Leckey Everyday Activity Seat User Instructions

User Instructions

Everyday
Activity Seat

Contents

01 Intended Use
02 Declaration of Conformity
03 Terms of Warranty
04 Product History Record
05 Product Training
06 Safety Information
07 How to unpack and assemble
08 Fitting the Cushions
09 Clinical setup for Postural Management
10 Frequent adjustments for daily use
11 Cleaning and Care Information
12 Daily Product Inspection
13 Annual Product Inspection
14 Reissuing Leckey Products
15 Product Servicing
16 Technical Information

The Everyday Activity Seat is a moderate
seating system designed for use in the
home and classroom. It comes in 3 sizes
with adjustable seat height, depth and
width to accommodate users from ages
1 to adult. This manual shows you how
you can quickly and easily make use of
all of the functions. The instructions
on the safety and maintenance of the
product will ensure that you will enjoy
the use of this product for a long time.

1. Intended Use

The Everyday Activity Seat comes in 3
sizes catering for the needs of children
with disabilities. As a guide, Size 1 is for
kids aged 1-6, Size 2 is for 5-12 years,
and Size 3 is for 11-18 years with a
maximum user weight of 30kgs (110lbs),
50kgs (132lbs), and 100kgs (220lbs)
respectively.

2. Declaration of Conformity

James Leckey Design Ltd. as
manufacturer with sole responsibility
declares that the Leckey Everyday Activity
Seat conforms to the requirements of
the 93/42/EEC Guidelines and EN12182
Technical aids for disabled persons,
general requirements and test methods.

3. Terms of Warranty

The Warranty applies only when the
product is used according to the
specified conditions and for the intended
purposes, following all manufacturer’s
recommendations (also see general terms
of sales, delivery and payment). A two
year warranty is provided on all Leckey
manufactured products and components.

4. Product History Record

Your Leckey product is classified as
a Class 1 Medical device and as such
should only be prescribed, set up
or reissued for use by a technically
competent person who has been trained
in the use of this product. Leckey
recommend that a written record is
maintained to provide details of all
setups, reissue inspections and annual
inspections of this product.

5. Product Training Record
(Clients & Carers)

Your Leckey product is a prescribed Class
1 Medical Device and as such Leckey
recommend that parents, teachers and
carers using the equipment should be
made aware of the following sections
of this user manual by a technically
competent person.

Section 6
Safety Information

Section 9

Clinical Setup for postural management

Section 10

Frequent adjustment for daily use

Section 11
Cleaning & Care Information

Section 12

Daily Product Inspection

Leckey recommend that a written record
is maintained of all those who have been
trained in the correct use of this product.

6.1 Always read instructions fully before
use.

6.2 Users should not be left unattended at
any time whilst using Leckey equipment.

6.3 Only use Leckey approved
components with your product. Never
modify the product in any way. Failure
to follow instructions may put the user
or carer at risk and will invalidate the
warranty on the product.

6.4 If in any doubt as to the continued safe
use of your product or if any parts should
fail, please cease using the product and
contact our customer services department
or your local dealer as soon as possible.

6.5 Carry out all positional adjustments
and ensure that they are securely fastened
before you put the user into this product.
Some adjustments may require the use
of a tool which is provided with each
product. Keep all tools out of reach of
children.

6.6 When placing the user into the seat,
for safety reasons, always secure the
pelvic harness first.

6.7 When the product is stationary ensure
that all four castors are locked and facing
away from the base. This is especially
important when the tilt in space and back
recline facility is in use.

6.8 When the seat is in use please ensure
that the height adjustment pedal or bolts
and tilt in space are locked off and cannot
be adjusted accidentally, especially if
there are children in the area.

6.9 The Everyday Activity Seat is not a
wheelchair and although mobility is an
important feature of the seat we do not
recommend that users be moved over
uneven surfaces whilst in the equipment.
All due care and attention should be taken
if transporting the user from one seat to
another.

6.10 The Everyday Activity Seat has not
been crash tested therefore cannot be
used in your transport.

6.11 Never leave the product on a sloping
surface greater than 5 degrees. Always
remember to lock all the castors.

6.12 Only use the push handle to steer and
move the seat from one area to another.
Never use the tray for this purpose.

6.13 The product contains components
which could present a choking hazard to
small children. Always check that locking
knobs and bolts within the child’s reach
are tightened and secure at all times.

6.14 Leckey products comply with fire
safety regulations in accordance with
EN12182. However the product contains
plastic components and therefore should
be kept away from all direct sources of
heat including naked flames, cigarettes,
electric and gas heaters.

6.15 Never place hot items on the Activity
Tray as they may damage the plastic.

6.16 Clean the product regularly. Do
not use abrasive cleaners. Carry out
maintenance checks on a regular basis to
ensure your product is in good working
condition.

6 Safety Information

6.17 The product is designed for indoor
use and when not in use should be
stored in a dry place that is not subjected
to extremes of temperature. The safe
operating temperature range of the
product is +5° to +40° Celsius.

