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CONVAID USER’S GUIDE
PROPER USE OF EQUIPMENT
Securing the Wheelchair
Attach tiedown straps to securement points (red brackets) located on the wheelchair’s legs in
accordance with the WTORS manufacturer’s instructions. Securement points are identified by the
symbol in Fig. 170. and their location on the wheelchair illustrated in Fig. 168
Fig. 168
Fig. 170
Fig. 169
When securing the occupied wheelchair, it is important that the WTORS anchor
points on the floor and wall of the motor vehicle are positioned properly according
to the WTORS manufacturer’s instructions. The wheelchair must be positioned fac-
ing forward inside the vehicle. Position the wheelchair between the front and rear
tiedown anchor points, allowing for the correct angle of adjustment of the tiedown
straps, as illustrated in Fig. 169.
Your Convaid transit wheelchair can be easily secured by four-point
strap- type tiedowns by attaching the hook end fittings of the tiedown straps to the
four red securement-point brackets located on the four tubular legs of the wheel-
chair or by threading tiedown straps through the openings in the securement points.
The floor anchor points and wheelchair should be located:
- So that the tie-down straps follow a straight, clear path from the wheelchair securement
points to the floor anchor points and
- So that the front straps are angled outward from the sides of the wheelchair (see Fig.171) and
- So that the rear straps are anchored straight back from the wheelchair securement points
