General Guidelines; Safety And Operating Limits; Reaching An Object From The Chair - Invacare Alu Lite Manuel D'utilisation

A. GENERAL GUIDELINES

1. Safety and operating limits

For a safe operation of your wheelchair, the following para-
meters should be observed :
- Stability and balance
Your wheelchair has been designed to provide the stability
you need during normal daily activities.
Any movement in the wheelchair will have an impact on
the position of the centre of gravity, which may lead to the
wheelchair tipping and a fall.
To improve your safety when you move a lot or you trans-
fer your weight from one place to another, we recommend
using seat belts.
- Weight distribution (figure 1)
Many actions cause the user of a wheelchair to reach out,
lean over or move about within the wheelchair and outside
it. These movements cause a change to normal balance,
centre of gravity (G) and weight distribution of the wheel-
chair.
- Weight Limit
The maximum recommended weight of the user is 100 kg.
However, the level of activity is an essential factor. For example,
an active user who weighs 75 kg may subject the wheelchair
to more stress than that of a user who weighs 100 kg. To this
purpose, we recommend that you consult your retailer when
choosing the model of wheelchair based upon your daily life
style.

1.1. Reaching an object from the chair

The limitations on reaching out from a wheelchair indicated in
the following diagrams have been calculated based on a repre-
sentative sample of wheelchair users:
- Only the arms should be extended beyond the seat of the
wheelchair. (figure 2).
- The body and head should remain within the boundaries of
the seat. (figure 3).
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