Invacare Bora Series - 8 Transport; 8.1 General Information on Transport; 8.2 Transferring Mobility Device to Vehicle

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8Transport
8.1GeneralInformationonTransport
WARNING!
Riskofdeathorseriousinjurytothemobility
deviceuserandpotentiallyanyothernearby
occupantofthevehicle,ifamobilitydevice
issecuredusinga4-pointtie-downsystem
availablefromathirdpartysupplierandthe
unladenweightofthemobilitydeviceexceeds
themaximumweightforwhichthetie-down
systemiscertied
–Makesuretheweightofthemobilitydevice
doesnotexceedtheweightforwhichthe
tie-downsystemiscertied.Consultthe
tie-downmanufacturer'sdocumentation.
–Ifyouareunsurehowmuchyourmobility
deviceweighs,thenyoumusthaveitweighed
usingcalibratedscales.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryormaterialdamageifamobility
devicewhichisttedwithatrayistransported
inavehicle
–Ifatrayistted,alwaysremoveitbefore
transportingthemobilitydevice.
Fig.8-1
8.2TransferringMobilityDevicetoVehicle
WARNING!
Mobilitydeviceisatriskoftippingoverif
transferredtoavehiclewhileuserisstillseated
inmobilitydevice
–Transfermobilitydevicewithoutuserwhenever
possible.
–Ifmobilitydevicewithusermustbetransferred
tovehicleusingaramp,ensurethatrampdoes
notexceedratedslope.
–Ifmobilitydevicemustbetransferredtovehicle
usingarampthatdoesexceedratedslope,a
winchmustthenbeused.Anattendantcan
thensafelymonitorandassisttransferprocess.
–Alternatively,aplatformliftmaybeused.
–Ensurethattotalweightofmobilitydevice
includinguserdoesnotexceedmaximum
permittedtotalweightforramporplatformlift.
–Mobilitydeviceshouldalwaysbetransferred
tovehiclewithbackrestinuprightposition,
seatlifterloweredandtiltinuprightposition
(referto6.7DrivingupanddownGradients,
page88).
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