E&J EJ777-1 Wheelchair User Manual


 
GF0500090RevB07 • EJ777-1 Transport Chair 11
For attendant: curb ascent facing forward
1. If equipped with anti-tippers, remove them tempo-
rarily.
2. Ensure that the hand grips are securely fastened
and do not turn or slip.
3. Stand behind the transport chair, holding the hand
grips, facing the curb.
4. Advise the user that you will be tilting backward
and remind the user to lean back.
5. Tilt the transport chair backward to its balance
point and move forward until the front casters pass
over the top of the curb.
6. Lower the front casters SLOWLY to the curb while
you rotate the transport chair forward by the push
handles until the rear wheels roll up and over the
curb.
7. Ensure that the transport chair has completely cleared the curb and can not roll
backward.
8. If you have removed anti-tippers, replace them now.
For attendant: curb ascent facing backward
1. If equipped with anti-tippers, remove them tempo-
rarily.
2. Ensure that the hand grips are securely fastened
and do not turn or slip.
3. Stand behind the transport chair, holding the hand
grips, facing away from the curb, with the rear
wheels against the curb.
4. Advise the user that you will be tilting backward
and remind the user to lean back.
5. Tilt the transport chair back to its balance point
and lift up by the push handles while pulling the
transport chair up and over the curb. DO NOT
lower the front casters down until the transport
chair is back far enough to clear the curb.
6. If you have removed anti-tippers, replace them now.