Invacare Force-2 - Page 10

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4.Positionthehandcyclehandlesasfarforwardaspossible.This
willcreatemoreroomtotransfer.
Ifnecessary,liftthefrontwheeloffthegroundand
rotatethefronttire.
5.Secureobjectthatyouaretransferringintooroutof.Apply
wheellocks(ifinstalled)iftheobjectisahandcycle.
Duringindependenttransfer,littleornoseatplatform
willbebeneathyou.Althoughitmaybedifficultto
wedgethetransferboardbetweenthehandcycleseat
andthehandcycleseat,useatransferboardifnecessary.
6.Liftandplaceleftlegpastthefrontframeacrosstheseatand
overthecentertube.
7.Placeonehandonfarsideofseat.
8.Shiftbodyweightontoobjectwhiletransferring.
9.Totransferoutofthehandcycle,reversetheprocedureand
usethebackresttopushoff.
WARNING!
–Ifinstalledonhandcycle,parkingbrakeandwheellocks
MUSTbeengaged.
Thestepsbelowarespecificallyfortransferto/fromawheelchairand
donotcorrespondtothestepsintheprocedureontheprevious
page.Followasimilarproceduretotransferto/fromanobjectother
thanawheelchair.Refertothestepsonthepreviouspageformore
information.
STEPA:Shiftbodyweighttotheedgeofthewheelchairupholstery
closesttothehandcycleA.
STEPB:LiftandplaceLEFTlegacrossseat.
STEPC:PlaceLEFThandontheleftsideofhandcycleseatframe
B,NOToncrank.
STEPD:PlaceRIGHThandonthewheelchairframeC.
STEPE:LiftandshiftweightdownintohandcycleseatD.
STEPF:PlacebothlegsontohandcyclefootrestsEandsecuresafety
straps.
Handcycleshownforclarity.
Handcyclepedalsarerotatedtothe3o’clockposition.
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