Fitting and using the combined webbing tie-down & 3 point WAV retractable occupant restraint
Fit and use
1. The wheelchair tie-down should first be fitted as indicated on
page 16.
2. The occupant restraint should be installed in accordance with
section 6 and 8 notes using the supplied hardware Fig 22).
Note:
if fitting hardware, other than that provided in this kit, is
to be used then the fixing bolts should be of an equivalent cross
section and an equivalent grade namely B.S. Grade 'S' (ISO 8.8).
3. The componentry is assembed, (Fig 22), with the upper 3rd
point and lower reel anchorage points bolted to an approved
anchorage position on the vehicle body.
Note:
the upper 3rd
point may be reversed as required, by unclipping the buckle from
the drop link tongue, reversing, and clipping back together. The
inertia reel should be mounted at an angle of 90°/90° as viewed
in 2 planes to the road level (see inset photo opposite). The reel
and its bracketry is bolted through the vehicle and reinforced
on the underside, if required, with the 100mm diameter load
spreader plate and nyloc nut. All bolts should be tightened to a
torque of 40Nm.
Note:
all vehicle anchorage points may require
reinforcement as necessary to meet any required minimum
strength recommendations for the vehicle.
4. Once installed, check the free running of webbing into and out
of the inertia reel and check the 'lock up' facility of the reel by
engaging a short tug at various intervals along the extension and
retraction of the webbing in and out of the reel.
4. Adjust the drop link position at or above the shoulder height to
comfortably suit the user, and draw the running tongue across
the occupant, through the furthest arm of the wheelchair and
connect into the far side rear tie-down stalk to form a diagonal
belt, (Fig 23). Disconnect the fixed tongue from its buckle,
attached to the inertia reel, (Fig 24), pass it through the near arm
of the wheelchair and connect back into the near side rear
tie-down stalk, forming the complete lap and diagonal, (Figs 23
& 25).
5. 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 7). 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.
6. Place the wrap around the drop link and secure the Velcro to
tidy the loose webbing end, (Fig 25).
Removing occupant restraint
1. Unfasten the tongue from the stalks, remove the occupant
restraint and let the webbing retract back into the housing.
2. The wheelchair tie-down should now be removed as indicated on
page 18 or 20.
Floor anchors
3 Point WAV Retractable Occupant Restraint:
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Combined webbing tie-downs with 2 & 3 point occupant restraints
Wheelchair & occupant restraint
