Swing-In Anti-Tips - Ki Mobility Catalyst 5Vx Manual De Instrucciones

V. SET UP & USE OF YOUR WHEELCHAIR
T. Swing-In Anti-Tips
Anti-tip tubes help prevent your wheelchair from tipping over backwards. When adjusted properly
they provide a significant increase in rearward stability. Your stability can be affected by traversing
uneven ground, a ramp, slope or other surface that changes your relationship to gravity. Your
stability can also be affected by other forces acting on you and your wheelchair, such as someone
pushing down or leaning on your push handles or other parts of your chair. This can happen to even
the most experienced wheelchair user. People in your environment do not necessarily understand
they are impacting your stability. If your anti-tips are in the stowed position, simply apply downward
force to the ergonomic cap and in the same motion swing the anti-tip towards the center of the chair
until locked into place on the receiver. Always make sure your anti-tip is adjusted correctly and
securely in place before using the wheelchair. To move the anti-tip into a stowed position apply a
downward force to the ergonomic cap and twist in the direction to swing the anti-tip under the chair.
WARNING: If a single swing-in anti-tip is in use, take extra care to maintain stabillity. If the chair tips
in the opposite direction of the single sided anti-tip, your weight can shift causing instability and
potentially resulting in a fall which could cause serious injury or death.
1. Adjusting Position of Anti-Tip Receiver (Fig. 30)
You should only need to adjust your Anti-Tip Receiver if you change the
setup. If you make changes that require you to adjust the position of your
receiver, follow these steps:
a. Remove bolts and nuts that connect the anti-tip tube receiver to the
side frame of your chair.
b. The holes are in 1" (2.54 cm) increments so you can move it farther
up on the frame or lower on the frame. Place the bracket at the
desired height.
c. Reinsert bolts and tighten. (If the bolts also connected the armrest
and the axle plate you may need to contact your supplier for addi-
tional hardware because different bolt lengths may be required).
d. Repeat with second anti-tip tube receiver. Both brackets should be at
exactly the same height.
2. Rotate Swing Away Anti-Tips
a. Push down on anti-tip knob (Fig. 31:A).
b. Swing anti-tip towards inside of chair.
c. Repeat on opposite side.
3. Adjusting Height of Wheel Extension
The anti-tip tube wheel extension may need to be raised or lowered to achieve
the proper clearance of 1½" to 2" (3.81 - 5.08 cm) above the ground.
a. Compress the detent buttons (Fig. 32:A) until they are inside the tube
wall. This will allow the outer tube to slide up and down on the inner
tube.
b. Slide the extension tube up or down until you achieve the
desired height.
c. Release the buttons.
d. Adjust the second wheel extension the same way. Both wheels
should be at exactly the same height.
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Fig. 30
Fig. 31
A
Fig. 32
A