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- Page 1 Rifton Activity Chair R820, R830, R840, R850, R860 & R870 Product Manual Standard Base Hi/Lo Base ®...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Check your order Warnings and important information Recommended use User and item dimensions Basic chair components Backrest Pads Seatbelt Arm supports Seat depth Tilt-in-space Spring options Seat quick-connect Standard base Adjustable legs Seat height Footboard Hi/Lo base Seat height Caster brakes Swivel lock Footboard... - Page 3 Contents continued. . . Accessories Headrests Whitmyer adapter plate Lateral supports Chest strap Butterfl y harnesses Thigh belt Pelvic harness Hip guides Abductor Adductors Leg prompts Ankle straps Sandals and wedges Lumbar and seat support kit Backrest fi ller pad Push handles Tray Handhold...
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Page 4: Check Your Order
Rifton products and parts. Check your order Your Rifton chair has been shipped according to your specifi cations. It will require some tool-free assembly. Follow these instructions to insure that your chair is put together and used correctly. This product manual is comprehensive and may discuss features not included in your chair. -
Page 5: Warnings And Important Information
• Keep children away from under the seat of the chair; there are parts that move when the seat height or seat angle are adjusted. IMPORTANT • Please save this Product manual. Additional copies are available www.rifton.com • Please refer to the Rifton product catalog for our full warranty, or visit www.rifton.com... -
Page 6: Recommended Use
Recommended use The Rifton Activity Chair is intended to provide comfortable seating with adjustable support for children and adolescents with disabilities in the classroom or at home. The chair allows for growth, multiple users, and is available with various accessories that are easily removable as the client gains independence. - Page 7 Medium user and item dimensions User dimensions – inches (cm) R840 Standard base R850 Hi/Lo base Height 40–56 (102–142) 40–56 (102–142) Key user dimension: height The user’s overall height is a general guide to help you select the appropriate chair. Choose the model that allows for growth.
- Page 8 Large user and item dimensions User dimensions – inches (cm) R860 Standard base R870 Hi/Lo base Height 50–74 (127–188) 50–74 (127–188) Key user dimension: height The user’s overall height is a general guide to help you select the appropriate chair. Choose the model that allows for growth.
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Page 9: Basic Chair Components
Backrest and seat pads are snapped into position. Rifton tag Backrest pad Backrest pad has a cloth tag marked Rifton Seat pad (see Figure 9b) and is snapped onto studs (A) located behind top and bottom edge of backrest (see Figure 9c). -
Page 10: Seatbelt
Seatbelt To attach seatbelt, use pen to depress small white button (C) just below one of the slots (B) at either side of seat. While keeping button depressed, insert L-shaped metal clip (A) at end of seatbelt strap into slot with back of L-shape towards front of seat. -
Page 11: Arm Supports
Arm supports A pair of arm supports, either armrests or forearm prompts, were selected with purchase of chair. Both types of arm supports come in left and right pairs and insert into large slots at either side of seat. Both types of arm supports can be removed for side transfers. - Page 12 Forearm prompt pads, clamps and posts are identical to arm prompts used on the Rifton Pacer and the Rifton Dynamic Stander. Forearm prompts are attached using a clamp and post system (see Figure 12b).
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Page 13: Seat Depth
Seat depth To adjust seat depth, pull white handle located below seat (see Figure 13a). Move seat forward or back to desired position and release handle. Make sure seat clicks into place. Seat handle Figure 13a Tilt-in-space Tilt-in-space moves entire seat and Push handle backrest from a rest position to active sitting and vice versa. -
Page 14: Spring Options
Back and seat springs Spring option allows for user- initiated movement and allows chair to “bounce.” The Standard base with spring option Back has spring in backrest and seat (see spring Figure 14c). The Hi/Lo base with spring option has spring in backrest only. Seat There are two locked (non-dynamic) spring... - Page 15 Activity mode (-10˚ to +5˚): To lock the backrest in the upright position for activities, turn the twist-lock collar to the right until it locks (see Figure 15b). Twist- With the angle lever adjust the backrest lock angle forward or back 15˚ (see Figure 15c) collars Note: When locking the backrest spring option, it may be necessary to...
