Footplate Adjustment - progeo EXELLE User Manual

The backrest inclination
affects the wheelchair
point of balance. With an
open angle, the wheelchair
will tip over more easily.
When used in this position
we recommend
appropriate anti-tip system
is fitted (see chapter 7.5
"Anti-tip wheels").
Always check the stability
of the wheelchair in the
presence of an assistant.
In some configuration the backrest inclination
adjusted at its closest possible angle may interfere
with the crossbar when folding the wheelchair.
6.7 Footplate distance adjustment
This adjustment serves to vary the distance of the footrest from the
seat to enable the correct sitting position of the user based on the
height of the user and his/her leg length.
This adjustment is valid for the double footplate, the one piece
footplate with automatic closure as well as for the one piece flip-up
footplate (see chapter 6.8 "Footplate adjustment").
tube is provided with five pre-drilled hole while the frame has two
holes. Altogether there are ten different height positions.
Remove bolts and nuts "A" and corresponding nuts and washers
(3mm Allen key and an 8 mm spanner).
Slide the footrest support tube up or down to the desired position.
Fig. 53
that an
V
(figure 54)
The footplate
Replace the bolts and nuts in the nearest available holes and
tighten firmly.
In order to avoid hitting objects which could cause
the wheelchair to tip over, we recommend that the
minimum distance between the base of the footrests
and the ground should not be less than 2cm.
After the adjustment, tighten all bolts properly.
Fig. 54

6.8 Footplate adjustment

The EXELLE model can be provided with five different kind of
footplate: double footplate (fig. 55); one piece flip-up plastic
footplate (fig. 57) also available with multi function rotative system;
one piece plastic footplate with automatic closure (fig. 59); one
piece flip-up carbon fibre footplate (fig. 61) and. one piece flip-
up aluminium footplate (fig. 66).
According to the user's need any of the above footplates can be
asked for. Differently from the one piece footplate with automatic
closure, the flip-up footplates and the double footplate allow the
user to lean his/her feet on the ground more easily, especially when
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