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  • Page 1 INSTALLATION MANUAL Version 1 - 2017...
  • Page 2 It starts with a general description of information will guide you to the next step. the AssiStep, for whom it should be used, and where it should be installed. It is important to check the demands that should...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Installation process Chapters Page No matter where the AssiStep is to be installed, the steps of the installation are the same, however the order of the About AssiStep steps might vary depending on the type of stairs where it is Before the installation installed.

  • Page 4: About Assistep

    Simple to use simple way give users a good extra support and safety to The AssiStep is developed to be as simple to use as a walker/ climb the stairs. The AssiStep is developed for use by people rollator. It is simple to slide the handle along the stairs, and it with mobility issues and in all ages.
  • Page 5 Installation manual - Page 5...
  • Page 6 10. Handle The AssiStep is a modular set consisting of modules of The AssiStep can be installed both in users’ homes and in straight lengths and bent modules, all featuring a handrail institutions. The height of the rails and how the handle is and a aluminium rail.
  • Page 7 Installation manual - Page 7 Technical information Walls where the AssiStep can be installed Measurements of the AssiStep (mm) What type of fixing and tools that are needed for the different walls are given i appendix 1. 1. Handle when in use, front view...

  • Page 8: Before The Installation

    The information given shows how the AssiStep is to be installed, and what tool and fixing means are required for the installation. Review installation information...
  • Page 9 • It is recommended that the system be controlled every The AssiStep is not only an assistance, but also a discrete two years after initial installation. addition to the home. It is important to keep the product intact, •...
  • Page 10 02.1 HEIGHT ABOVE EXSISTING HANDRAIL Normally, the existing handrails should be removed before installing the AssiStep. However, in some places, like public institutions, the customer wants to keep the existing handrail. The process of doing this is equal for the different stairs, it is only the height of the handle which is adapted to account for this.
  • Page 11 02.2 Installation manual - Page 11 HEIGHT AS THE ONLY HANDRAIL Preferably, the existing handrail should be removed. If nothing else is given in the installation documentation, this information should be followed, except for public buildings where rules for correct height of the handrail apply (90 cm), the height H and top screw hole of the wall bracket should be 95 cm.
  • Page 12 03.1 START FOR STRAIGHT STAIRS AssiStep must be mounted in the same angle as the angle for the stairs and always start in the bottom of the staircase. Check the stair angles in the bottom, mid, and top of the stairs, (if AssiStep is installed above an existing handrail, check the Mark the height from chapter 02 at the mid-point of the stairs.
  • Page 13 Installation manual - Page 13 >30cm Hold the top screw hole of the wall bracket either at the mark No matter if there will be a bent module in the bottom or not, obtained in Chapter 04.1 when a bottom bend will be used, or always start mounting the wall bracket which will follow the along the line marked in point (2.) in this Chapter when a bot- angle of the stairs, as marked in the figure.
  • Page 14 The AssiStep should always be level (0 degrees) on the landing and start with installing the landing first. Angle on the Bend modules (top and bottom) decides the angle of the AssiStep along the stair. There must be a minimum amount of cm from the corner on the landing towards the steps.
  • Page 15 Installation manual - Page 15 NOTICE! If the installation uses a backboard the backboard must first be installed along the entire stair before the railings is installed on the backboard. 61,5 cm 61,5 cm UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED: FINISH: DEBUR AND DO NOT SCALE DRAWING REVISION DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS...
  • Page 16 The AssiStep should always be level (0 degrees) on the landing and start with installing the landing first. Angle on the bend modules (top and bottom) decides the angle of the AssiStep along the stair. There must be a minimum amount of cm from the corner on the landing towards the steps.
  • Page 17 Installation manual - Page 17 The distance between the railing modules on landings will vary. If the distance is more than 1,2 m, more than one straight module must be mounted. The steps bellow NOTICE! If the installation uses backboard the just illustrates when the distance is less then 1,2m.

