Roth Mobeli 1400241S User manual

QuattroPlus Grab Handles with Vacuum Safety Indicator
Instruction Manual
QuattroPlus Grab Handle
EN
1400241S, 1400242S, 1400243S, 1400244S

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Table of contents
1. General .............................................................................................................................................................................2
1.1 General information ....................................................................................................................................................2
1.2 Explanations/symbols in the manual and on the handle .............................................................................................3
1.3 Intended use ...............................................................................................................................................................3
1.4 Application range of the product .................................................................................................................................3
1.5 For your information ....................................................................................................................................................3
1.6 Useful life ....................................................................................................................................................................4
1.7 Reuse .........................................................................................................................................................................4
2. Safety information ..........................................................................................................................................................4
3. Operation / mounting ......................................................................................................................................................5
3.1 Mounting / assembling ................................................................................................................................................5
3.2 Attaching / suction .......................................................................................................................................................5
3.3 Releasing ....................................................................................................................................................................5
3.4 Disassembling and reassembling ...............................................................................................................................5
4. Technical data .................................................................................................................................................................6
4.1 Markings on the product .............................................................................................................................................6
4.2 Table of technical data ................................................................................................................................................6
4.3 Materials .....................................................................................................................................................................6
5. Maintenance ....................................................................................................................................................................6
5.1 Maintenance (cleaning/disinfection) ............................................................................................................................6
5.2 Maintenance (service) .................................................................................................................................................7
6. Recognizing and remedying malfunctions ...................................................................................................................7
7. Disposal ...........................................................................................................................................................................7
8. Pictures for operation .....................................................................................................................................................8
8.1 Pictures for operation –mounting/assembly ...............................................................................................................8
8.2 Pictures for operation –mounting/disassembly ...........................................................................................................9
8.3 Images of the function of the vacuum safety indicator ..............................................................................................10
9. Accessories ...................................................................................................................................................................11
1. General
1.1 General information
Please read this manual carefully before use and follow the safety instructions to ensure your safety when
using the mobile QuattroPlus grab handle. Keep these instructions for future reference and pass them on to
other users!
If the safety rules stated in the instructions for use are not observed, any liability on our part is excluded.

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1.2 Explanations/symbols in this manual and on the handle
Follow the instructions for use!
For persons with visual impairment, the font size for this on-line manual can be set accordingly at
https://www.mobeli.de/download-bereich.
Warning (indicates a dangerous situation)
Manufacturer (additionally, year of manufacture on the handlebar)
Order number
Maximum user weight
The mobile MOBELI grab handles comply with the directive 93/42/EEC on medical devices of class I.
Batch designation
Allergy Notice: The high-quality rubber discs contain natural rubber latex.
Natural rubber latex can cause allergic reactions including anaphylactic reactions.
1.3 Intended use
As grab handle or stand-up handle for adults and children. The mobile grab handles have been developed to
support natural movement. They are not designed to carry the full body weight.
Any other use, e.g. as a seat, carrying handle or climbing aid, is not permitted.
1.4 Application range of the product
The QuattroPlus grab handle is intended for largely independent use indoors, as in shower cubicles, bath tubs,
toilets, and at washbasins.
For the vacuum suction generated by the rubber pads to be effective, the grab handle may only be attached to
smooth and non-porous rigid surfaces that are pore- and steam-tight, clean, dry, and free of oils and grease.
On rough or porous surfaces, the vacuum hold will be diminished or does not exist at all. Please bear in mind that
tiles are not necessarily always smooth and steam-tight (i.e., suitable for vacuum generation).
Test your tiles and the wall prior to use (with the help of another person, if necessary).
Since the vacuum suction pads are made from strongly adhesive and flexible natural rubber, they can usually adapt
to slightly textured tiles. (Attention, reduced holding time! Pay attention to the safety indicator!)
The mobile QuattroPlus grab handle is ideally suited for use at home where there are no permanently fixed rails,
e.g. for short-term use after a stay in hospital or for testing of a new accommodation. It is also well suited at
hospitals and nursing homes as an additional and short-term supplement for stationary rails.
The mobile QuattroPlus grab handle can also be used where it is not possible to install permanent rails, e.g. in glass
shower cubicles or in bathtubs, or if drilling in walls is not allowed (or not possible), e.g. in a rented flat or in a wall
where water and/or power lines can be located. Also, during doctor's visitations, office visits, journeys etc., the
MOBELI grab handle finds its ideal use.
In addition, the mobile grab handle can be used to determine the optimum position and height for installing fixed
rails, i.e., before commencing any drilling and bolting work.
1.5 For your information
In hotels and public establishments in Europe, tiles must be non-porous and steam-tight (as per DIN/EN 159 and
176). According to the tile adhesives material standard DIN EN 12004, tile adhesives must have a minimum
adhesive strength of 0.5 N/mm². E.g., for four tiles with a tile size of 147 mm x 147 mm x 0.05 kg/mm², this would
result in an adhesive strength of approx. 4320 kg. Even with an effective adhesive surface of only ⅓ of the tile

