Transport Ready Option
Instruction and Warning Sheet
Allegro®, Orbit™, and Storm® Jr. Wheelchairs ONLY
!
WARNING
IF YOUR WHEELCHAIR IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE TRANSPORT READY OPTION:
DO NOT le t a nyone oc c upy a whe e lc ha ir while in a moving Motor Ve hic le .
Oc c upa nt MUST be move d to a n a pprove d Motor Ve hic le se a t.
Whe e lc ha ir positioning stra p(s) a re NOT inte nde d to pre ve nt a n oc c upa nt from be ing thrown
from a whe e lc ha ir a s a re sult of a sudde n stop a nd/ or c ollision during tra ve l in a Motor Ve hic le .
DO NOT tra nsport a whe e lc ha ir in the front se a t of a Motor Ve hic le .
While tra nsporting a whe e lc ha ir in a Motor Ve hic le se c ure it to pre ve nt rolling a nd/ or shifting.
Attach WTORS to securement points in accordance
with the manufacturer’s instructions and SAE J2249
INSTRUCTIONS
Thiswheelchairconformswiththerequirementsofthe
This wheelchair is to be used only with WTORS that
have been installed in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions and SAE J2249.
ANSI/RESNA WC/Vol.1- Section 19.5.3 (Frontal Im-
pactTest).
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WARNING
Attach wheelchair occupant restraints in accordance
with the manufacturer’s instructions and SAE J2249.
Whe n fe a sible , whe e lc ha ir oc c upa nts should
tra nsfe r to the ve hic le se a t a nd use the OEM
ve hic le insta lle d re stra int syste m.
Correct positioning of occupant restraint belt(s) are
shown in FIGURE 2.
Whe e lc ha ir o c c up a nts MUST NO T we ig h
more tha n 150 lbs./ 68 kg.
1. Thepelvicbeltshouldbewornlowacrossthefront
of the pelvis, so that the angle of the pelvic belt is
within the preferred zone of 45 to 75 degrees to
the horizontal, or the optional zone of 30 to 45 de-
grees to the horizontal, as shown in FIGURE 2.
This whe e lc ha ir MUST be in a forwa rd fa c ing
position during tra ve l in a Motor Ve hic le .
The location of the wheelchair securement points are
shown in FIGURE 1.
Securement Points
Preferred Zone
Optional Zone
o
30
o
45
o
75
FIGURE 1 - SECUREMENT POINTS
Side View
NOTE: Toobtain a copy of SAE J2249 Wheelchair
Tie-down and Occupant Restraint Systems
(WTORS) for use in Motor Vehicles, please contact:
SAE International, 400 Commonwealth Drive,
W arrendale, PA 15096, (412) 776-4970.
FIGURE 2 - ZONES OF PREFERRED AND
OPTIONAL ANGLES FOR PELVIC BELT
WARNING
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Conta c t Inva c a re Corpora tion (1-(800)-333-6900) with a ny que stions a bout using this whe e l-
c ha ir for se a ting in a Motor Ve hic le , or for a pprove d se a ting syste ms to be use d with the
Tra nsport Re a dy Option.
Re c omme nde d c le a r zone s for whe e lc ha ir se a te d oc c upa nts re stra ine d by BOTH pe lvic a nd
shoulde r be lt(s) a nd ONLY by a pe lvic be lt a s shown in FIGURE 6.
NOTE: Fronta l Cle a r Zone s (FCZ) ne e d to b e LARGER whe n up p e r torso b e lt(s) a re NOT use d .
Side View
(Frontal Clear Zone)
FCZ
16 ”
Top View
HHT
8”
8”
16 ”
FCZ
(Frontal Clear Zone)
Dimensions shown are in inches
Fig ure 6 - C LEAR ZO NES FO R WHEELC HAIR-SEATED O C C UPANTS
NOTES:
The re a r c le a r zone of 16-inc he s is me a sure d from the re a rmost point on a n oc c upa nt’s he a d.
The front c le a r zone is me a sure d from the frontmost point on a n oc c upa nt’s he a d.
HHT is the e stima te d se a te d he ight from the whe e lc ha ir ground pla ne to the top of the whe e l-
c ha ir-se a te d oc c up a nt’s he a d .
HHTs ra nge from a bout 47-inc he s for a sma ll a dult fe ma le , to a bout 61-inc he s for a ta ll a dult
m a le .
FCZ = 26-inc he s with pe lvic a nd uppe r-torso be lt(s), a nd 37-inc he s with ONLY a pe lvic be lt.
The fronta l c le a r zone ma y not be a c hie va ble for whe e lc ha ir-se a te d drive rs.
NOTE: IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT BOTH PELVIC AND UPPER-TORSO BELT(S) BE USED.
Spill-proof ba tte rie s, suc h a s “ge l c e lls”, should be insta lle d on whe e lc ha irs to be use d during
tra ve l in a Motor Ve hic le .
A sud d e n stop a nd / or c ollision m a y struc tura lly d a m a g e your whe e lc ha ir. Whe e lc ha irs in-
volve d in suc h inc ide nts should be re pla c e d.
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Elyria, Ohio USA
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Part No. 1085193 Rev. C - 04/04
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