Special Tomato LARGE User manual

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This product is NOT a certified car seat in Canada.
Made
in the
USA
March 2012 Edition
USA
User’s Guide
Multi-Positioning Seat
LARGE

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Table of Contents
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What is a
Special Tomato™ Story behind the brand…........ 4
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Setting Up Your MPS* Unpack..………………......... 5
Assembly……………......... 5
Footrest Assembly….............. 6
Adjustments…………..............… 7
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MPS Optional Accessories Mobile Floor Base..................… 9
Extended Seat Cushion........ 9
Tray................................... 11
Push Chair Base...........… 11
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Car Seat Installation** Safety Information................... 12
General Information............... 15
Lap/Shoulder Belt..................... 17
Lap Belt..................................... 19
5-Point Harness...................... 21
Securing Your Child................. 22
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Consumer Information Maintenance....………….............. 23
Warranty………………........… 23
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Please Note:
Special Tomato™
products are latex-free.
*MPS = Multi-Positioning Seat
**All users MUST read and
understand this instruction manual
before using this product. Store
instruction manual in pocket on
back of MPS so that it can be
consulted at any point to ensure
proper use!
Special Tomato™ Multi-Positioning Seat - LARGE: User’s Guide 3

The Story Behind the Brand...
y dad and mom had four children. The rst three
children were healthy and regular people. Then I came
along, a baby with a difference, Down Syndrome. I had
a hole in my heart, a rip in my heart valve, jaundice, a big tongue and a
wobbly head. As I got older I also realized that I am a slow learner.
One day it was bothering me that I was having a hard time doing my
school work. I told my dad about this problem and he shared a story about
when he was out in his garden picking tomatoes the year I was born. Every
year my dad grows a garden and loves to plant tomatoes. At harvest time
there were Beefsteak tomatoes on a bush. When he saw a differently shaped
tomato it got his attention. It had a large, smooth, bright red enlarged side
that made my dad want to pick it up and study the bump because it was
so unique and looked appetizing. At supper, that tomato was just as
juicy as the others.
Even though I’m different like the tomato as a person with Down
Syndrome, my family and friends love me even more and want to
help me when I need it. My dad tells me that even though I have
more difculty learning than my brother and sisters, my lovable
and outgoing personality and strong character make me just
as special as they are. I guess I am the special “tomato”
on our family’s bush!
The Special “Tomato” on the Bergeron Bush
Carrie Bergeron, copyright 2001
www.carriebergeron.org Illustrateur : Michael Johnson
www.psln.com/sharingds/Michael/
Special Tomato™ is Tim Bergeron’s latest product line. He has over 25 years of experience designing, building,
and selling adaptive positioning equipment, including founding the Tumble Forms® product line as its original
designer. Tim has coupled his design experience with a new manufacturing process
that provides soft durable, impermeable cushions for positioning children with
special needs. The rst Special Tomato™ Brand Product is the Multi-Positioning
Seat.
Now you may be asking, “What’s so Special about Tomatoes”? Tim is
pictured here with his youngest daughter, Carrie, a young adult with
Down syndrome. Carrie’s story, “The Special Tomato”, summarizes what
Tim believes that most parents feel about their child with special needs.
“Every child is special in their own unique way. It’s a parent’s job to nd ways
to facilitate their child’s growth in a way that includes them equally within the
family and community.” For children with physical disabilities, adaptive equipment
can play an important role in helping them reach their highest functioning level.
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Special Tomato™ Multi-Positioning Seat - LARGE: User’s Guide 5
Setting Up Your MPS
Unpack
Check to see that the following items are included
with your Multi-Positioning Seat (MPS):
· Seat Shell
· Head Cushion installed
· Back Cushion installed
· Seat Cushion (Regular or Extended size) installed
· Two Safety Attachment Straps installed
· Five Point Harness System installed
· Left and Right Leg Rest Extensions
· 2 Leg Rest GROOVED Knobs (1 3/16”)
· 2 Footrest BALL Knobs (1 1/2”)
· Footrest with 2 Foot Straps
· Headrest Tether Strap
First attach the MPS to the appropriate base of choice
with the Attachment Straps:
Assembly
Figure 1. Figure 2a. Figure 3.Figure 2b.
Mobile Floor Base
- Secure tightly the Rear Strap
under lip of Mobile Floor Base
- Secure tightly the Bottom Strap
under Mobile Floor Base
between both sets of wheels
Figure 1.
Standard Chair
- Secure tightly the Rear Strap around
back of chair (spiral method below or
straight method in Figure 1.)
- Secure tightly the Bottom Strap un-
der seat of chair Figure 3.
- Note: Make sure the chair is stable!
Push Chair Base
- Secure tightly the Rear
Strap around back of Push
Chair Base, between the fab-
ric and the cross bars
Figure 2a.
- Secure tightly the Strap
under Push Chair Base un-
der the seat making sure to
thread between the seat back
frame and the front leg frame
Figure 2b.