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Adjusting the backrest
Release the quick-release mechanism on the back of the buggy (using the lever), set the desired hip angle using the lever on the back
bar, then retighten the lever. (fig. 4)
Lower leg length
Release the knurled screws at the back of the tube guides of the foot support. Bring the foot support into the desired position by
pushing on the frame tube and fasten the screws again. (fig. 5).
Footrest
The footrest can be folded up for ease of transfer. (fig. 6)
Parking brake function
To engage:
Press down the brake bar with your foot.
To release:
Place your foot beneath the brake bar and lift it up.
H-belt
The Swifty rehabilitation buggy is supplied with H-belt as standard.
Opening the belt fastener
To open the H-belt, hold down the red button (1), open the clip connector (2 and 3) and release the belt (childproof safety catch). (fig. 7)
Adjusting the shoulder belt height
Open the velcro of the back upholstery. Open the two top cam buckles and pull out shoulder belt. Then cut the backrest upholstery
in the quilted seam depending on the desired mounting height.
Pass the belts through the slit created and insert the belts into the cam buckles. Close the two top cam buckles again and also close
the velcro of the back upholstery. (fig. 8-10)
Removing the H-belt
Open the velcro of the back upholstery. Open the cam buckles and pull out H-belt. (fig. 9)
Mounting the belts
Cut the backrest upholstery in the quilted seam depending on the desired mounting height.
Pass the two
upper belts
through the holes in the upholstery and insert them into the back plate. (fig. 8).
Open the velcro of the back upholstery. Insert the belts into the cam buckles and adjust the desired belt length (fig. 9).
The two
bottom belt ends
can be attached with cam buckles to the back plate (fig. 10). Guide the belts left and right next to the back
upholstery to the corresponding cam buckle and fix them.
Close the back upholstery.
TIP:
The belt length can also be adjusted from the front. Pull the D-ring to shorten the belt.
Tip assist
(accessory)
Put the foot on the tip assist, hold the Swifty rehabilitation buggy with both hands and crowd back. (fig. 11)
Transport in a motor vehicle
The Swifty can be folded for transport in the luggage area of a vehicle. The Swifty has been successfully impact tested according to
international standard ISO 7176/19 and ANSI/RESNA WC/Vol.1 – Section 19 6/22/99 Draft and may be used as a vehicle seat.
We recommend that the transport of children with a body mass of less than 22 kg transfer to a Child Restraint System (sometimes
referred to as an
infant safety seat
, a
child restraint system
, a
restraint car seat
, or ambiguously as
car seats
) in compliance with ECE
Regulation 44/04; In order to provide the best possible protection for the child.
If transfer to a Child Restraint System is not possible, due to the needs of the occupant e.g. a need for continual postural support,
occupant discomfort, anxiety or a dependency on the medical device, then the decision to carry the occupant in their wheelchair or
buggy should involve an individual risk assessment process. This risk assessment process should involve a therapist who would be able
to support reasons not to transfer the occupant to a Child Restraint System.
IMPORTANT:
When used as a vehicle seat the following instructions must be followed.
The Swifty rehabilitation buggy is designed to be forward-facing when used as a seat in a motor vehicle. The occupant should transfer
to the vehicle seat and use the vehicle-installed restraint system whenever it is feasible.
