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Frequently Asked Questions
What contradiction does it solve?
Support where support must not be.
Transfer needs a rail on the open side.
The side a wheelchair comes in from.
A fixed bar there blocks the approach.
Hinging it answers both.
Why does the open side need a bar at all?
Because that is where the transfer happens.
The chair comes alongside the pan.
And the person moves across.
Pushing up and steadying as they go.
There is no wall on that side.
What carries the load?
The hinge, entirely.
Body weight at the end of a cantilever.
With nothing supporting the far end.
Applied through a moving joint.
Repeatedly, over years.
What do the locks do?
Two different jobs, both necessary.
One holds it down against an upward pull.
The other holds it up so it cannot fall.
On somebody standing beneath it.
Both wear and both need checking.
Who has to be able to operate it?
The person who needs the bar.
One-handed, without a firm grip.
A stiff bar gets left down.
Which blocks the approach permanently.
Try it before specifying it.
When is a support leg worth having?
Where the wall is not ideal.
It relieves the cantilever load.
Taking part of it to the floor.
At the cost of a floor obstruction.
Which affects cleaning and access.
Are they used in pairs?
Often, one each side of the pan.
Which allows transfer from either side.
And gives support pushing up from both.
Where only one side is used.
A fixed bar can serve the wall side.