RMS caddy Installation And User Manual - page 5
Occupant Restraint Considerations:
A prescription should specify the type of occupant restraint required in a vehicle,
i.e. a lap and diagonal belt or full harness. The amount of upper body control that
the user has during normal vehicle movement should be taken into account.
“Normal” movement includes, braking and cornering, which have considerable
effect on persons with limited upper trunk control.
Some wheelchair users for example, may be able to maintain an upright posture
when using the wheelchair indoors, but not whilst travelling in a motor vehicle.
Such considerations apply equally to lower limb amputees and users in
supportive seating units who may also have limited upper body control.
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INITIAL INSTALLATION
IMPORTANT NOTES:
The caddy Seating System is supplied assembled and ready to be
interfaced onto the intended surrogate wheelchair. However, the installer
should note that some adjustment of both Seat and Backrest Support
Brackets may be necessary to ensure correct interfacing.
The installer should also note that at the time of despatch from the RMS
factory, none of the Backrest or Seat Base Support Brackets have been
fully and finally tightened. This has been done to allow the installer ease
of correctly positioning the interface brackets to suit the intended
surrogate base.
It is therefore, the responsibility of the installer to ensure that all
Interface Mounting and Component Screws and Nuts are correctly
tightened, before handover to the user. (This does not apply to
caddy
Seating Systems interfaced with a surrogate base at the RMS factory).
Where the caddy Seating System is supplied by RMS Ltd., together with a
surrogate wheelbase, the following installation instructions may not
apply, as the interfacing and mounting brackets will normally be pre-set at
the RMS factory prior to delivery. Adjustable components may also be pre
-set to the required specification, where the necessary information was
stated on the device prescription.
Before commencing installation, the surrogate wheelchair should be
vacated and placed on a suitable level non-slip surface, with the parking
brakes applied.
For ease of installation, both side-arms should be removed wherever
possible.
Any references to left or right, relate to positions as viewed from being
seated in the wheelchair facing forwards.
The basic weight of a “Standard Specification” caddy
Seating System to
suit a 43cm (17”) seat width wheelchair is 11.5Kg (25.3lbs)