Invacare 3GAR Owners Manual 2 - Page 122
About Transport Ready Packages, Compliance Information
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SECTION 17-TRANSPORT READY PACKAGE ƽ WARNING Only use the transport brackets included with TRRO and TRBKTS for the purposes described in this manual. Battery support brackets MUST be installed at all times. Otherwise, the wheelchair will not be WC/19 compliant. Refer to Installing/Removing Batteries Into/From Battery Boxes on page 89. About Transport Ready Packages TRRO includes four factory-installed transport brackets and a wheelchair anchored pelvic belt. TRRO has been crash-tested in accordance with ANSI/RESNA WC Vol 1 Section 19 Frontal Impact Test requirements for wheelchairs with a 168 lb crash dummy, which corresponds to a person with a weight of 114 to 209 lbs. TRBKTS includes four factory-installed wheelchair transport brackets. TRBKTS has not been crash-tested in accordance with WC 19. Use these transport brackets only to secure an unoccupied wheelchair during transport. As of this date, the Department of Transportation has not approved any tie-down systems for transportation of a user while in a wheelchair, in a moving vehicle of any type. It is Invacare's position that users of wheelchairs should be transferred into appropriate seating in vehicles for transportation and use be made of the restraints made available by the auto industry. Invacare cannot and does not recommend any wheelchair transportation systems. Compliance Information This wheelchair conforms with the requirements of the ANSI/RESNA WC/Vol. 1 - Section 19. NOTE: ANSI = American National Standards Institute, RESNA= Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America. This wheelchair has been dynamically tested in a forward-facing mode with the specified crash test dummy, which corresponds to a person with a weight of 114-209 pounds, restrained by BOTH pelvic and upper-torso belts in accordance with ANSI/RESNA WC Vol 1 Section 19. BOTH pelvic and upper-torso belts should be used to reduce the possibility of head and chest impacts with vehicle components. 3G Storm Series® Wheelchairs 122 Part No 1134791