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6.3. Castors
The Florien Elite is fi tted as standard with four 100mm (4”) castors with two swivel castors at the
front and two locking castors at the rear that will not roll or swivel when the brakes are activated.
WARNING
Ensure the castor brakes are applied at all times when
the occupant is left unattended in the chair.
WARNING
Ensure castor brakes are applied when the occupant
is being transferred in or out of the chair to avoid any
unexpected movement of the chair.
CAUTION
Always check that the castors are unlocked before
moving the chair.
CAUTION
Ensure there is nothing present to obstruct the free
movement of the chair before releasing the brake and
attempting to move the chair.
Direction Lock Castor (Optional Accessory)
The back right wheel is generally assigned as the directional locking castor identifi able by the
green
tab. It enables the castor to be locked in the “straight ahead” position making it easier to push
the chair in a straight line.
• To activate press down on the
green
front edge of the ridged pad. Then push the chair forwards to
activate the directional lock. It will “click” when in the straight ahead position.
• To deactivate the directional castor, press down on the top edge of the
green
ridged pad until it is
level with the top edge of the rest of the wheel.
• Ensure the directional lock castor is deactivated before manoeuvring the chair in tight spaces.
• The remaining three castors will be fully locking castors (
red
tab) that will not roll or swivel when the
brake is activated.
To
apply
the brakes on the braked castors, press down on the
red
front edge of the ridged pad on
each castor.
To
unlock
the brakes on the braked castors, push down on the raised top of the
red
ridged pad
until it is level with the rest of the castor housing.