Britt V And Line Side Rails; Lisa Side Rail; Castors And Brakes; Castor Brake - Invacare Alegio NG User Manual

Invacare® Alegio NG

4.4.2 Britt V and Line side rails

Using a side rail height extender
Line and Britt V side rails can be supplemented by a height
extender. A side rail height extender increases the allowed
mattress thickness by 15 cm.
WARNING!
Risk of injury or death
A misapplied side rail height extender could fall
off. There's an increased risk for the user to fall
out of the bed.
– Make sure that the side rail height extender is
properly attached to the side rail. Refer to the
user manual of the side rail height extender.
– Make sure to use the correct height extender
for your side rail (the shape must match to
the shape of the side rail. A label on the
height extender determines to which side rail it
belongs. See image below.
Height extender for LINE
side rail:
16
Lock / Upper position
Pull up the top wooden side
rail bar, until the locking pin
locks with an audible click
Release
Lift the top wooden side
rail bar and press the two
locking rings together.
Down / Lower position
Lower the side rail.
Height extender for BRITT V
side rail:

4.4.3 Lisa side rail

Operating the side rail
Raise the side rail
1. Use the two handles on the upper bar to raise the side
rail until it locks in the upper position with an audible
click.
Lower the side rail
1.
Press the gliding system latch A on one end of the bed
and lower the side rail to the lowest position.
2. Repeat the procedure at the other end of the bed.

4.5 Castors and brakes

CAUTION!
Risk of trapping/squeezing
All brakes are foot-operated.
– Do not release the brake with the fingers.
CAUTION!
Risk of injury
User can fall, while entering or exiting the bed, if
brakes are not locked.
– Always lock the brakes before the user is
moving in or out of bed or when attending to
the user.
– At least one castor at the head end and one
castor in the foot end must be locked.
Castors might make marks on different types of
absorbing floor surfaces - such as untreated or
badly treated floors. To prevent marks, Invacare®
recommends to place a suitable kind of protection
between the castors and the floor.

4.5.1 Castor brake

A
B
Locking the brake - Step on the outer part B of the brake
pedal
Unlocking the brake - Step on the inner part A of the brake
pedal
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