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KARMA Manual Wheelchairs 

KARMA  MEDICAL  PRODUCTS  CO.,  LTD

 

 

THE 

KARMA                                          
KM7520 SERIES: 

 

Karma Products has produced this user guide to help you make the best of your   
Karma wheelchair. 
We recommend that you use this guide to become completely familiar with your chair.   
Please pay particular attention to section 1   

Wheelchair Operation

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In addition, note what you have to do to make sure it is maintained in good order to give you 
efficient and reliable service, see section 2 for details.   

 

This chair has been designed to carry users up to 100kg in weight. 
This chair will operate over most surfaces encountered in an urban area. Avoid difficult surfaces, 
such as grass, gravel, ruts, wet slippery surfaces, etc.. 
Please take extra care when traveling up or down or across slopes, the maximum safe limit for 
traveling over slopes is 10 degrees. 
As a guide, limits of static stability are detailed in section 3   

 

IMPORTANT 

Do not attempt to use the chair before a qualified person has explained to your satisfaction how to 
operate the chair without risk to yourself and others. 
Do not attempt to use the chair before you have read and fully understood this guide.   
 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for KM 7520

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Page 2: ...details This chair has been designed to carry users up to 100kg in weight This chair will operate over most surfaces encountered in an urban area Avoid difficult surfaces such as grass gravel ruts wet...

Page 3: ...ODUCTION 1 0 1 Model KM 7520 Wheelchairs 1 0 2 Safety and Consumer Information 1 1 WHEELCHAIR OPERATION 3 1 1 PREPARING FOR USE 3 1 2 GETTING IN AND OUT 4 1 3 GENERAL USE 5 2 Fault checking and mainte...

Page 4: ...e available on request The footrests can be adjusted for height and will swing away for convenience Rear wheels are 20 or 22inches in diameter and 1 3 8 inches in width with solid puncture proof tires...

Page 5: ...look in shop windows or talk to people remember to turn the chair so that the person in the chair does not have to turn NEVER put on the user brakes too suddenly or too firmly as this may tip the user...

Page 6: ...UTION When completing step 3 never put your fingers around the sides or under the chair as they can be trapped between the seat and the frame 1 1 2 Folding the chair Step 1 Turn the foot plates up the...

Page 7: ...s as above 4 Attach the Velcro of backrest upholstery to under side of seat upholstery 1 1 7To adjust overall chair height for KM 7520 Step 1 Aastors Loosen the three side bolts with tool provided Adj...

Page 8: ...air is against a wall or if not it must be firmly held by an attendant Step 3 Engage both parking brakes Step 4 Turn up the foot plates and swing to the side where necessary Step 5 Slide forward on th...

Page 9: ...1 Make sure both the user s feet are on the foot plates and will not slip off Make sure the hand grips are secure and not slip off Step 2 Where necessary release both brakes Step 3 Grasp both push ha...

Page 10: ...tipping the chair Step 4 Gently lower the front castors TRY TO AVOID JARRING THE USER Going down curbs backwards with an attendant CAUTION This is the easier and smoother method BUT it requires the at...

Page 11: ...CK Straighten legs to lift the chair Carefully carry it up or down steps be aware of how you place your feet do not cross them and trip yourself up 2 Fault checking and maintenance Maintaining the cha...

Page 12: ...A Examine castors for wear in the bearings mountings and for trie wear or damage Replacement of castors should be carried out by your approved repairer Frequency Lift the Front of the Chair and the P...

Page 13: ...ength of chair footrest swivel 81 or 87 62 or 67 cm 9 Height of chair backrest folded 91 84 cm 10 Width of chair chair folded 51or 53 33 cm 11 Armrest height 17 23 cm 7 position 12 Foot plate Plastic...

Page 14: ...king parking only Manual on rear tire 8 Length of chair footrest swivel 81 or 87 62 or 67 cm 9 Height of chair backrest folded 91 84 cm 10 Width of chair chair folded 51or 53 or 56 33 cm 11 Armrest he...

Page 15: ...clines DO If attending keep both hands on the push handles to control the chair DO Pay attention to keep chair in balance DO After warranty period check frame and components regularly refer to user gu...

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