Handling; Brakes - Sunrise Medical QUICKIE SOPUR Delphin User Manual

9.0 Handling

Getting into your wheelchair on your own
• Push the wheelchair to a wall or a solid piece of
furniture;
• Apply the brakes;
• The user can sit down into the wheelchair;
• Flip down the footboard and position the feet on it (Fig.
9.1).
Getting out of your wheelchair on your own
• Apply the brakes
• Flip up the footboard
• With one hand on the wheel or armrest, the person
should lean forwards slightly, to transfer the body
weight to the front edge of the seat and then push up to
an upright position with both feet firmly on the floor and
one foot behind the other (Fig. 9.2).
Fig. 9.1
WARNING!
Risk of falling - Never use the seat insert for support
when transferring in / out of the wheelchair.
Delphin Rev.C
Fig. 9.2

10.0 Brakes

Wheel Locks
Your wheelchair is equipped with two wheel locks. They
are applied directly against the tyres. To engage, press
both brake levers forward against the stops. To release
the locks, pull the levers back to their original positions.
WARNING!
Braking power will decrease with:
• Incorrect fitting and adjustment of the brakes.
• Worn tyre tread
• Wet tyres
• Improperly adjusted wheel locks
• Use on slippery surfaces
Wheel locks have not been designed to be used as
brakes for a moving wheelchair.
The wheel locks should therefore never be used to brake
a moving wheelchair.
Always use the hand-rims for braking.
Make sure that the gap
between the tyres and
wheel locks complies with
given specifications. To re-
adjust, loosen the screw
and set the appropriate
gap. Then re- tighten the
screw.
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