  • Page 18: Shaped Winder Staircase

    You should decide where it is best to mark Mark a line in the angle given by the documentation, through the correct height, so the height of the AssiStep becomes as the height mark that you made in step 3 and towards the even as possible throughout the stairs.
  • Page 19 Installation manual - Page 19 Angle helix module upper lower NOTICE! If the installation is with a backboard, 25 degrees 69,8 cm 50,2 cm 78,8 cm the backboard must first be installed along the 30 degrees 69,4 cm 62,4 cm 80,0 cm entire stair before the railings are installed on the backboard.
  • Page 20 Check the angle of the stairs. The angle will vary throughout mentation. This will be the angle of the whole railing system the staircase. AssiStep shall be mounted in same angle as the throughout the whole stairs, or backboard. helix module and height throughout the stairs may vary. It is...
  • Page 21 The critical measure is to make sure that the AssiStep doesn’t become too low in the top of the stairs. Check that the wall brackets of the second helix module still lie flat towards the wall, and fits the marks you have made.
  • Page 22 FINISHING IN THE BOTTOM There are three ways that the AssiStep can be finished in the bottom of the stairs, depending on the available space for railing. The key priority is to lead the user all the way down the stairs – or if that is impossible, then as far down as possible.
  • Page 23 Installation manual - Page 23 Degrees of bend bottom 27 degrees bottom 19 cm 33 degrees bottom 23 cm 38 degrees bottom 26 cm More than 50 cm = bend at measured height For 30-50 cm and > 50 cm + 5cm >...
  • Page 24 04.2 ASSEMBLY BOTTOM BENT MODULE When you have marked where the bottom bent module should be placed, and one of the wall brackets is installed (see Chapter 04.1), you can start assembling the bottom bent module. Check that the top tube is parallel with the rest of the railings and the wall, and that there is no gap between the wall bracket and the railings (within the tolerances of 1 mm for the top tube, and 2 mm for the bottom tube).

  • Page 25: Bottom Bend On Landing

    26 cm bottom NOTICE: When installing above an existing handrail, make sure that the AssiStep will not get too close to the existing handrail, if these two have a slightly different angle. Level a wall bracket (90 degrees) with the top hole in the...
  • Page 26 05.1 FINISHING IN THE TOP Bend module top When about 3 steps remains on the top of the stairs, it is time to evaluate the 27 degrees top 22 cm optimal finish. Always seek to continue the rail as far as possible, so the user gets 33 degrees top 26 cm help all the way up.
  • Page 27 Installation manual - Page 27 Bend module top 27 degrees top 22 cm 33 degrees top 26 cm 38 degrees top 29 cm More than 40 cm = Bend at measured height For 20-40 cm & > 40 cm + 5cm >...

  • Page 28: Assembling Top Bend Module

    05.2 ASSEMBLING TOP BEND MODULE When the placement of the top bend module is determined 7,50 R21,2 18,50 (see Chapter 05.1) and the angled wall bracket has been attached, you can start assembling the top bend module. 18,50 UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED: FINISH: DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS GENERAL TOLERANCE:...

  • Page 29: Top Bend On Landing

    This is especially important if AssiStep will be installed at a different angle than that of the existing handrail. Level a wall bracket with its top screw hole on the mark from Mark the horizontal line on the landing and the angled line (1.), and measure the distance between the landing module...
  • Page 30 06.1 ASSEMBLING STRAIGHT RAILS The procedure to assemble a straight module along the stairs is the same for all stairs. Always start the installation as shown in Chapter 03, and then continue with straight modules from your starting point. For winder stairs and stairs with landing, it is recommended to start building from the corners or the landing, and downwards to the bottom, before building upwards.
  • Page 31 Installation manual - Page 31 3,3 mm 3,3 mm Attach the second wall bracket, always using only the top Make sure the pre-drilled holes in the upper rail always and bottom screw holes first. The side screw holes will be face downwards.

  • Page 32: Straight Rails

    06.2 MEASURING AND CUTTING STRAIGHT RAILS Straight rails come in 1 meter lengths, and often need to be adapted in the bottom, top and/or on landings. It is only the straight rails that can be cut – bent modules should not be cut. When you are approaching installation towards the last three steps, on either the bottom or the top, it is important to first mark the finishing using a bend module, or where the...

