Bariatric Wheelchair Mover—Operating Manual
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Hitching and unhitching to a wheelchair
The Bariatric Wheelchair Mover has a gripper hitch for hitching onto wheelchairs.
Suitable for both standard and bariatric sized wheelchairs, it has a maximum range of
700 mm. This is the widest hitch point for chairs when the hitch arms are fully extended.
(See page 10 for the maximum and minimum hitch range.)
Gripper hitch
The standard gripper hitch suits wheelchair frames up
to 40 mm thickness.
Hitching to a wheelchair using the gripper hitches
1. Ensure the wheelchair is on a fl at surface.
2. Using the lock/unlock buttons on the control panel,
press the ‘unlock’ button until the gripper bar is
in its closest position to the Bariatric Wheelchair
Mover unit.
3. Drive the Bariatric Wheelchair Mover up to the
wheelchair frame so that the gripper hitch is facing
the wheelchair frame.
4. Using the lock/unlock buttons on the control
panel, press the ‘lock’ button until the grippers are
completely closed over the wheelchair frame and
cannot move any further.
5. Ensure that the wheels on the wheechair are in the
neutral position and that the wheelchair is free from
external equipment. The wheelchair is now ready to
be moved.
Unhitching from a wheelchair
1. Confi rm the Bariatric Wheelchair Mover and wheelchair are stationary, and on level
ground.
2. Apply brakes to lock the wheelchair in position.
3. Press the ‘unlock’ button until both grippers are totally free from the wheelchair
frame. The Bariatric Wheelchair Mover can now be taken to the charging station, or
to the next wheelchair.
Always park the Bariatric Wheelchair Mover in a safe place.
