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3. Keep your hands BENEATH the push handles, ready to catch the rider if the
chair tips back.
4. When you are ready, have the rider place his or her hands on the forward part
of the handrims.
5. Have the rider make a quick BACKWARD movement of the rear wheels, quickly
followed by a hard FORWARD thrust. (This will tilt the chair up on the balance
point of the rear wheels.)
6. Have the rider make small movements of the handrims to stay in balance.
If you fail to heed these warnings damage to your chair, a fall, tip-over or loss of con-
trol may occur and cause severe injury to the rider or others.
C. DESCENDING A CURB OR SINGLE STEP
Follow these steps to help a rider descend a curb or single step going BACKWARD:
1. Stay at the rear of the chair.
2. Several feet before you reach the edge of the curb or step, turn the chair
around and pull it backward.
3. While looking over your shoulder, carefully step back until you are off the curb
or stair and standing on the lower level.
4. Pull the chair toward you until the rear wheels reach the edge of the curb or
step. Then allow the rear wheels to slowly roll down onto the lower level.
5. When the rear wheels are safely on the lower level, tilt the chair back to its
balance point. This will lift the front casters off the curb or step.
6. Keep the chair in balance and take small steps backward. Turn the chair around
and gently lower front casters to the ground.
If you fail to heed these warnings damage to your chair, a fall, tip-over or loss of con-
trol may occur and cause severe injury to the rider or others.
D. CLIMBING A CURB OR SINGLE STEP
Follow these steps to help the rider climb a curb or single step going FORWARD:
1. Stay behind the chair.
2. Face the curb and tilt the chair up on the rear wheels so that the front casters
clear the curb or step.
3. Move forward, placing the front casters on the upper level as soon as you are
sure they are past the edge.
4. Continue forward until the rear wheels contact the face of the curb or step. Lift
and roll the rear wheels to the upper level.
If you fail to heed these warnings damage to your chair, a fall, tip-over or loss of con-
trol may occur and cause severe injury to the rider or others.
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Before you assist a rider, be sure to read the warnings “For Attendants” (p.
12) and follow all instructions that apply. Be aware that you will need to
learn safe methods best suited to your abilities.
A. TRANSIT USE
1. If possible and feasible, the rider should transfer
to the Original Equipment Manufacturer vehicle
seat and use the vehicle restraint.
2. If the wheelchair is used for transport, it must be
used in a forward-facing seating position.
3. The rider must not weigh more than 150 lbs.
4. Figure 1 shows the location of the wheelchair
securement points.
5. Use only with Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant
Restraint Systems (WTORS) that have been
installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions and SAE J2249.
6. Attach WTORS to securement points in accordance
with the manufacturer’s instructions and SAE J2249.
7. Attach occupant restraints in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions and SAE J2249.
NOTE–
To obtain a copy of SAE J2249 Wheelchair
Tiedown and Occupant Restraint Systems for Use
in Motor Vehicles, please contact: SAE
International - 400 Commonwealth Drive -
Warrendale, PA 15096 - 412.776.4970
If you fail to heed these warnings damage to your chair, a fall, tip-over or loss of
control may occur and cause severe injury to the rider or others.
B. LEARNING TO DO A “WHEELIE”
Because of the limited ability to adjust the center of gravity and changes in
center of gravity that may result from operating the tilt in space feature of this
chair attempting to perform wheelies in the Zippie TS is not recommended.
If your doctor, nurse or therapist has determined that wheelies are appropriate, follow
these steps to help the rider learn to do a “wheelie”:
1. Read and follow the warnings for “WHEELIES.” (See p. 14)
2. Stand at the rear of the chair. You must be able to move with the chair to
prevent a tip-over.
Front
securement
point in
forward
position
Front
securement
point in
trailing
position
Rear
securement
point