Invacare Bora Series - Adjusting Backrest Angle

Setup
Theslingbackisonlyavailableintwowidthsof38-43
cmand48-53cmand,undercertaincircumstances,
mustbereplacedforawidthadjustment.Fora
replacementdescription,seetheservicemanual
forthismobilitydevice.Theservicemanualcan
beorderedfromInvacare.However,theycontain
instructionsforspeciallytrainedservicetechnicians
anddescribeoperationsthatarenotintendedfor
theenduser.
Notethatiftheslingbackwidthisadjustedthe
backrestcushionmustalsobereplaced.
•5mmAllenkey
Fig.5-33
1.LoosenandremovescrewA.
2.LoosenscrewsB.
DonotremovescrewsB.
3.Adjustcomponenttodesiredposition.
4.InsertscrewA.
5.Tightenscrews.
5.10.6AdjustingBackrestAngle
CAUTION!
Everychangetotheseatangleandthe
backrestanglealtersthegeometryofthepower
wheelchairandaffectsitsdynamicstability
–Formoreinformationonstability,overcoming
obstaclescorrectly,drivingalonginclinesand
slopesandthecorrectpositionofthebackrest
andseatangles,seethesection6.6Taking
Obstacles,page87
and6.7Drivingupand
downGradients,page88.
CAUTION!
Riskoffallingoutofthewheelchair
Whenadjustingthebackrest,itmightmove
backwardunexpectedlyandyoumightfallout
ofthewheelchair.
–Donotrestagainstthebackrestwhileadjusting
it.
IfthebackrestisttedwithknobsinsteadofAllen
screws,youdonotneedtools.
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