosen the mounting screw and locknut approximately ¼-turn counterclockwise.

NOTE: If the footplate's motion is too loose, tighten mounting screw and locknut approximately ¼-turn clockwise.

6.Adjust footplate. Refer to Installing Adjustable Angle Flip-up Footplates on page 40.

Installing Adjustable Angle Flip-up Footplates

NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 6.9.

1.Slide the half clamp over the footplate hinge.

2.Hand tighten the two flat screws that secure the footplate to the half clamp.

3.Adjust the footplates to the necessary angle and depth for the user. Refer to Adjusting Adjustable Angle Flip-Up Footplates on page 41.

90° Footrest Support

Footplate

Flat Screw	Hinge
Footplate
Half Clamp
Washer
Locknut	Nylon
	Adjustment
	Screw
Half Clamp	Footplate Hinge

FIGURE 6.9 Installing Adjustable Angle

Flip-up Footplates

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