Securing The Wheelchair To The Vehicle - Invacare Arrow User Manual

10.4 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 LARGER when upper torso belt(s) are NOT used.
The rear clear zone of 16-inches is measured from the rearmost point on an occupant's head.
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 achievable for wheelchair-seated drivers.
The estimated seated height (HHT) from the ground or floor to the top of the wheelchair-seated occupant's head ranges
from approximately 47-inches for a small adult female to about 61-inches for a tall adult male
.
Side View
Part No 1143151
(Frontal Clear Zone)
16in.
FCZ
77
10 TRANSPORT READY OPTION (TRRO)
8in.
8in.
HHT
16in.
Top View
FCZ
(Frontal Clear Zone)
Invacare 3G Storm Series®