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FRAME
This wheelchair has an epoxy coated steel frame and fibreglass casing.
The wheelchairs come with three interchangeable coloured side panels in red, blue and silver.
SEAT
Plush Captain's Seat style with thickly padded upholstery. The seat is contoured, height adjustable and can be removed from the wheel base. A seat belt is standard and is attached to the base of the arms.
BACKREST
Thickly padded. Reclining
HEADREST
Padded. Adjustable height
ARMRESTS
are full length, contour moulded and lift up. They are height and width adjustable and removable.
FOOTPLATE
Single lift up footplate is mounted on the wheelbase unit and is one piece with adjustable height, length and angle. The footrest can fold up against the frame when not in use. Optional swing away and elevating legrests
WHEELS
Rear anti tips
REAR WHEELS
250mm pneumatic (Panther 10), 350mm pneumatic (Panther 14)
FRONT WHEELS
125mm micro cellular tyres.
BRAKES
are electromagnetic
CONTROLLER
P&G controller which can be mounted on the left or right armrest. It is programmable and retractable and features flush on/off and mode switches, proportional joy stick, battery charge indicator, horn and speed control. If the controller is moved to one armrest from the other the reset button must be activated before the chair will function.
TRANSPORTING
the chair can be facilitated by dismantling the wheelchair into the seat unit, base unit, batteries and base unit cowling. The seat folds flat forward for transporting.
FREE WHEELING
mechanism is operated by pulling two red levers located at the back of the wheelchair on each side.
BATTERY CHARGING
is achieved by connecting the charger provided to the mains power point and plugging it in to the charging point at the front of the wheelchair on the right hand side of the base.
BATTERIES
are two 12 volt deep cycle dry cell batteries stored under the seat. Takes batteries up to 50 amp
Factors To Consider
The space allowed on public transport for carrying mobility equipment is an area of 1300mm by 800mm.
Wheelchair spaces
All new Sydney buses feature special 'kneeling suspension' and a ramp to provide easy access for less mobile passengers.
There are spaces for two wheelchairs on the new buses. These will accommodate most manual and electric wheelchairs with max. length 1250mm, max. width 750mm, max. turning circle1500mm, and max weight 200kg.
For safety reasons, passengers in wheelchairs are advised to face the back of the bus, bracing their wheelchair against the side of the space, applying the brakes and securing the seat belt of the wheelchair.
Wheelchair accessible buses display a blue and white wheelchair sign on the front of the bus, and on the easy access door.