© Ferno-Washington, Inc. / 234-3449-08 / November 2017
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Using the Features
4.10 EZ Load™ Automatic Leg Release
(Control-End Legs, Optional)
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Purposee:
When the transporter is equipped with this optional
feature, the operators do not use any control handles when loading
the transporter into an ambulance.
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Usee:
As the transporter is loaded into the ambulance and after
the loading-end legs fold, the control-end legs are automatically
unlocked for folding. See “Loading the Transporter” on page 20.
4.8 Intermediate Loading Wheels
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Purposee:
Reduce the amount of lifting required when loading
the transporter into an ambulance and when unloading the
transporter from an ambulance
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Locatione:
Transporter center
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Usee:
The intermediate loading wheels (Figure 9) are passive aids
and do not require any action on the part of the operators.
4.9 EZ Load™ Automatic Leg Release
(Loading-End Legs)
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Purposee:
A mechanism connected to the loading wheels (Figure
10) automatically unlocks the loading-end legs for folding as the
transporter is loaded into an ambulance.
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Usee:
The automatic leg release is a passive device that does not
require any action on the part of the operators.
Figure 9 - Intermediate Loading Wheel
Figure 10 - Pressure On the Loading Wheels
Unlocks the Loading-End Legs
Important
Do not hang a defibrillator or other object on the loading-
end main frame. Objects hanging from the main frame could
activate the leg-release mechanism.
EZ Load™ Overview
When the operators load a transporter equipped with the EZ
Load™ leg release into an ambulance, the following sequence
occurs:
1. The operators begin loading the transporter into the
ambulance.
2. The weight of the transporter on the loading wheels
unlocks the loading-end legs for folding.
3. The operators continue pushing the transporter into
the ambulance.
4. The folded loading-end legs automatically unlock the
control-end legs for folding.
5. The operators finish pushing the transporter into the
ambulance and secure it in a Ferno® fastening system.