  • Page 33: Backboard

    For wooden and dry-wall surfaces, a wooden backboard should always be used. The backboard must be attached into the vertical studs along the wall, and AssiStep is installed on the backboard. The starting point for the different stairs is the same both with and without a backboard, so this chapter should be used along with Chapter 03 describing how to start the installation stair type.

  • Page 34: Finishing Top And Bottom W/Bend Backboard

    07.2 FINISHING TOP AND BOTTOM WITH Bend BACKBOARD For your top and bottom bend modules, you may use a bend backboard. As a standard in feb.2017, the bend backboards are only delivered for 33-degree bend modules. This descripti- on shows installation for this type of bend backboard, with a bend module. Remember to hide (paint) visible cut edges or mistakes thay may occur when cutting or installing the backboards...

  • Page 35: Finishing Top And Bottom W/Straight Backboard

    07.3 Installation manual - Page 35 FINISHING TOP AND BOTTOM USING STRAIGHT BACKBOARD In cases where there are no backboards correspon- ding with the bend rail modules, straight backboards must be cut to the right angle. Remember to hide (paint) visible cut edges or mistakes thay may occur when cutting or installing the backboards Short length on the...

  • Page 36: Installing The Assistep On The Backboard

    INSTALLING ASSISTEP ON THE BACKBOARD When the backboard is properly installed along the stairs, the AssiStep can be mounted on the backboard. The center of the top screw hole of the wall bracket should always be at distance 2 cm from the top of the backboard.
  • Page 37 Installation manual - Page 37 With bend backboard With bend backboard Small guide holes for top screw on wall brackets at each end of the bend modules The bend backboards have guiding holes for attaching the bend module on the top and bottom of the board. However, Hold the wall bracket which will be along the stairs on the only the top screw holes of the wall brackets should be atta- guiding hole of the bend backboard.
  • Page 38 07.5 DISPLADING THE BACKBOARD OUT FROM THE WALL Where is possible modlings should be removed with a multicutter, so that the backboard kan be mounted against the wall, but only cut the moldings where the backboard shall be mounted. You are also able to cut holes for example for a light switch, but make sure the obstacle (ex.
  • Page 39 Installation manual - Page 39 Displace more than 5 cm – telescope extender Mark the height that the backboard should have along the wall and the obstacle, see Chapter 03. Measure the depth of the obstacle to determine the length of the telescope extender.

  • Page 40: Top Or Bottom Finish Using Metal Post

    TOP OR BOTTOM FINISH USING METAL POST It is desirable to have AssiStep lead the user as far out from the stairs as possible, before the handle stops. However, the walls often stop where the stairs end, so in certain cases this could be hard to achieve. In cases where the user agrees and there is room in the extension of the stairs, the AssiStep rail can be extended at the top or bottom of the stairs using a floor-mounted metal post.

  • Page 41: Attaching End Pieces

    Installation manual - Page 41 ATTACHING END PIECES For every installation, end pieces are included for the top and aluminium rails, included screws to attach the lower end pieces. It is recommended to finish installing the rails towards the bottom and mount the end pieces at the bottom before installing rails to the top, so tooth plastic strips can be inserted during the installation.

