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Approach the slope at a moderate speed
Keep your weight backwards in the chair to avoid slipping out.
Hold on to the hand rims on the rear wheels and allow them to
slide slowly through your hands.
The occupant should be able to stop the wheelchair at any
time simply by blocking the motion of the handrail.
2.5
Ensuring stability
You will encounter situations which will require you to lean out of
the wheelchair. These apparently simple movements could, if not
performed with care, result in a loss of stability and in possible
overbalancing of the chair.
In order to gain the maximum control over your wheelchair the
following list of common situations is reported. We ask you to pay
particular attention to these guidelines so as to maintain balance
and stability
Leaning forwards
(see fig. 9)
Ensure that the front wheels of the chair are pointing forwards.
In order to do this, move the chair forwards and then
backwards.
Put on the brakes in order to prevent the chair from moving
suddenly during the movement.
Lean forward in such a way that your upper body does not
move beyond the front wheels at any time. Moving the weight
of the body excessively forward may cause the wheelchair to
tip up onto the front wheels and overbalance possibly causing
harm both to the chair and the occupant.
In order to ensure greater stability the occupant should hold
on to the wheelchair with his or her free hand.
Do not lean too far forward; you may fall out of the
chair
Do not move forward by sliding your pelvis across the
seat cushion in order to reach objects that are too far
away. The chair could overbalance.
Never hold on to the backrest in order to ensure the
stability or to help your movement The backrest could
close and cause severe damages to the end user.
JOKER ENERGY
Fig.9
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