Leckey Everyday Activity Seat User manual

Everyday
Activity Seat
User Manual
Supporting
Children English

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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.

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CONTENTS
01 Intended use
02 Declaration of conformity
03 Terms of warranty
04 Product history record
05 Product training record
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 & care information
12 Daily product inspection
13 Annual product inspection
14 Reissuing Leckey products
15 Product servicing
16 Technical information

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SECTION 01:
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.
SECTION 02:
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 MDR EU
2017/745 Guidelines and EN12182
Technical aids for disabled persons,
general requirements and test
methods.
The Warranty applies only when
the product is used according to
the specied conditions and for the
intended purposes, following all
manufacturer’s recommendations
(also see general terms of sales,
delivery and payment). A three
year warranty is provided on all
Leckey manufactured products and
components.
SECTION 03:
TERMS OF WARRANTY
SECTION 04:
PRODUCT HISTORY
RECORD
Your Leckey product is classied
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.
SECTION 05:
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.
Leckey recommend that a written
record is maintained of all those who
have been trained in the correct use
of this product.

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1. Always read instructions fully
before use.
2. Users should not be left
unattended at any time whilst
using Leckey equipment.
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.
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 Care Team or your local
dealer as soon as possible.
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. When placing the user into the
seat, for safety reasons, always
secure the pelvic harness rst.
7. When the product is stationary
ensure that all four castors are
locked and facing away from the
base. This is especially important
SECTION 06:
SAFETY INFORMATION
when the tilt-in-space and back
recline facility is in use.
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.
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.
10. The Everyday Activity Seat has
not been crash tested therefore
cannot be used in your transport.
11. Never leave the product on a
sloping surface greater than 5
degrees. Always remember to lock
all the castors.
12. Only use the push handle to steer
and move the seat from one area
to another. Never use the tray for
this purpose.
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.
14. Leckey products comply with re
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with EN12182. However the
product contains plastic
components and therefore should
be kept away from all direct
sources of heat including naked
ames, cigarettes, electric and
gas heaters.
15. Never place hot items on the
Activity Tray as they may damage
the plastic.
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.
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.
18. Please be aware of a gap on
underside of the tray where a child
could insert their nger between
the metal bracket and the base of
the plastic tray.
Check parts
Congratulations on purchasing your
Everyday Activity Seat. All of the
SECTION 07:
HOW TO UNPACK AND
ASSEMBLE
Safety First
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.
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.
7.1 ATTACHING THE
SANDALS / THE
FOOTPLATE STRAPS
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.

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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.
Insert the armrest into the receiving
bracket and secure at the desired
height by tightening the knob .
7.2 ATTACHING THE
ARMRESTS

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To attach the grey or black tray, insert
the tray tubes through the centre of
the armrests . To insert the wooden
tray, insert the single tray tube into
the centre of the right or left armrest
depending on position required
. Once the tray is located in position
(clear, black, grey or wooden) the
knob should be tightened securely.
Please be aware of a gap on
underside of the tray where a child
could insert their nger between the
metal bracket and the base of the
plastic tray.
7.3 ATTACHING THE
TRAY
Unscrew the knob from
underneath the seat base. Place the
hip lateral bracket onto the screw .
Replace and tighten the knob .
7.4 ATTACHING THE
HIP LATERALS

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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.
7.6 ATTACHING
SHOULDER
PROTRACTION PADS
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.
7.5 ATTACHING THE
STANDARD AND
FLIPAWAY CHEST
LATERAL SUPPORTS

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For Size 1 and 2, slide the footplate
over the calf angle tube and
tighten bolt . For Size 3, slide the
footplate tubes over the calf angle
support tubes and tighten bolts on
each calf support .
7.8 ATTACHING THE
FOOTPLATE
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 then
replace and tighten the knob .
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 .
7.9 ATTACHING THE
ABDUCTION SIDE PADS

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Open each camlock . Attach each
of the 4 straps through the camlocks
and continue to feed through to
additional security triglide then
snap shut .
7.10 ATTACHING THE
PELVIC HARNESS 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.
7.11 ATTACHING THE
MYGO HEADREST
ATTACHMENT BRACKET

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Wrap the Calf Strap around the 2 Calf
Support bars. Align the poppers on
the Velcro strip and secure.
7.12 ATTACHING THE
CALF STRAP
Once secured, slide the
poppers around the back
of the calf support struts to
protect the user’s legs.
For Size 1, the push handle is
attached to the chassis brackets by
inserting the two lower stems into the
receiving tubes as shown . 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 and .
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
.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.
7.13 ATTACHING THE
PUSH HANDLE

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SECTION 08: FITTING
THE CUSHIONS
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.
8.1 BACKREST CUSHION

