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Using your wheelchair
Kerb climber
Fitting
Offer the kerb climber up to the ”U”
brackets, align holes in the kerb
climber shaft with the alignment
holes in the “U” brackets. Take the
spring clips and feed the straight
section into the “U” bracket
alignment holes. Push in until the
shaped section of the clip grips the
outer surface of the “U” bracket
(Fig. 24).
Fig. 24
“U”brackets
Spring clips
Mounting the kerb
1 Approach the kerb head on
driving forwards slowly and
steadily.
2 As the Kerb Climber makes
contact with the kerb, the
wheelchair should be moving
slowly. Small kerbs can be
climbed from a standstill.
3 Apply sufficient power to the
motors to lift the front of the chair
up onto the kerb and then apply
slightly more power and speed
so that the drive wheels climb
the kerb smoothly and without
hesitation. As far as possible,
keep the joystick in the straight
forward position.
Dismounting the kerb
1 Reverse the chair slowly and
carefully until the rear wheels
are on the edge of the kerb.
2 Reverse as slowly as possible off
the kerb with the rear wheels. You
will feel more secure if you can
lean forward, but if you can’t,
don’t worry, the wheelchair is
extremely stable and as long as
you stay within its limitation you
will be quite safe.
3 The front of the chair will
naturally follow down the kerb as
you continue to drive slowly
backwards.