- Page 16 Relax mode (-20˚ to -5˚): To position and lock the backrest for Relax mode: reclined resting, unlock the white twist-lock Adjust back angle collar (see Figure 14b). Push down and back on the top of the backrest (not on the headrest) until the groove around the movable gas cylinder almost retracts into the outside cylinder.
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Page 17: Seat Quick-Connect
Every Rifton Activity Chair seat and backrest unit can be detached from its base and re-attached to any other Rifton Activity Chair base of the same size. Thus, a Rifton Activity Chair Standard base can be Tube converted to a Hi/Lo base and vice latch versa, by ordering the base required. - Page 18 Seat quick-connect continued. . . If the seat is being installed on a Hi/Lo base, raise the base to its full height fi rst. To attach seat and backrest unit to base, slide seat hoop (C) under prongs (D) on base, centering backrest column between prongs (see Figure 17c).
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Page 19: Standard Base
Standard base Holes Adjustable legs Either a set of four long legs, or four short legs, or four long legs with casters, or four short legs with casters has been selected by purchasing the standard base. Additional sets of legs may be purchased Snap button as an accessory. -
Page 20: Hi/Lo Base
Hi/Lo base Large & medium chair seat height (R850 & R870) To adjust seat height, use foot pedal located at rear of chair. To raise seat, pump downward repeatedly on foot pedal until desired height is achieved (see Figure 20a). To lower seat, lift red safety lock and foot pedal up until seat descends to desired height. -
Page 21: Caster Brakes
Caster brakes Caster brakes should be used for transfers into and out of chair and when chair mobility is not desired. To apply brake, step down on pedal (A) protruding from caster wheel (see Figure 21a). To release brake, lift pedal up. Swivel lock Swivel lock can be used to keep chair from drifting sideways when it is... -
Page 22: Footboard
Footboard The footboard fi rmly supports user’s feet, when seat is too high for feet to touch fl oor. The footboard also Footboard serves as a base for ankle straps, sandals, and wedges. Footboard supports weight of user during Tube latch transfers, or can be swung out of the way beneath seat. -
Page 23: Accessories
Accessories Headrests A headrest can be purchased with a fl at, contoured or adjustable winged headpiece (see Figure 23a). The adjustable winged headpiece allows for each wing to independently adjust from almost fl at to perpendicular, providing more depth and width possibilities. Figure 23a To attach headrest and adjust headrest height, depress white button (A), insert... -
Page 24: Whitmyer Adapter Plate
Rifton Activity Chairs. Rifton’s adapter plate gives you the option to use a Whitmyer M2100 headrest mounting bracket and Whitmyer Onyx headrest support system (see Figure 24b) on any Rifton Activity Chair. Rifton adapter Whitmyer M2100 plate... -
Page 25: Lateral Supports
Lateral supports Lateral supports provide comfortable lateral support for user and are fully adjustable in height, width, and angle. Lateral supports can be purchased either with or without chest strap attached. To attach and/or adjust lateral support (A), loosen black knob (B) and insert the key (C) into extrusion (D) behind backrest (see Figure 25a). -
Page 26: Chest Strap
Chest strap The chest strap provides anterior Chest support. Two types of chest straps Lateral strap Support can be purchased: one for use with lateral supports, the other for use on its own. Loop Note: The stand-alone chest strap Figure 26a may be used with lateral supports, but will not be in line with lateral supports as the compatible chest strap is. -
Page 27: Butterfl Y Harnesses
Butterfl y harness The butterfl y harness provides Harness pad anterior support while allowing maximum freedom of movement. To attach butterfl y harness, insert L-shaped metal clips (A) at the ends of lower harness straps into slots (B) at either side of seat. Press clip fi... -
Page 28: Thigh Belt
Thigh belt A thigh belt can provide additional support and security for user’s thighs and helps adduct user’s knees. To attach thigh belt, unsnap and lift up front of seat pad. Hold metal slide over recessed side of H-slot with belt extending over closest edge and plastic buckle downwards (see Figure 28a). -
