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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Part No. 1073955 15 Orbit

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DONOTattempttostop amovingwheelchairwithwheellocks.Wheellocksarenotbrakes.

DONOTtipthewheelchairwithoutassistance.

DONOTuseanescalatortomoveawheelchairbetweenfloors.Seriousbodilyinjurymay

occur.

Beforeattemptingtotransferinoroutofthewheelchair,ev eryprecautionshouldbetaken

toreducethegapdistance.Turnbothcastersparalleltotheobjectyouaretransferringonto.

Whentransferringtoandfromthewheelchair,ALWAYSengagebothwheel locks.

DONOTattempttoliftthewheelchairbyanyremovable(detachable)parts.Liftingby

meansofanyremovable(detachable)partsofthewheelchairmayresultininjurytothe

userordamagetothewheelchair.

DONOTstandontheframeofthewheelchair.

DONOTusethefootplateasaplatform.Whengettinginoroutofthewheelchair,make

surethatthefootplatesareintheupwardposition.

ALWAYSwearyourseatpositioningstrap.Inasmuchastheseatpositioningstrapisan

optiononthiswheelchair(youmayorderwithorwithouttheseatpositioningstrap),

Invacarestronglyrecommendsorderingtheseatpositioningstrapasanadditional

safeguardforthewheelchairuser.Theseatpositioningstrapisapositioningbeltonly.It

isnotdesignedforuseasasafetydevicewithstandinghighstressloadssuchasautoor

aircraftsafetybelts.Ifsignsofwearappear,beltmustbereplacedimmediately.

ALWAYSusethehandrimsforself‐propulsion.Inasmuchasthehandrimsareanoption

onthiswheelchair(youmayorderwithorwithoutthehandrims),Invacarestrongly

recommendsorderingthehandrimsasanadditionalsafeguardforthewheelchairuser.

Tire Pressure

DONOTuseyourwheelchairunlessithasthepropertirepressure(P.S.I.).DONOT

overinflatethetires.Failuretofollowthesesuggestionsmaycausethetiretoexplodeand

causebodilyharm.Therecommendedtirepressureislistedonthesidewallofthetire.

Weight Training

Invacaredoesnotrecommendtheuseofitswheelchairsasaweighttrainingapparatus.

Invacarewheelchairshavenotbeendesignedortestedasaseatforanykindofweight

training.Ifoccupantusessaidwheelchairasaweighttrainingapparatus,Invacareshall

notbeliableforbodilyinjuryordamagetothewheelchairandthewarrantyisvoid.

Weight Limitation

TheOrbitwheelchairhasaweightlimitationof150lbs.

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