Jelly Products Loopwheels Urban User manual

Loopwheels for Wheelchairs:

Loopwheels Urban and Extreme

Quick guide

Thank you for choosing Loopwheels™. We wish you much enjoyment on

your wheels.

BEFORE using this product, read this quick guide AND the full user manual for your

Loopwheels.

Both documents are on our website. Please keep this quick guide for future reference.

Dealers: This manual MUST be given to the user of the product.

Do NOT attempt to change bearings without specific advice from info@loopwheels.com, as our

bearings are fixed into the wheels.

Contents:

1. Product Registration

1.1 Unique product identification labels

1.2 Register your product online at www.loopwheels.com product-registration

2. Components

2.1 Overview of Components

2.2 Note on bearings

3. Accessories

3.1 Tyres

3.2 Quick release axles

3.3 Spacers

4. Fitting Loopwheels to your Wheelchair

4.1 Camber

4.2 Fitting Loopwheels to your wheelchair for the first time

4.3 Removing Loopwheels from your wheelchair

1. Product Registration

1.1 Unique Product Identification label

Each wheel has a unique identification number on the hub.

The letter R in the number indicates the wheel is designed for the chair’s right hand

side.

The letter L in the number indicates the wheel is designed for the chair’s left hand

side.

Don’t worry if you attach the wheels the wrong way round (the right on the left hand

side, or vice versa). It won’t affect safety or performance.

1.2 Register your loopwheels™ online at www.loopwheels.com/product-

registration

Registering your wheels means we can more readily provide the help you need when

you contact us and helps validate your product warranty.

Go to www.loopwheels.com/product-registration

2. Components and their functions.

2.1 Overview of components

Loopwheels™ Urban and Loopwheels™ Extreme are wheels with integral suspension

for use with manual wheelchairs.

Your wheel may differ slightly from the diagram as each loopwheel is manufactured

individually to the specifications in the order.

Loopwheels™ Urban and Loopwheels™ Extreme are “handed”: in a pair there is a right

hand side Loopwheel and a left hand side Loopwheel. The individual product number

contains either an R (for right wheel) or L (for left wheel). But don’t worry if you put

them on the wrong side: it won’t affect safety or performance.

2.2 Bearings

The bearings are fixed into the wheel hub.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE OR CHANGE THE BEARINGS YOURSELF!

Seek advice from us about the correct procedure for removing bearings from

Loopwheels™.

3. Accessories

3.1 Tyres

We recommend a pneumatic tyre such as Schwalbe® Marathon Plus tyres for use

with Loopwheels™.

We do NOT recommend the use of solid tyres: this will invalidate your warranty.

For a Loopwheel Urban, you need a tyre size ETRTO 25-540 or 24 x 1.00 inch

For a Loopwheel Extreme, you need a tyre size ETRTO 47-507 or 24 x 1.75 inch

3.2 Spacers

We provide 2 stainless steel and 1 rubber spacer with each Loopwheel. This helps to

ensure a snug fit of the wheels on your wheelchair and help prevent the wheels

touching the chair. Depending on the model and specification of your chair, you may

or may not need to use these.

4. Fitting Loopwheels™to your wheelchair.

4.1 Safety information

Loopwheels™ must NOT be used with a rigid guard over the top of the tyres unless

there is a gap of at least 30mm between the guard and the tyre. There is a risk that

whilst moving the wheels could touch the guard and cause sudden braking.

- Check there is a space of at least 30mm above the tyre at all times.

4.2 Camber angle

Camber is the angle or slope at which your wheels are mounted to your chair. Each

additional degree of camber adds 1cm to the width of each side of your chair. But

greater camber adds stability, better turning and more space for your hands. To some

extent this is a personal choice. BUT:

•We recommend an optimum camber of 6 to 8 degrees for Loopwheels™

Urban and Extreme.

•Loopwheels™must not be mounted at a camber angle that exceeds 12

degrees.

4.3 Fitting Loopwheels™ to your wheelchair for the first time

If you fit Loopwheels™ to your wheelchair yourself, you must follow these

instructions:

Note: you must sit somewhere other than your wheelchair to remove your old wheels

and to fit Loopwheels™!

STEP 1. Release the brakes.

STEP 2. With one hand, hold the wheelchair upright.

STEP 3. With the other, remove your old wheels from the wheelchair by pressing the

centre of the axle.

STEP 4. Remove the existing axles from your old wheels. You can choose to re-use

these or use new axles with your Loopwheels™.

STEP 5. Look for the product identification number on each wheel. Look for the one

with an R for the right hand side, and one with an L for the Left Hand Side.

STEP 6: Push one axle into each Loopwheel™from the outward facing side of the

wheel.

STEP 7. Insert the axle (with the wheel on it) into the axle housing on your wheelchair,

one side at a time. R on right hand side; L on left hand side.

STEP 8: Rotate the wheel slowly to check that no part of the Loopwheel™touches or

rubs the frame of the chair. We recommend a minimum clearance of 10mm at all

points.

In addition, there must be a space of at least 30mm above the wheel.

If the clearance is good, move to STEP 12.

If there is a clash or not enough clearance, move to STEP 9.

STEP 9: Remove the Loopwheel from the chair, place one of the steel spacers onto the

axle from the INNER side of the wheel. This will move the Loopwheel further away

from the wheelchair frame. Repeat Steps 8 and 9 up to a maximum of 3 times until

there is the correct amount of clearance between the wheel and the frame of the chair.

STEP 10: Secure the steel spacers in place by sliding the rubber washer onto the

Loopwheel™axle.

STEP 11: Replace the wheels onto the chair.

STEP 12: Check that the removable axles are fully engaged in the axle housing of

the wheelchair.

STEP 13: Check that the brakes still engage properly with the tyre. If they do not, seek

advice from your wheelchair supplier or therapist on re-positioning the brakes.

5 Removing Loopwheels™ from your wheelchair

STEP 1. Release the brakes.

STEP 2. With one hand, hold the wheelchair upright.

STEP 3. With the other, hold the wheel around the wheel hub.

STEP 4. Using your thumb, press the removable axle button and hold it down.

STEP 5. Pull the axle out of the wheelchair axle housing

The name Loopwheels™ and the Loopwheels™ logo are registered Trade Marks owned by Jelly Products Ltd.

The information in this quick guide may be subject to change without notice. Please refer to our user manual for more detailed product information on Loopwheels and trouble-shooting.

This product complies with Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices. The launch date of this product is stated in the CE declaration of conformity.