LPH Lightweight Wheelchair
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Using The Stepper Tube
An attendant can use the stepper
tube to raise the front castors
(when
mounting
a
kerb
for
example).
To use, push down on the stepper
tube with a foot. Do not raise the
front castors by pushing down on
the push handles as this could
result in damage to the wheelchair
(as shown by the photo on the
right).
To mount a kerb
. Approach the kerb head on. Then the attendant
uses the stepper tube to raise the front castors, and lowers the front
castors on the raised kerb. Finally the attendant should push the
wheelchair forward, lifting it up slightly to mount the kerb if required.
To go down a kerb
. Line up the front castors with the edge of the
kerb. The attendant uses the stepper tube to raise the front castors
and tip the user slightly back. Keeping the castors raised, slowly lower
the wheelchair down the kerb.