How to
unpack and
assemble

7

Check parts

Congratulations on purchasing your Everyday
Activity Seat. All of the parts ordered will be
contained in polythene bags with each one
clearly labelled. Carefully remove them from
the boxes and check all of the parts you have
ordered.

Keep polythene bags away from children.

Multi Tool

A number of adjustments will require the use of
a multi tool, which is supplied with each seat.

7.1 Attaching the sandals/
Attaching the footplate straps
(Wooden footplate accessory)

To attach the sandals simply unscrew the
knob and washers from the sandal. Place the
sandal onto the footplate positioning the screw
through the slot and replacing the washers and
knob. Repeat this for the other side.

Attaching Footplate Straps
(Wooden footplate accessory)

Locate the footplate straps to suit the
person’s feet, and mark out the strap hole
locations. Drill 7mm holes in the wooden
footplate in the marked out strap hole
positions. Fit the footplate straps to the
wooden footplate by securing the socket
cap, the washer and the nut. Tighten
to secure.

Adjusting Footplate Straps

To remove padded footplate straps, pull
Velcro strip away from the strap. To secure
the padded foot strap around the user, pull
the Velcro strip tightly and secure to the strap.

7.2 Attaching the armrests

Insert the armrest into the receiving bracket
and secure at the desired height by
tightening the knob (a).

A

7.3 Attaching the tray

To attach the grey, clear or black tray, insert
the tray tubes through the centre of the
armrests (a). To insert the wooden tray, insert
the single tray tube into the centre of the
right or left armrest depending on position
required (b). Once the tray is located in
position (clear, black, grey or wooden) the
knob (c) should be tightened securely.

C

A

B

7.4 Attaching the
hip laterals

Unscrew the knob (a) from underneath the
seat base. Place the hip lateral bracket onto
the screw (b). Replace and tighten the knob (c).

A

B

C

7.5 Attaching the standard
and flipaway chest lateral
supports

To attach the chest lateral supports, line
the bracket up with the slots in the metal
backrest. Insert the two allen key bolts
through the small oval plate, then the
backrest slot, and into the two sliding parts
sitting in the bracket and tighten.

To gain extra height with the laterals, take
them off, turn them upside down, and
reattach the left one on the right hand side of
the backrest and vice versa.

7.7 Attaching the
pommel

Insert the pommel bracket into the recess,
insert the knob (a) and tighten.

A

7.6 Attaching shoulder
protraction pads

To attach the shoulder protraction pads,
line the bracket up with the slots in the
backrest. Insert the 2 allen key bolts and
washers through the backrest slot and
tighten into the protraction pad bracket.

A

7.8 Attaching the
footplate

For Size 1 and 2, slide the footplate over
the calf angle tube (a) and tighten bolt (b).
For Size 3, slide the footplate tubes over
the calf angle support tubes (c) and tighten
bolts on each calf support (d).

C

D

B

A

7.9 Attaching the
abduction side pads

For size 1 and 2, with the seat in the maximum
depth position, unscrew the knob from under­neath the seat base. Place the abduction side
pad bracket onto the screw (a) then replace
and tighten the knob (b).

For size 3, line up the abduction side pad
bracket with the slot at the front of the seat
base when the seat is at maximum depth.
Slide into the required position, insert bolt and
tighten securely (c).

A

B

C

7.10 Attaching the pelvic
harness

A

Open each camlock (a). Attach each of the
4 straps through the camlocks and continue
to feed through to additional security
triglide (b) then snap shut (c).

B

B

C

7.11 Attaching the Mygo
headrest attachment bracket

Thread screws through the Mygo Headrest
Attachment Bracket and Spacer Block.
Align the assembly with the holes in the
back plate and push through. Secure each
end with bolt - tighten to secure.

BA

7.12 Attaching the calf
strap

Wrap the Calf Strap around the 2 Calf
Support bars. Align the poppers on the
Velcro strip and secure.

Once secured, slide the poppers around
the back of the calf support struts to
protect the user’s legs.

BA

7.13 Attaching the Push
Handle

For Size 1, the push handle is attached to the
chassis brackets by inserting the two lower
stems into the receiving tubes as shown (a).
For Size 2 and 3, the push handle is attached
to the seat base by inserting the two lower
stems into the receiving tubes as shown (b
and c).

The push handle has safety poppers which
need to be pressed in when inserting the
lower stems. Push the stems in until the
poppers protrude from the other end of the
receiving tubes. For Size 1 and 2, secure the
handle in place by tightening the bolt (d). For
Size 3, secure the handle by tightening the
locking knobs (e).

Check these regularly to make sure the bolt/
locking knobs are tight, particularly if you are
moving the product unit along corridors that
may have uneven or sloping surfaces.

A

C

B

D

E

Fitting the
Cushions

8

8.1 Backrest cushion

The backrest cushion can be attached by
simply setting it onto the backrest, then
pressing down to locate the snap fasteners
at the top. Secure it to the Velcro on
the backrest. Next, loop the appropriate
piece of elastic length over the hook- there
are 2 elastic lengths to choose from, a
smaller length for a lower position and a
longer length for a higher position.