About Transport Ready Packages; Compliance Information - Invacare TDX 4 Owner's Operator And Maintenance Manual

SECTION 18—TRANSPORT READY PACKAGE (TRRO)
WARNING
Only use the transport brackets included with TRRO and TRBKTS for the purposes
described in this manual.
Battery support brackets MUST be installed at all times. Otherwise, the wheelchair
will not be WC/19 compliant. Refer to Removing/Installing the Batteries From/Into
the Wheelchair on page 106.

About Transport Ready Packages

TRRO includes four factory-installed transport brackets and a wheelchair anchored
pelvic belt. TRRO has been crash-tested in accordance with ANSI/RESNA WC Vol 1
Section 19 Frontal Impact Test requirements for wheelchairs with a 168 lb crash dummy,
which corresponds to a person with a weight of 114 to 209 lbs.
TRBKTS includes four factory-installed wheelchair transport brackets. TRBKTS has not
been crash-tested in accordance with WC 19. Use these transport brackets only to secure
an unoccupied wheelchair during transport.
As of this date, the Department of Transportation has not approved any tie-down systems
for transportation of a user while in a wheelchair, in a moving vehicle of any type. It is
Invacare's position that users of wheelchairs should be transferred into appropriate
seating in vehicles for transportation and use be made of the restraints made available by
the auto industry. Invacare cannot and does not recommend any wheelchair
transportation systems.

Compliance Information

This wheelchair conforms with the requirements of the ANSI/RESNA WC/Vol. 1 - Section
19.
NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute, RESNA= Rehabilitation Engineering
and Assistive Technology Society of North America.
This wheelchair has been dynamically tested in a forward-facing mode with the specified
crash test dummy, which corresponds to a person with a weight of 114-209 pounds,
restrained by BOTH pelvic and upper-torso belts in accordance with ANSI/RESNA WC
Vol 1 Section 19. BOTH pelvic and upper-torso belts should be used to reduce the
possibility of head and chest impacts with vehicle components.
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