Securing The Wheelchair To The Vehicle - Invacare Pronto M51 Base Owner's Operator And Maintenance Manual

SECTION 10—TRANSPORT READY PACKAGE

Securing the Wheelchair to the Vehicle

Positioning the Wheelchair in the Vehicle
WARNING
This wheelchair must be in a forward facing position during travel in a motor
vehicle.
The recommended clear zones for wheelchair seated occupants restrained by
BOTH pelvic and upper-torso belt(s) and ONLY by a pelvic belt are shown in the
diagrams and described below.
Frontal Clear Zones (FCZ) need to be
Side View
LARGER when upper-torso belt(s) are
Frontal Clear
NOT used.
Zone
16 in.
The rear clear zone of 16-inches is
measured from the rearmost point on
an occupant's head.
HHT
The frontal clear zone is measured from
the frontmost point on an occupant's
head and is 26-inches with pelvic and
upper-torso belt(s) and 37-inches with
ONLY a pelvic belt.
The frontal clear zone may not be
Top View
achievable for wheelchair-seated
drivers.
8 in.
The estimated seated height (HHT)
from the ground or floor to the top of
8 in.
the wheelchair-seated occupant's head
16 in.
ranges from approximately 47-inches
FCZ
for a small adult female to about 61-
Frontal Clear
inches for a tall adult male.
Zone
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