General Guidelines; Safety And Operating Limits; Reaching An Object From The Chair - Invacare Atlas Lite User Manual

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A GENERAL GUIDELINES

For a safe operation of your wheelchair, the following para-

meters should be observed :

- Stability and balance

Your wheelchair has been designed to provide the stability

you need during normal daily activities.

Any movement in the wheelchair will have an impact on

the position of the centre of gravity, which may lead to the

wheelchair tipping and a fall.

To improve your safety when you move a lot or you trans-

fer your weight from one place to another, we recommend

using seat belts.

- Weight distribution (figure 1)

Many actions cause the user of a wheelchair to reach out,

lean over or move about within the wheelchair and outside

it. These movements cause a change to normal balance,

centre of gravity (G) and weight distribution of the wheel-

chair.

- Weight Limit

The maximum recommended weight of the user is 120

kg. However, the level of activity is an essential factor. For

example, an active user who weighs 75 kg may subject the

wheelchair to more stress than that of a user who weighs

100 kg. To this purpose, we recommend that you consult

your retailer when choosing the model of wheelchair based

upon your daily life style.

The limitations on reaching out from a wheelchair indicated

in the following diagrams have been calculated based on a

representative sample of wheelchair users:

- Only the arms should be extended beyond the seat of the

wheelchair. (figure 2).

- The body and head should remain within the boundaries of

the seat. (figure 3).

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