Page 29: Pelvic Harness
Pelvic harness Pelvic harness may be used in Pelvic harness place of seatbelt as the primary means of securing user in chair. This alternative to the more typical seatbelt gives a stable base for developing sitting postural control. Pelvic harness fi rmly positions user’s pelvis by securing hips and upper Slot Clip... -
Page 30: Hip Guides
Hip guides Armrest Hip guides provide additional lateral support to user’s hips and can be Hip guide independently adjusted for best fi t. Hip guides are clipped to arm White supports, either armrests or forearm button promps, and can be removed along Icon with arm supports for transfers. -
Page 31: Abductor
Abductor Abductor can be used to keep user’s knees comfortably apart. Before attaching abductor, remove leg prompts, if present. Abductor button To attach abductor, insert abductor post Abductor slot into slot centered directly beneath front of seat. Reach below slot and depress white abductor button in order to insert abductor post fully into slot (see Figure 31a). -
Page 32: Leg Prompts
Leg prompt Leg prompt can be used in place of abductor providing both abduction and adduction. Leg prompt Before attaching leg prompt, remove abductor, if present. To attach leg prompt, insert leg prompt post (A) into slot (B) centered directly beneath front of seat. -
Page 33: Sandals And Wedges
Sandals and Wedges Sandals require the footboard to provide positive positioning of user’s feet. Adding wedges beneath sandals allows for custom fi t of sandal height and tilt. Knob Sandal bases come in a left and right pair. Sandal base Screw thread To attach, position sandal base on Figure 33a... -
Page 34: Lumbar And Seat Support Kit
Lumbar and seat support kit The lumbar and seat support kit can Backrest pad be custom-cut and fi tted to give Lumbar extra postural support. support The lumbar support is secured behind Seat pad backrest pad for additional low back Seat support support, and the seat support is secured beneath seat pad to help prevent user from... -
Page 35: Push Handles
Push handles Push handles provide an ergonomic way for a caregiver to maneuver chair and transport user. Push handle There is a left and right push handle. To attach push handle, depress snap button Snap button at bottom of handle and insert it into one of the extrusions at rear of backrest. -
Page 36: Handhold
See pages 32 & 33 for instructions on Knob how to attach ankle straps, sandals Figure 36b Footboard lift and wedges. Mini kit (R820 & R830 only) Mini The three items in the mini kit make Mini trunk backrest support... - Page 37 Mini trunk support provides lateral and anterior support for user and can be adjusted in height and width (see fi gure 37a). To attach, loosen knobs (A) and insert the keys (B) into the extrusions (C) behind backrest. Slide knobs up and down until trunk support is at desired height.
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Page 38: Maintenance
Rifton Equipment authorized parts and methods. Cleaning Many of the components of the Rifton Chair can be removed for cleaning. Clean chair by wiping with a damp cloth using soap and water or a mild disinfectant solution. Rinse with a damp cloth and water. Do not use excessive amounts of water. -
Page 39: Materials
All materials are latex, lead and phthalates free. User modifi cations CAUTION: Rifton Equipment cannot accept responsibility for any modifi cations or alterations made to our components or products after they leave our premises. Customers modifying or altering our components or products, or using them in conjunction with products from other manufacturers, do so at their own risk since we are unable to validate the safety and effi... - Page 40 1. Locate the serial number of the product on the small white label. 2. Have this number available when you call 800.571.8198 for your customer service representative. Use only replacement parts supplied by Rifton Equipment. Looking for a quick answer? You may fi nd it in our Quick Reference Guide located in a pocket behind the back cushion of your Rifton Activity Chair.
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