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The seat base cushion can be
attached by simply setting it in place,
then pressing down to locate the
snap fasteners .at the back of
the seat base. Next, fold the cover
underneath the front of the seat
base and locate the snap fasteners
. There is a section of material
located in the centre of the seat base
cushion which can be used to cover
the pommel receiver bracket when
the pommel is not being used. Pull
8.2 SEAT BASE
CUSHION
this section of material down from
underneath the seat base cushion
and attach using Velcro strips at each
side. When the pommel is in use,
tuck this section underneath the seat
base.
To attach the chest lateral support
covers, simply slide the covers on
the lateral support, with the zips on
the outside. Feed the plastic buckle
through the slot in the cover , then
pull the zips located at the rear of the
cover together to close .
8.3 CHEST LATERAL
SUPPORT COVERS

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Slide the covers over the hip lateral
hardware with the zips on the outside
. Pull the zips located at the rear of
the cover together to close .
8.4 HIP LATERALS
Slide the cover around the bracket
until it covers the angle adjustment
mechanism, pull the tab over the top
of the angle adjustment and press
the snap fastener.
8.5 HIP LATERAL
BRACKET COVER
For size 1 and 2 Contoured Head
Support, slide the bracket into the
pockets of the cover and secure
poppers to close.
For Size 3, place the cover over the
head support and zip closed to
secure.
8.6 CONTOURED HEAD
SUPPORT COVER

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The chest harness can be attached
by clipping the male buckle into
the female buckle at either side of the
lateral support.
8.7 CHEST HARNESS
With your trunk harness you will
receive two adjustable side straps,
two adjustable shoulder straps,
four camlock attachment clips (two
with webbing straps attached, two
without), two countersunk bolts, two
button head bolts and four locking
nuts. Attach the shoulder straps and
side straps at the top and bottom
using a spanner and multi tool.
Then connect the shoulder straps
into the two clips at the top and two
at the side.
8.8 ATTACHING THE
TRUNK HARNESS

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Place cover over abduction side pad,
close zips at both sides to secure.
8.9 ABDUCTION SIDE
PAD COVER
SECTION 09: CLINICAL
SETUP FOR POSTURAL
MANAGEMENT
The clinical setup of the product should
be completed by a technically and
clinically competent person who has
been trained in the use of the product.
Leckey recommend that a written
record is maintained of all clinical
setups for this product.
Set the backrest height, seat depth
and footplate height before placing
the child in the seat. These can be ne
tuned when the child is in the seat.
For side adjustment, open the
camlocks and either pull the straps
to tighten or feed the straps through
to loosen, depending on t required
. To adjust in the centre pull the D
ring from the Velcro and feed strap
through buckle on either strap to
loosen the belt or pull D ring away
from the buckle to tighten the belt .
9.1 PELVIC HARNESS
Ensure strap is fed
through the triglide as a
safety precaution in case
the camlock is opened
accidentally.

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To adjust the width of the hip laterals
loosen the knob adjust to the
required width and retighten.
To adjust the depth, loosen the two
allen bolts with the multi tool
provided, adjust to the required depth
and retighten the allen bolts.
The angle of the hip laterals can be
adjusted by loosening allen bolt
adjusting to the required angle and
retightening the bolt.
9.2 HIP LATERALS
The overall height of the backrest
can be adjusted by loosening the
two knobs, then positioning to the
shoulder height of the user. Once
in position the knobs should be
retightened securely. The height can
be ne tuned when the user is in the
seat. When the height is lowered the
cushion must be pulled around the
bottom of the backrest and secured
to the back of it via the Velcro and
elastic tabs.
9.3 BACKREST HEIGHT
Use caution when adjusting
to minimum setting as
ngers could become
trapped between moving
and static parts.

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The backrest can be angled by
loosening the bolt using a multi
tool. Select the position you require
then retighten the bolt securely.
Always ensure the back angle is
secure to maintain the desired
posture for the child.
The backrest angle can be adjusted
with the child in the seat, but always
support the backrest with one hand.
9.4 BACKREST ANGLE
Always make sure the
bolt is secure as this
could cause injury to the
child or carer.
To adjust the seat depth, simply
loosen the knobs on the underside
of the seat base, pull the seat base
towards you until the required seat
depth has been achieved and tighten
the knobs securely.
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To set the height of Size 1 and 2
footplate, loosen the bolt on the
front of the calf support tube and
slide the footplate to the required
height and retighten the bolt. For
Size 3, loosen the bolts on the sides
of each calf support . Slide the
footplate to the required height and
retighten the bolt.
9.6 FOOTPLATE HEIGHT
Always check the footplate
is secure to prevent the
user sliding forward and
down in the seat which
could pose a choking
hazard if a chest or trunk
harness is attached.
To set the angle of the Size 1 and 2
footplate, loosen the ratchet handle
set to the required angle and
retighten the handle. For Size 3 loosen
the bolt , set to the required angle
and retighten the bolt.
9.7 FOOTPLATE ANGLE
Always use caution to
ensure ngers do not
become trapped when
adjusting the angle.
The footplate angle can also be
adjusted for dorsiexion and
plantarexion. To adjust for
dorsiexion, insert your Allen key in to
the bolt below the footplate, directly