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If you have any questions about your equipment, please contact us. Once again, thank you for placing your confidence in our products! Safe vehicle adaptation solutions For your safety BraunAbility products are designed and tested according to current directives and standards.
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Retractable tie downs (TOR) Safety information Limitation of use General guidance Before installing and using Fit and use Fitting and using retractor as a front tie-down - Rail Fitting and using retractor as a rear tie-down - Rail Fitting and using retractor as a front tie-down - Solo Fitting and using retractor as a rear tie-down - Rail Fitting and using retractor as a front tie-down - Bolted Fitting and using retractor as a rear tie-down - Bolted...
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Retractable tie downs (TOR) Safety information Limitation of use The development of BraunAbility kits is a continuous process. Applications are added on a regular basis. For more details contact BraunAbility or look on the BraunAbility website.
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Retractable tie downs (TOR) T-RQ10MK T-SQ10PT T-RQE10PJ...
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Retractable tie downs (TOR) General guidance • Wheelchair Accessories that have not been approved by the Wheelchair Manufacturer must be removed from the wheelchair and secured in the vehicle during transport to reduce the potential for injury. Refer to ‘Instructions For Use in Transport’ provided with the wheelchair or contact wheelchair manufacturer for further guidance.
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Anchorages should not be installed into unsound materials such as corroded metal, wood, plastic and fibreglass panels, without additional and suitable reinforcement. • The equipment has been tested in a configuration recommended by BraunAbility and any deviation from the recommendations here is the responsibility of the installer/user.
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Retractable tie downs (TOR) Before installing the wheelchair tie-down occupant restraints • Ensure that the wheelchair is correctly maintained and that the settings of any adjustable parts are made according to ‘Instructions for Use in Transport’. • Whenever possible remove any items of luggage etc that may be attached to the wheelchair and secure or store separately during transport in order to reduce the potential for injury to other passengers traveling in the vehicle.
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Retractable tie downs (TOR) • Wheelchair users, their caregivers and family are advised to check vehicle specifications to ensure that sufficient floor space is available to accommodate the wheelchair and tie-down system. These distances are based upon the desire to maintain clear zones for potential head excursions of occupants provided with both upper and lower torso restraints.
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Retractable tie downs (TOR) Fit and use TOR Light wheelchair tie-down Quattro and Quattro Express - Rail floor - front The rail will have been installed in the vehicle in accordance with our own Removing the TOR light wheelchair and the vehicle converter’s instruction. Position wheelchair within vehicle as tie-downs required.
Retractable tie downs (TOR) Figure 2 Wheelchair reference plane Figure 1 Front securement points 40° 60° 25° 25° 300mm (12in) SIDE VIEW FRONT VIEW Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5...
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Retractable tie downs (TOR) Fit and use TOR Light wheelchair tie-down Quattro and Quattro Express - Rail floor - rear Install the Quattro restraints into the rail, in the same way as the fronts. Ensure Removing the TOR light wheelchair that they are opposite each other and the clips are fully engaged on both tie-downs sides.
Retractable tie downs (TOR) Figure 8 Wheelchair reference Figure 6 plane Rear securement points 30° 45° 300mm 10° (12in) 10° REAR VIEW SIDE VIEW NOTE Note that angles indicated are obtained by projecting the angle of each tie-down strap onto a vertical plane parallel to the wheelchair reference plane (side view) or onto a vertical plane that is perpendicular to the wheelchair reference plane (rear view).
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Retractable tie downs (TOR) Fit and use TOR Light wheelchair tie-down Quattro and Quattro Express - Solo floor anchor - front Removing the TOR light wheelchair The Solo floor anchors will have been installed in the vehicle in accordance tie-down with our own and the vehicle converter’s instruction.
Retractable tie downs (TOR) B - rotate 90° A - slide off Figure 11 Figure 10 Wheelchair reference plane Front securement points 40° 60° 25° 25° 300mm (12in) SIDE VIEW FRONT VIEW Figure 12 Figure 5 Figure 3 Figure 4...
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Retractable tie downs (TOR) Fit and use TOR Light wheelchair tie-down Quattro and Quattro Express - Solo floor anchor - rear Install the Quattro restraints onto the Solo anchors, in the same way as the Removing the TOR light wheelchair fronts.
Retractable tie downs (TOR) Wheelchair reference plane Rear securement points 30° 45° 300mm 10° (12in) 10° REAR VIEW SIDE VIEW NOTE Note that angles indicated are obtained by projecting the angle of each tie-down strap onto a vertical plane parallel to the wheelchair reference plane (side view) or onto a vertical plane that is perpendicular to the wheelchair reference plane (rear view).
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Retractable tie downs (TOR) Fit and use TOR Light wheelchair tie-down Quattro and Quattro Express - Bolted - front Removing the TOR light wheelchair Bolted wheelchair tie-downs will have been installed in the vehicle in tie-down accordance with our own and the vehicle converter’s instruction. Note: if fitting hardware, other than that provided in this kit, is to be used with the Release the tension in the rear equivalent fixing bolts (cross sectional and an equivalend grade), namely B.S.
Retractable tie downs (TOR) Wheelchair reference plane Front securement points 40° 60° 25° 25° 300mm (12in) SIDE VIEW FRONT VIEW Figure 15 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5...
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Retractable tie downs (TOR) Fit and use TOR Light wheelchair tie-down Quattro and Quattro Express - Bolted - rear Removing the TOR light wheelchair Bolted wheelchair tie-downs will have been installed in the vehicle in tie-down accordance with our own and the vehicle converter’s instruction. Note: if fitting hardware, other than that provided in this kit, is to be used with the IMPORTANT: First remove the equivalent fixing bolts (cross sectional and an equivalend grade), namely B.S.
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Retractable tie downs (TOR) Wheelchair reference plane Rear securement points 30° 45° 300mm 10° (12in) 10° REAR VIEW SIDE VIEW NOTE Note that angles indicated are obtained by projecting the angle of each tie-down strap onto a vertical plane parallel to the wheelchair reference plane (side view) or onto a vertical plane that is perpendicular to the wheelchair reference plane (rear view).
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• If the vehicle is involved in an accident when any restraints are deployed, remove them from service and replace immediately. If in doubt please contact BraunAbility.
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BraunAbility products when used in conjunction with such jointly tested systems. For further details on specific applications please contact the Sales Office. In other situations, using BraunAbility products, for which BraunAbility has not participated in a joint test program, a limited BraunAbility warranty will apply.