Adjusting High Mount Wheel Locks; High Mount Wheel Lock Extension Handle Installation - Invacare Patriot Owner's Operator And Maintenance Manual

SECTION 9—ANTI-TIPPERS/WHEEL LOCKS

ADJUSTING HIGH MOUNT WHEEL LOCKS

NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 9.7.
1. Make sure the wheel lock is disengaged
from the rear wheels.
2. Loosen the socket screws that secure
the wheel locks to the wheelchair
frame.
3. Measure the distance between the
wheel lock shoe and the rear wheel.
4. Slide the wheel lock along the
wheelchair until the measurement is
between 5/32 and 5/16-inches.
5. Tighten the wheel lock to the
wheelchair frame.
6. Repeat this procedure for the opposite
wheel lock.
7. Engage the wheel locks and push
against the wheelchair to determine if
the wheel locks engage the rear wheels
enough to hold the wheelchair.
8. Repeat STEPS 1-7 until the wheel locks
engage the rear wheels enough to hold
the wheelchair.
HIGH MOUNT WHEEL LOCK EXTENSION
HANDLE INSTALLATION
NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 9.8.
NOTE: Wheel lock extension handles cannot be installed on high mount wheel locks already
equipped with extension handles.
1. Remove and discard the existing rubber tip on the wheel lock handle (if applicable).
2. Remove the button screw, washer and locknut that secures the existing handle to the
wheel lock assembly.
3. Attach the looped end of the elastic cord of the wheel lock extension handle over the
spacer of the existing handle.
4. Reassemble the existing handle to the wheel lock with the button screw, washer and
locknut to secure the cord around the spacer.
NOTE: Cord is made of stretchable material and may be adjusted to a light or loose fit to meet the
needs of the user.
Patriot™
Socket Screws
Wheel Lock
Rear Wheel
5/32 to 5/16-inch Gap
FIGURE 9.7 - ADJUSTING HIGH
MOUNT WHEEL LOCKS
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Wheelchair
Frame
Rear Wheel
Part No 1088909