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surface (e.g., due to a rough serrated trowel) and tile joints not filled-in, there would still be an adhesive strength of
approx. 1400 kg.
Unfortunately, though, one cannot always rely on this assumption; therefore, it is absolutely indispensable to test
the adhesive strength of the respective tiles or other surface materials on the wall beforehand.
Furthermore, due to material ageing or in prefabricated construction there might be a reduction of the adhesive
strength, therefore testing is essential (e.g., by abrupt application of force; with the help of another person, if
necessary).
1.6 Useful life
The expected useful life is six years (if used daily and in accordance with the intended purpose) in an institution or
public facility. The prerequisite for this is compliance with the maintenance and safety regulations specified in these
operating instructions. The actual service life may vary depending on the frequency and intensity of use. These
handles have been tested according to ISO 17966:2016.
1.7 Reuse
The product is suitable for repeated use. How often the product can be used depends on the type of use. Clean and
disinfect the product thoroughly before re-use and check the handle carefully, especially the function of the vacuum
safety indicator.
2. Safety information
•Prior to any use of the mobile QuattroPlus grab handle, the vacuum safety indicator must be examined
and acted upon according to the instructions (cf. page 10)
•Even on fully impermeable, flush tiles it can never be determined exactly when the vacuum will
decrease (e.g. due to hairline cracks), therefore always pay attention to the vacuum safety indicator!
•Use the mobile grab handle only when you have experience in handling it or while you are under supervision of
a person who has experience in its use. Children may only use the handle under supervision or if you have
secured the rocker arms with a rocker arm lock (cf. accessories on page 11).
•Before each new attachment, make sure of the proper functioning of the mobile QuattroPlus grab handle. Pay
particular attention to the rubber suction pads; they must be clean and undamaged and must not show any
signs of tearing or scoring.
Never use mobile QuattroPlus grab handles with damaged rubber pads and/or when they have reduced
adhesive strength.
•Remember that the suction cup only adheres as well as the substrate, so check the adhesion of the substrate
(e.g. the tile on the wall) before using the handle in a new location.
•After applying the vacuum tilting levers, the sucking adhesive strength created by the vacuum can be entirely or
partly absent, in particular with unglazed tiles, natural stone (marble), wood, as well as ceramic coating that has
been textured/grinded or given a rough grain to provide a non-slip finish.
With handles with vacuum safety indicator this becomes visible by the rising of the flip-up tab!
•Attention! Usage under water reduces the holding strength.
•The holding strength stated above refers to normal room temperature (10 °–30 °C); at high temperatures, e.g. in
a sauna, the holding strength will be reduced. Attention! Temperatures higher than 41° C can be reached due
to solar radiation or by contact with hot water which can lead to skin damage and/or burning.
•The indicated holding strength is calculated at about 300 m above sea level. At higher altitudes, the holding
strength diminishes (by approx. 10 % per every additional 1,000 m of altitude).
•Never expose the rubber pads to UV radiation (sunlight) for any prolonged periods of time; otherwise they will
quickly lose their elasticity. For this reason, never attach the grab handles to any surface (e.g. window pane)
that will be illuminated from the outside.
•Do not place anything underneath the grab handle that could be damaged by the handle suddenly releasing
and dropping on it, or remove the handle after use.
•The mobile grab handles may only be used with the snap-lock pins fully engaged.
•Do not attach the mobile QuattroPlus grab handles to vehicle metal panels, foils, or thin glass panes because
the vacuum created by the suction pad might deform and damage these materials.
•If the mobile QuattroPlus grab handle remains attached over prolonged periods of time, there is the risk that the
underground (e.g. bath tub) gets permanently stained by the rubber pad.
•Never combine MOBELI products with parts from other manufacturers. This will invalidate any warranty or
liability. Risk of accident!!!

