aidapt VP155 - Using the Walking Stick; Pre-use Checks; Height Adjustment Procedure; Folding and Unfolding

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Use of the Walking Sck
 Pleaseensurethatyouhavethoroughlyreadandunderstoodalloftheinstruconsandsafety
 consideraonsinthisUserManual.
Pre-use Checks
Priortoeachuseitisessenalthatthewalkingsckisvisuallycheckedfordamage.Thisincludesthecondi-
onofthesck,ferrulesandhandle,ensuringthattheheightadjustmentpinandcollararesecureandthat
theelasccordisnotfreyedorbroken.ShoulddamagebeseenorsuspectedthewalkingsckmustNOTbe
usedandyoushouldcontactyouequipmentprovider.
Height Adjustment
1.Locateandloosenthelockingcollarbyturningitclockwise
2.Gripthesckwithonehandwhilstpushingthemetallockingpindown
withtheotherhandsothatthelockingpinretractsfullyintothesha.
3.Selecttherequiredheightbyadjusngthetopseconoftheshain
anupwardsordownwardsmoonandreleasethelockingpinintothe
requiredholeposion.
4.Onceadjustedtothenecessaryheight,securetheghteningnutby
turningitan-clockwiseunlsecure.
WARNINGPriortousealwaysensurethatthelockingpinfully
protrudesfromtheselectedholeposionandbyapplyingdownward
pressureonthehandleofthewalkingsckhasbeenassembledcorrectly.
WARNING If there is any doubt as to the correct height for the user, a competent healthcare
professionalshouldbeconsulted.
Folding the Walking Sck
1.Holdthetopseconinonehand,pullthenextsecondownunl
theelascatedbungeecordisvisible.Folduptomeetthetop
secon.
2.Repeatforallremainingseconsofthesckwalkingsckasperthe
photo.
WARNING Theelascatedbungeecordisundertension.Please
ensureyouhavesecureholdonthewalkingsckwhenfoldingor
unfolding.Beawareofngertraps.
Lockingpin
Locking
collar