Product Manual

SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES
Part No.1125095 7 Transport Chairs
SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES
 WARNING
SECTION 1 - GENERAL GUIDELINES contains important information for the safe operation
and use of this product.
Operating Information
Todetermineandestablishyourparticularsafetylimits,practicebending,reachingandtransferring
activitiesinseveralcombinationsinthepresenceofaqualifiedhealthprofessionalbeforeattempting
activeuseofthetransportchair.
Makesurethebackislockedsecurelybeforeusingthistransportchair.
ALWAYScheckhandgripsforloosenessbeforeusingthetransportchair.Iflooseand/orworn,replace
immediately.
Iftransportchairisexposedtoextremetemperature(above100°Forbelow32°F),highhumidityand/or
becomeswet,prio rtouse,ensurehandgripsDONOTtwistonthetransportchairhandle‐otherwise
damageorinjurymayoccur.
DONOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetomoveforwardintheseat.
DONOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetopickthemupfromthefloorbyreachingdownbetween
yourknees.
DONOTleanoverthetopofthebackupholsterytoreachobjectsbehindyou,asthismaycausethe
transportchairtotipover.
DONOTshiftyourweightorsittingposition towardthedirectionyouarereachingasthetransport
chairmaytipover.
DONOTtiltthetransportchairwithoutassistance.
DONOTuseanescalatortomoveatransportchairbetweenfloors.Seriousbodilyinjurymayoccur.
NEVERleaveanunoccupiedtransportchaironanincline.
DONOTattempttostopamovingtransportchairwithwheellocks.Wheellocksarenotbrakes.
Invacarerecommendsthatanon‐foldingdevicebeinstalledtokeepthetransportchairfrombeing
foldedwhenleftunoccupiedinapublicplace.
Beforeattemptingtotransferinoroutofthetransportchair,everyprecautionshouldbetakentoreduce
thegapdistance.Turnbothcastersparalleltotheobjectyouaretransferringonto.Whentransferring
toandfromthetransportchair,ALWAYSengagebothwheellocks.Ifthetransportchairisequipped
withhand
brakes,ALWAYSlockbothhandbrakesbeforetransferringtoandfromthetransportchair.
DONOTsitortransferintothetransportchairunlessitisfullyopen.
DONOToperateonroads,streetsorhighways.
DONOTclimb,goupordownrampsortraverseslopesgreaterthan9degrees.
DO
NOTattempttomoveupordownaninclinewithawater,iceoroilfilm.
DONOTattempttorideovercurbsorobstacles.Doingsomaycauseyourtransportchairtotipover
andcausebodilyharmordamagetothetransportchair.
Invacareproductsarespecificallydesignedandmanufactured
foruseinconjunctionwithInvacare
accessories.AccessoriesdesignedbyothermanufacturershavenotbeentestedbyInvacareandarenot
recommendedforusewithInvacareproducts.
DONOTovertightenhardwareattachingtotheframe.Thiscouldcausedamagetotheframetubing.