Method 2 - Wheelchair Without Step Tubes - Invacare 9000XT Recliner Owner's Operator And Maintenance Manual

Method 2 - Wheelchair Without Step Tubes

ALWAYS check hand grips for looseness before using the wheelchair. If loose
and/or worn, replace IMMEDIATELY.
NOTE:!For!this!procedure,!refer!to!FIGURE 2.4.
This!method!requires!two!assistants.!The!second!assistant!should!be!positioned!at!the!
front!of!the!wheelchair!lifting!upward!on!a!non#removable!(non#detachable)!part!of!the!
wheelchair!frame!when!lifting!the!wheelchair!and!stabilizing!the!wheelchair!when!the!
wheelchair!is!being!lowered!to!the!ground.
FIGURE 2.4 Method 2 - Wheelchair Without Step Tubes
The!first!assistant!should!stand!on!the!sidewalk!and!turn!the!wheelchair!so!that!the!rear!
wheels!are!against!the!curb.!Turn!the!anti#tippers!so!the!anti#tip!wheels!are!pointing!up.!
The!wheelchair!should!be!tilted!back!to!the!balance!point!and,!in!one!continuous!upward!
movement,!the!rear!wheels!should!be!pulled!up!and!over!the!curb.!DO!NOT!return!the!
front!casters!to!the!ground!until!the!wheelchair!has!been!pulled!backward!far!enough!for!
the!front!casters!to!clear!the!edge!of!the!curb.
When lowering the front casters of the wheelchair, DO NOT let the wheelchair
drop the last few inches to the ground. This could result in injury to the occupant
and/or damage to the wheelchair.
Roll!the!wheelchair!backward!and!slowly!lower!the!wheelchair!in!one!continuous!
movement.!Turn!the!anti#tippers!so!the!anti#tip!wheels!are!facing!down.
Part No. 1056953
SECTION 2—SAFETY/HANDLING OF WHEELCHAIRS
WARNING
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