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SECTION 2—SAFETY/HANDLING OF WHEELCHAIRS

Part No. 1130169 17 Atlas™

Unfolding and Folding Wheelchair

ƽ WARNING

ALWAYS keep hands and fingers clear of moving parts to avoid injury.

DO NOT place hand or fingers on the underside of the seat frame rail when opening

or closing the wheelchair.

DO NOT sit or transfer into the wheelchair unless it is fully open and the seat frame

rails are fully seated into the side frame U-blocks.

NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 2.6.

NOTE:Invacarerecommendsthatanon‐foldingdevicebeinstalledtokeepthewheelchairfrom

beingfoldedwhenleftunoccupiedinapublicplace.

Unfolding

1. Tiltthewheelchairtowardyou(raisingtheoppositewheelandcasteroffthe

ground/floor).

2. Placeyourhandonthetopoftheseat

railclosesttoyouwheretheseat

upholsteryisattached.

3. Pointyourfingersandthumbtothe

insideofthewheelchair.

4. Pressdownw ardon the topofthe seat rail 

untilthewheelchairisfullyop enandthe

seatrailsarefullyseated intheU‐blocks.

5. Engagebothwheellocks,openth e

footrest/legrestforclearanceandtransfer

intothewheelchair. RefertoTransferring

ToandFromOt herSeats onpage 16.

FIGURE 2.6 Unfolding and Folding

Wheelchair

Folding

NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 2.7.

1. Swingfootrest/legrestandcalfpads(if

equipped)inlockedpositiontothe

frontofthewheelchair.

2. Pivotfootplatesupwardtovertical

position.

3. With bothhands,graspthemiddleof

theseatupholsteryatthefrontand

backedgeandliftup.

4. Continuetoclosethewheelchairby



graspingthearmrestfurthestfromyou

andpullingthearmresttowardyou.

FIGURE 2.7 Folding

Press DOWN

on Seat Rail

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