Orthofab Tango - To Remove And;Or Install; To Raise or Lower the Legrests

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5 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

5.3.2 TO REMOVE AND/OR INSTALL

• All the legrests on the

wheelchair

are removable ;

1. To do this, it is initially necessary to swingaway the footrest as described

earlier in section 5.3.1;

2. Then grab the legrest by its upper part, and raise it to release from the

hanger bracket (C) (see; figures 39-B and C);

3. To replace in position the footrest, it is necessary to orient it at a 90

direction relatively to the seat and insert the footrest guide (B) in the

hanger bracket (C) (see; figure 39-C);

4. Then, you will be able to swingaway the legrest to lock it in its original

position. The blocking mechanism (D) must locked the (E) blocking

system.

lt can be dangerous to raise the wheelchair, while holding

it by the legrests.

5.3.3 TO RAISE OR LOWER THE LEGRESTS

a) To raise the legrests, it might be necessary to remove your foot from the

footplate and your legs from the calf pads; then grab the telescopic tubing (A)

and pull upwards. The legrest will block itself in the needed position

(see; figure 40-A).

b) To lower, push on the (B) lever while grabbing the telescopic tubing (A). You will

then be able to lower the legrest (see; figures 40-A and B).

Never put your fingers in the mechanisms when you

proceed to either raise or lower the legrest. To raise or

lower, always handle it by grabbing the telescopic tubing.

Figure 40-A : To raise or lower the legrests. Figure 40-B