Invacare Lightweight, Standard and Heavy Duty Wheelchairs manual Unfolding and Folding Wheelchair

SECTION 2—SAFETY/HANDLING OF WHEELCHAIRS

NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 2.6.

NOTE: This activity may be performed independently provided you have adequate mobility and upper body strength.

Position the wheelchair as close as possible alongside the seat to which you are transferring, with the front casters pointing parallel to it. Remove or flip up the armrest. Engage wheel locks. Swing away or remove front rigging. Shift body weight into seat with transfer.

During independent transfer, little or no seat platform will be beneath you. Use a transfer board if at all possible.

FIGURE 2.6 Transferring To and From

Other Seats

Unfolding and Folding Wheelchair

WARNING

ALWAYS keep hands and fingers clear of moving parts to avoid injury.

DO NOT place hand or fingers on the underside of the seat frame rail when opening or closing the wheelchair.

DO NOT sit or transfer into the wheelchair unless it is fully open and the seat frame rails are fully seated into the side frame H-blocks.

Invacare recommends that a non-folding device be installed to keep the wheelchair from being folded when left unoccupied in a public place.

Unfolding

NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 2.7 on page 25.

1.Tilt the wheelchair toward you (raising the opposite wheel and caster off the ground/floor).

2.Place your hand on the top of the seat rail closest to you where the seat upholstery is attached.

3.Point your fingers and thumb to the inside of the wheelchair.

4.Press downward on the top of the seat rail until the wheelchair is fully open and the seat rails are fully seated in the H-blocks.

5.Engage both wheel locks, open the footrest/legrest for clearance and transfer into the wheelchair. Refer to Transferring To and From Other Seats on page 23.

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