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3. Operation / assembly
3.1 Mounting (see page 9)
Assembling: Push the snap-lock pins into the handle bar (fig. 7 arrow) and insert them into the crosspiece
until the snap-lock pins are engaged in the bores of the crosspiece (clicking noise). Please take care that
the cross parts are pointing upwards (fig. 11b).
Test the secure hold of the snap-lock pins by trying to pull the components apart!
The grab handle must not be used if not all snap-lock pins on both sides are securely locked.
The telescopic grab bar must not be mounted with the cross part pointing downwards (fig. 11a)!
3.2 Attaching / suction: (see pages 8 and 9)
1. Examine the vacuum suction pads and the surface they are to be attached to.
2. Clean the surface thoroughly (fig. 1) so that it is clean (e.g. from etched lime sludge) and grease-free.
Likewise, the surface of the suction disc must be clean.
3. Firmly press the mobile grab handle onto the surface where it should be sucked on. (Fig. 2 a, b, c, d).
a. The tilting vacuum levers must be loose at this point.
b. Take care that both rubber pads are always positioned with their full suction area on the tiles or
other surfaces so that no grouting line or tile joint (figs. 3 and 4) lies under a rubber pad and the
pads are attached at least 10 mm above the lower edge of a joint (fig. 3).
To achieve this, you can adjust the length of the grip with the telescopic grab bar (figs. 4 and 5).
c. The built-in joints enable you to place the mobile grab handle also across corners (fig. 6).
4. While pressing the grab handle against the surface to be adhered to and at the same time pressing on the
rocker (figs. 2 a to d), turn over the all four rockers one after the other (figs. 2, 2 a, b, c, d).
5. The vacuum safety indicators continuously monitor the current vacuum state.
After the rockers have been pressed and turned, all the red-coloured safety tabs must be completely
recessed flush with the surface in the rockers (page 10, figs. 13 and 15)! In the course of time when the
vacuum decreases, the safety rockers will extend.
•If a red side edge of the safety tabs (figs. 14 and 16) has become visible, the grab bar must not be
used under any circumstances and must be reattached immediately!
•The clearer a red side edge of the tabs (figs. 14 and 16) can be seen, the lower is the actual
adhesive strength!
6. Check the vacuum safety indicator prior to any use. This can be felt by visually impaired or blind people. If
the vacuum safety indicator is not retracted (as just described), reattach the suction pads. If the indicator
tabs are still raised after the rocker has been turned and also are still sticking out after the tabs have been
pressed, the grab bar must be reattached (cf. malfunctions on page 7).
If retraction of the indicator tabs cannot be achieved, do not use the grab handle under any
circumstances!
3.2 Releasing:
1. Put a finger under the vacuum tilting lever in order to raise it; at the same time set your thumb on the
structured recess of the vacuum tilting lever to prevent a recoil effect.
Caution! With wrong operation there exists danger of squeezing.
2. Wait a little while! The four rubber pads will relax after approx. 30–60 seconds and return to their original
shape, and then the suction device can be removed from the wall. Should the rubber pads keep adhering
longer, you can additionally raise the pads at one side (between wall and rubber disc) with a finger so that
air can penetrate underneath.
3. Do not try to loosen the rubber pads with sharp edged items or tools; you would damage them.
4. When not in use, store the mobile QuattroPlus grab handle with the rubber pads relaxed (i.e., with vacuum
tilting levers disengaged, see page 9 fig. 12), flat and plane. Protect your mobile grab handle (e.g. in the
box) from UV rays.
3.3 Disassembling (see page 9)
Disassembling the grab bar: Push in the snap-lock pin (fig. 8) from the telescopic handle bar with the red push-
in aid and pull the telescopic handle bar out of the crosspiece while firmly holding it.
Disassembling the crosspieces and suction parts: Push in the snap-lock pin (fig. 9) from the crosspiece
connector and pull it out from the suction casing (fig. 10).