Ego 14
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Armrest
The model EGO / EGO version CUSTOM can be equipped with Tubular, Desk or Flip-up armrests.
The armrests are considered as an accessory and they have to be ordered separately.
They are particularly useful for people with reduced mobility of their hands or arms and for those
with limited upper body movement who require better stability once seated in the wheelchair
.
Do not use the armrest as hand hold to raise the wheelchair; this may cause
the armrests to come off from their supports and in turn cause harm to the
user and to the wheelchair
Do not use the armrest as supports when making transfer.
We indeed recommend swinging the armrest away on the side of the transfer
to help the operation.
You can swing this type of armrest away on the side and remove it to make transfer easier.
Always check the armrests are locked when they are in their position for use
(facing forwards and parallel with the sides of the wheelchair).
In all other positions (except when locked in their backward position), they are free to
turn and for this reason, always ensure that they are correctly positioned before using
the wheelchair.
If this instruction is ignored the wheelchair or the user may overbalance.
In order to check the correct
position of use, with one hand,
take hold of the armrest and try
to
move
it
clock
and
anticlockwise.
If correctly locked, the armrest
does not turn but it will allow just
a little play.
To make transfer easier, you can swing the armrest away on the side.
Raise it by approximately 1 cm (the part A of the support moves away from the part B, but it will not
come off) and swing it away. If you wish, you can swing the armrest away until it locks in its
opposite position (the part A locks in the part B).
To put it back to its using position, swing it in until it locks (if it was locked in its opposite position,
raise it by approximately 1 cm first).
The steel support (made out of the parts A and B), does not allow the armrest to come off
unintentionally. When you pull the armrest up by approximately 1 cm, it should stop at that point.
In that position, as above mentioned, you can swing the armrest away.
In order to remove the armrest, with one finger, you have to move the pin P to the hole and then
pull the armrest up.
To insert the armrest; insert the part A of the support into the hole of the part B and turn the
armrest until it locks as above-mentioned.
Since the supports A and B are precise, inserting and removing the armrest, is possible
only if the movement is vertical.
To fold/unfold the backrest when the wheelchair is equipped with tubular armrests, it
may be necessary to swing them away just a little first, then, you can put them back in
their using position.
A
B
A
B
Position of use
P
A
B
