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BasiX
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Handling
FOLDING UP
First remove the seat cushion and the
back seat shell from the wheelchair
and flip up the (platform) footplate or
the individual footrests. Take hold of
the sling or the seat tubes in the
middle, from the back and pull
upwards. The wheelchair will then fold
up. To fold your wheelchair so that it
is as small as possible, e.g., to put
into a car, you can remove the
footrests (depending on the model).
For this purpose, open the latch from
the outside and swing the footrest to
the side. Then the footrest only has to
be drawn out of the receiver tube (Fig.
1).
UNFOLDING
Press down on the seat tube (see
figure). Your wheelchair is then
unfolded. Now snap the seat tubing
into position in the seat saddle. This
can be facilitated by slightly tipping
your wheelchair, as this means that
the weight is taken off one of the rear
wheels.
Be careful not to get your
fingers caught in the cross-tube assembly
. Refit the seat and the
back seat shell (Fig. 2).
GETTING INTO YOUR WHEELCHAIR INDEPENDENTLY
(FIG. 4.0)
• The wheelchair should be pushed up against
a wall or solid piece of furniture;
• The brakes should be on;
• The footplates should be hinged up;
• The user can then lower himself into the chair;
• The footplates should then be pushed down
and the feet rested on them in front of the
heel loops.
GETTING OUT OF YOUR WHEELCHAIR
INDEPENDENTLY (FIG. 4.1)
• The brakes should be on;
• The hinged footplates should be hinged up;
• With one hand on each armrest, the person
should bend slightly forward to bring the body
weight to the front of the seat, and with both
feet firmly on the ground, one foot well back,
push up into the upright position.
WARNING!
•
When standing, do not stand on the footplates or the
wheelchair will tip up. It is easier and safer to get into your
wheel chair if you turn the footplates up and out of the way or
take them off the wheelchair.
•
Always engage the wheel brakes when transfering in or out of
the wheelchair.
Fig. 4.0
Fig. 4.1
Options - Brakes
Options – Step Tubes
STEP TUBES
Tipping tubes are used by attendants
to tip a wheelchair over an obstacle
Simply step on the tube to push a
wheelchair, for example, over a kerb
or step (Fig. 5).
CAUTION!
Sunrise Medical strongly recommends the use of a step tube on
transit wheeled models and also on any model where attendant use
is the predominant intended use, as damage to the backposts may
occur if you pull back on them to tip the wheelchair, in order to
overcome obstacles.
WHEEL LOCKS
Your wheelchair is equipped with
two wheel locks. They are applied
directly against the tyres. To engage,
press both brake levers forward
against the stops. To release the
locks, pull the levers back to their
original positions.
Braking power will decrease with:
• Worn tyre tread
• Tyre pressure that is too low
• Wet tyres
• Improperly adjusted wheel locks
The wheel locks have not been
designed to be used as brakes for a
moving wheelchair. The wheel locks
should therefore never be used to
brake a moving wheelchair. Always
use the hand-rims for braking. Make
sure that the gap between the tyres
and wheel locks complies with given
specifications. To readjust, loosen the screw and set the
appropriate gap. Then re-tighten the screw (Fig. 6-7).
CAUTION!
•
After each adjustment of the rear wheels, check the wheel lock
gap and re-adjust if necessary.
•
Mounting the wheel lock too close towards the wheel will result in
a higher effort to operate. This might cause the brake lever
extension to break!
•
Leaning onto the brake lever extension while transferring will
cause the lever to break! Splashing water from tyres might cause
the wheel lock to malfunction.
DRUM BRAKES
Drum brakes permit safe and
convenient braking for an attendant.
They can also be set with the aid of a
locking lever (1) to prevent rolling.
The lever must snap audibly into place.
Drum brakes are not influenced by air
pressure inside the tyres (Fig.8).
WARNING!
•
Drum brakes must only be adjusted
by authorised dealers
•
Always operate the two brakes simultaneously to guarantee the
control of the driving direction!
•
Drum brakes can only be used as a dynamic brake to stop the
wheelchair while driving.
•
Always engage the wheel locks to secure the wheelchair during a
short or long stop, or for transfer.
Fig. 5
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
FIG. 6
FIG. 7
18 MM
Fig. 8
1
Quick-release axles on rear wheel
The rear wheels are equipped with
quick-release axles. The wheels can
thus be fitted or removed without
using tools. To remove a wheel,
simply depress the quick-release
button on the axle (1) and pull the
wheel off the axle (Fig. 3).
CAUTION:
Hold the quick-release button on
the axle depressed when inserting
Fig. 3
the axle into the frame to mount the rear wheels. Release the
button to lock the wheel in place. The quick-release button
should snap back to its original position.