  • Page 42: Tooth Plastic Strip

    AssiStep. Mount the assembled rolling module and handle when inserting the last tooth plastic strip.
  • Page 43 ASSEMBLING HANDLE AND ROLLING MODULE The handle can be mounted in 4 different positions, depending on the side of the stairs where the AssiStep is installed, and whether it is installed above an existing handrail. When all the railings are mounted, the side holes on the wall Always clean the installed rails and your own hands before brackets can be fasten to the wall or backboard.
  • Page 44 As the only handrail – left side (seen from below) As the only handrail – right side (seen from below) Where AssiStep is installed as the only handrail, the handle For installations on the right side of the stairs, the handle...
  • Page 45 Test AssiStep from bottom to top, and check that the locking mechanism always locks into the tooth plastic strips (in the aluminium rail) throughout the stairs. Do this by pushing the...
  • Page 46 Demonstrate how to use AssiStep first, and then ask the user to use AssiStep at least two times up and down the stairs. This will depend on the functional level of the user and if he/she is rested. If possible include a relative, such as a spouse, that can help the user learn how to use the product in the time to come.
  • Page 47 Installation manual - Page 47 Folding Possible difficulties on the bottom of the stairs Explain how to push down the folding button, and simultaneously push the handle upwards the stairs and to the side, to fold the handle. Ask the user to do this, both after having ascended and after having descended the stairs.
  • Page 48 Tools that are necessary during installation are shown in this chapter. Standard tools are tools that allways are needed during installation, regardless of the wall type where AssiStep is to be installed. Extra tools and fixing means for different wall types are shown in the next chapters, 13.2-5.
  • Page 49 Installation manual - Page 49 13.2 Installation on drywall / wood plates with studs 13.3 Installastion in concrete or brick wall Backboards allways have to be used when installing on low- With concrete or brick, the following wall types are meant: strength walls such as: •...
  • Page 50 MPa) the user will be able to walk with the AssiStep away from the stairs and the last step. Where the wall ends at the last step,...
  • Page 51 Installation manual - Page 51 ATTACHMENT 2: PART SPECIFICATIONS 14.1 Railings – AssiTech article no. 101Xx Wall bracket Art.no 10511 Painted aluminium, RAL 7015 Connects the top and aluminium rails, and attaches to the wall 7,50 R21,2 18,50 18,50 Tooth plastic strip Art.no 10509 DEBUR AND UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED:...
  • Page 52 33 degree bent rail, bottom of stairs Art.no 10103 Handrail, stainless steel tube R = 680 mm. Hole for blind rivet, Ø 3,3 mm – Can not be cut 42,40 3,30 SECTION A-A 32,50 Aluminium rail, anodized aluminium R = 830 mm – Can not be cut 32,50 42,40 3,30...
  • Page 53 Installation manual - Page 53 S H E E T 1 O F 1 W E I G H T : 7 7 2 . 4 4 S C A L E : 1 : 2 E D . W R I T T E N P E R M I S S I O N N Y R E P R O D U C T I O N I N L 3 5 0 1 2 3 a H I S D R A W I N G I S T H E...
  • Page 54 S C A L E 1 : 2 S E C T I O N A - A 2 x 1 2 38 degree bent rail, bottom of stairs Art.no 10109 3 , 3 0 Handrail, stainless steel tube R = 680 mm. Hole for blind rivet, Ø 3,3 mm – Cannot be cut 3,30 Symmetric 2x 12...
  • Page 55 Installation manual - Page 55 35 degree helix module, right Art.no 10112 Handrail and aluminium rail Comes preassembled with two wall brackets. 5 grader UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED: FINISH: DEBUR AND DO NOT SCALE DRAWING REVISION DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS BREAK SHARP EDGES GENERAL TOLERANCE: COLOR:...
  • Page 56 30 degree helix module, left Art.no 10114 Handrail and aluminium rail Comes preassembled with two wall brackets. Dimensions are similar to 30 degree helix module, right 35 degree helix module, left Art.no 10115 S - I Handrail and aluminium rail Comes preassembled with two wall brackets.
  • Page 57 Installation manual - Page 57 14.2 Rolling module and handle – Art. no 102xx Complete Rolling Module, right side Art.no 10201 Rolling module with folding button on the right side. Specifications of handle are below. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED: FINISH: DEBUR AND DO NOT SCALE DRAWING REVISION DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS...
  • Page 58 14.3 Accessories – Art. No. 104XX Straight wooden backboard Art.no 10401 Pine, dark oak-like finish Length x Width X Thickness: 2200 X 220 X 20 mm 2200 2200 Straight wooden backboard Art.no 10402 Pine, bright finish Length x Width X Thickness: 2200 X 220 X 20 mm UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED: UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED: FINISH:...
  • Page 59 Installation manual - Page 59 Telescope extender for installation Art.no 10407 Can be adjusted to length 50 – 400 mm POM bolt for installation Art.no 10408 Delivered in length 20 cm. Can be cut for desired length. Floor-mounted post Art.no 10409 CHAMFER HOLES 2,5X45 Length 120 cm.
  • Page 60 CONTACT WWW.ASSISTEP.NO POST@ASSISTEP.NO ASSITECH AS OLAV TRYGGVASONS GATE 30 7011 TRONDHEIM...

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