Activeforever Invacare Semi-Electric Home Care Hospital Bed - Manual (Page 26)

SECTION 4—PACKAGING, HANDLING, AND SET-UP
IVC ™ Bed Series 26 Part No 1114836
1. To install casters, lay the bed ends flat on the floor.
2. Insert the shaft of caster assembly into the caster socket.
3. To prevent excess movement of the bed during assembly, lock each of the two locking
casters by pushing down on the caster lock.
NOTE: Locking the casters may not prevent the bed from moving on slick or slippery surfaces.
4. To unlock each of the two locking casters, pull up on the caster lock.
ƽ WARNING
Ensure that casters are locked and that the bed does not move before transferring.
DO NOT transfer occupant if bed is not stable.
FIGURE 4.7 Installing the Casters
Assembling the Universal Bed Ends
NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 4.8 on page 27.
NOTE: Invacare recommends that two people perform this procedure.
NOTE: Before assembling bed, ensure that the locking casters are attached to the universal bed
ends diagonally across from each other. See FIGURE 4.7.
1. Stand one bed end as close to the head spring section as possible.
2. Grasp the head spring section, by the side, and raise it until the rivets on the corner
plates of the spring section are high enough to place into the corner locks on the bed
end.
Unlocked
Locked
Locking Caster
Non-Locking
Caster
Caster
Shafts
Locking Caster
Locking Caster
Caster
Sockets
Universal Bed End