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Occupant restraints
Removing the TOR Lap Belt
1.
Disconnect the buckle from the
tongue.
2. Disconnect the two lap belt
connector points from the
wheelchair restraint, (Fig. 1A&B)
and remove the restraint from the
occupant. Store safely.
Fit and use
TOR Lap Belt - occupant restraint
1.
Wheelchair tie-downs (not supplied with this restraint) should be fitted first.
2. Connect the buckle of the lap belt with tongue to the wheelchair retractor’s
tongue, (Fig. 1A), furthest from the 3rd point. Connect the lap belt with buckle,
(Fig. 1B), to the wheelchair retractor’s tongue, (Fig. 1B) closest to the 3rd point.
3. Draw the lap belts around the occupant and clip the lap belt tongue into the
lap belt buckle, (Fig. 1C), sitting centrally to the occupant. Adjust as firmly as
possible, consistent with user comfort, such that the lap belt sits low over the
front of the pelvis and bears over the bony part of the body, not wheelchair
components.
4. The lap belt anchor points should be positioned to achieve belt angles of 30°
or more to the horizontal and preferably between 45° and 75° in order to fit
low across the pelvis, reducing the possibility of the belt loading the abdomen,
(Fig. 2). The pelvic restraint is designed to bear upon the bony structure of the
body and should be worn low across the front of the pelvis with any junctions
between the pelvic and shoulder restraints located near the wearer’s hips.
