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CONVAID USER’S GUIDE
To reduce the risk of potential injury to the wheelchair user or other occupants in a motor vehicle
crash, wheelchair-mounted accessories, such as trays and respiratory equipment, must be removed
and secured separately during transit. Use tether straps or other strong attachment hardware to
prevent items from breaking loose and causing injury during a crash. If it is absolutely necessary to
keep a tray on the wheelchair during transit, energy-absorbing padding must be placed between the
edge of the tray and the wheelchair user or serious injury may result during a crash.
Convaid is a wheelchair manufacturer and does not offer wheelchair tiedown and occupant restraint
systems (WTORS). However, products that comply with current WTORS standards can be obtained from
the following companies that specialize in crash-tested WTORS:
Q’Straint, Sure-Lok, Unwin and Ortho Safe specialize in crash-tested tie-down systems and are in no
way associated with Convaid.
Trays & Other Wheelchair Components
WTORS Manufacturers
Q’Straint
5553 Ravenswood Rd. #110
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
33312 U.S.A
(954) 986-9987
Sure-Lok
400 S. Greenwood Ave. #302
Easton, PA 18045
U.S.A (866) 787-3565
Unwin Safety Systems
Unwin House
The Horseshoe Coat Road,
Martock, TA12, 6EY U.K.
(44) (01935) 827740
Ortho Safe Systems
P.O. Box 9435
Trenton, NJ 08650 U.S.A
(609) 587-9444
