The ability to fold down the seat backs on adjustable power wheelchair seats (as well as on power scooters) offers many benefits for individuals who rely on power mobility. A scooter or electric wheelchair with a fold-down backrest offers more than simply transit comfort, and convenience. It also but also enhances personal mobility and freedom.
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What Benefits Comes With Having A Foldable Power Wheelchair?
Although most power wheelchairs are intended for in-home mobility, the portability of a foldable power chair may be a very desirable feature for certain people. Below are some of the advantages of using an electric foldable wheelchair:
Storage
The wheelchairs are foldable, making them easy to store in the trunk of most cars. You may even keep them inside your home if you want. These chairs take up considerably less room than manual wheelchairs. Hence, there’s no need to keep the chair in a shed or purchase a separate storage unit.
Ease Of Use
The fold-down seat makes it easy to take apart the wheelchair and fold it. Additionally, the wheelchairs are lightweight, making them easily portable when placing them and removing them from the vehicle.
Vehicle Adaptations
The foldable electric wheelchair easily adapts to most cars without the need for expensive vehicles or vehicle modifications such as ramps or hoists.
Process Of Folding Down The Backrest Of A Power Chair
It might be easy to fold down a wheelchair backrest but safety should be on top of your head. The following procedure should be followed at all times to ensure personal safety:
- Begin by placing the seat and back in an upright position.
- Make use of your hands to press down on the chair’s back, forcing it lower.
- The back of the chair will fold down into the cushion of the seat.
- Raise the seat back up once again to restore it to its upright position.
- The seat is secure for the user to sit on comfortably when the seat back locks in the upright position.
Adjusting The Height Of The Backrest
- Make sure that the rear-seat ears remain connected to the back canes after detaching the backrest upholstery.
- Remove the bolts that hold the extension tubes to the rear canes in place.
- Increase or decrease the height of the rear cane extension tubes to the appropriate level.
- Re-install the bolts that hold the rear extension tubes to the back canes back into their original positions.
- Reinstall the upholstery on the backrest.
Folding power wheelchairs are expertly built to provide mobility-challenged people with an exceptional degree of stability, quality, and safety. This will ensure optimum comfort and support.
Additionally, there is also some elegant mobility scooters with comparable easy-to-fold down backrests and flip-up armrests for more active outdoor users.
Notably, modern fold down wheelchairs may differ slightly from the above guidelines. As such, it is important for you to read through the guide handbook that comes with the product after purchase.