Wheelchair Restraint Systems; 4-Point Securement With Floor Anchorage - PREVOST H3-45 2023 Operator's Manual

WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

Two types of wheelchair restraint systems may
be found, depending on the type of seats:
4- point wheelchair
l
securement with floor anchorage.
4- point wheelchair
l
securement with anchorage to passengers
seat pedestals.
Refer to Q'Straint publications included in the
wheelchair restraint plastic pouches for further
details.
4-POINT SECUREMENT WITH FLOOR
ANCHORAGE
This securement system includes:
4 wheelchair tiedown retractors to secure
l
wheelchair to vehicle floor.
Occupant securements: lap and shoulder
l
belts that integrate to the rear wheelchair
restraints.
Floor anchorages; installed on the vehicle
l
floor.
Two complete sets of wheelchair restraints are
kept in plastic pouches and stowed in an
overhead compartment.
wheelchair, four tiedown retractors must be used
(at all four corners).
Two of the four tiedown retractors have attaching
pins to secure the occupant's lap belt. They must
be placed at the rear of the wheelchair. Each
tiedown retractor slots into a mounting floor
pocket.
and occupant
and occupant
To secure each
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FIGURE 21: WHEELCHAIR ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS
To anchor the retractors, lift the floor pocket
cover, push in the retractor anchor then slide it
until it locks in place. Hook one wheelchair
restraint belt to each corner of the wheelchair
frame (not the wheels) and allow the retractors to
tension the belts.
FIGURE 22: WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINTS AND
ACCESSORIES
Use the blue webbing loops whenever the
wheelchair restraint belt hook cannot reach a stiff
member of the wheelchair chassis.
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