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HD balance
5.3 Folding the wheelchair for transportation
FOLDING OF WHEELCHAIR
- Tilt the front seat unit to its most forward position.
- Remove the armrests and any accessories such as thoracic support
and leg divider, including pillows.
- Remove the legrests if it helps.
- Grasp the push bar with one hand and pull the recline peg, (1) in Dia-
gram 52. The gas spring (2) then drops down from the mount (3) and
the backrest can be folded forward against the seat, see Diagram 53.
- The driving wheels may be removed to make the wheelchair even smaller.
REASSEMBLY AFTER FOLDING
- Raise the backrest.
- Pull the pin (1), and fit the gas spring in the mount.
- Slip the pin through the gas spring’s mounting hole (4, Diagram 54)
and completely through both plates of the bracket (3, Diagram 52).
CHECKLIST AFTER TRANSPORTATION:
- Make sure the pin (1) goes completely through the bracket (3), Dia-
gram 52.
- Check that the wheels are securely fastened.
- Make sure the antitip devices are positioned correctly.
- Check the most important functions; brakes, seat tilt and back recline.
- If the pin is not properly mounted, the bracket can break and the
patient suddenly tip backwards.
6. MAINTENANCE/CARE
For best safety and long life the wheelchair should be kept clean
and tidy. Any faults and failures must be addressed immediately.
How the chair is used affects the need for maintenance, hard wear,
patients with particular movements and much outdoor use require
more maintenance. Estimated lifetime is 10 years at normal use
with the same patient during the whole lifetime; assuming main-
tenance is carried out according to the instructions. Table 2 shows
how the maintenance should be carried out.
Table 2.
Activity
Ongoing
as
necessary
1-2
times
per year
At least
every
3rd year
Cleaning of painted and coated surfaces and plastic parts
x
Cleaning of upholstery, see label on the upholstery
x
Checking all nuts and bolts
x
Control of castor wheels
x
Control of antitip devices
x
Control of the chassis
x
Checking the brakes
x
Control of tilt and back angle functions
x
The control of the recline peg
x
Control of the cushions
x
Control of Tilt lock
x
Control and maintenance of accessories (Functionality, lockings, markings)
x
Total reconditioning, see separate instructions, article number: 95725-1 *
x
* To be carried out by a specialist
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Diagram 52.
Locking pin for
the reclining the back rest.
Diagram 53.
Folded Wheel-
chair.
Diagram 54.
The gas
spring’s mounting hole.
1
4
2
3
