Handling; Transporting The Chair; Step Tubes; Brakes - Quickie Helium Manual De Usuario

3.0 Handling

quick-release axles on rear wheel
The rear wheels are equipped with
quick-release axles.
The wheels can, therefore, be
installed or removed without using
tools.
To remove a wheel, simply depress
the quick-release button on the axle
(1) and pull it out (Fig. 3.1).
CAUTION !
Hold the quick-release button on
the axle depressed when inserting the axle into the frame to
mount the rear wheels. Release the button to lock the wheel in
place. The quick-release button should snap back to its original
position

4.0 Transporting the chair

Transporting the chair
Removing the rear wheels will keep the chair as compact as
possible. The backrest can be folded down by pulling the cord
(1) (see picture 3) located on the backrest (Fig. 4.1 + 4.2).
Fig. 4.1
5.0 Options

Step Tubes

Step Tubes
Step tubes are used by attendants to push a wheelchair over an
obstacle. Simply step on the tube to push a wheelchair, for
example, over a kerb or step.
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 lower themselves
into the wheelchair;
• Then position the feet in front of
the heel straps (Fig. 5.1).
Getting out of your wheelchair
on your own
• Apply the brakes;
• With one hand on the wheel or
sideguard, 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. 5.2).
NOTE: Sunrise medical strongly reccommends the use of a step
tube on any model where attendant use is the predominant
intended use. Damage to the backposts may occur if you
constantly use the backpost without a step tube, as a lever to
pull back on to tip the wheelchair.
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Fig. 3.1
1
Fig. 4.2
1
Fig. 5.1
Fig. 5.2

Brakes

CAUTION !
braking power can be
affected by incorrect fitting and
adjustment of the brakes, as well as
tyre pressure which is too low.
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.
braking power will decrease with:
• Worn tyre tread
• Tyre pressure that is too low
• Wet tyres
• Improperly adjusted wheel locks.
The 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 (Fig. 5.3 and 5.4).
CAUTION !
After each adjustment of the rear wheels, check the wheel lock
gap and re-adjust if necessary.
Brake lever extension
The longer lever helps to minimise
the effort needed to set the wheel
locks.
The brake lever extension is
screwed to the brakes. by raising
this, it can be flipped forward (Fig.
5.5).
CAUTION !
mounting the wheel lock too close
towards the wheel will result in a higher effort to operate. This
might cause the brake lever extension to break!
Leaning onto the brake lever extension while transferring will
cause the lever to break! Splashing water from tyres might
cause the wheel lock to malfunction.
CAUTION !
Incorrect mounting of the wheel
lock will result in a higher effort to
operate.
This might cause the wheel lock
extension lever to break.
Compact brakes
Compact brakes are underneath
the seat sling and are operated by
pulling the brakes towards the rear,
in the direction of the tyre. For the
brakes to work properly, this must
be pulled until it reaches the stops.
Fig. 5.3
Fig. 5.4
3 mm
Fig. 5.5
Fig. 5.6