How to unfold to correct position? Footrest is high and person crashes on their back. Tried 2 phone #'s for company, no answer. Online instructions?
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I love my Anti=Gravity Chair. Yes, when I first got it I fell on my back too. Then I decided there had to be a easy way to open the chair and I found it. While the chair is folded up set it down on the deck while holding the back rest in your left hand. Then find the arm rest and push down on it until the legs separate to fully open. (That is important) Push down on the back rest until the chair is in a sitting upright position, then it is safe and easy to sit down on it. Use the heels of your shoes to raise up the foot until it is in the position of recline you prefer. When opened correctly it should be in the position of a regular chair when you attempt to sit on it. I hope that helps you to enjoy your chair. Ray Wright
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Ray is correct, you should only sit on the chair when the place you put your foot is on the floor and you are in a regular sitting position - the legs should be fully open. I also made sure that the lever on the arm was in the locked position before sitting down. Then you sit down, unlock it, push on the foot rest to raise it up, then relock to hold it. Hope this helps.
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Hi Fred, there are two locking devices located directly under the armrests (the black plastic loops). Adjust those either both forward or both backward (opposite of the position they are currently in), work with it... this adjustment may stabilize the chair. I hope this helps.
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I agree it's a little tricky. Try pulling up from the lowest part of the seat...just a little bit, and then you can push down from the top part of the seat. Another way is to grab the center of the middle bar in the back, (just below the seat) and at the same time pull up from the bottom of the seat.I also bought another one which is much easier to use. Drive Medical Folding Aluminum Cane with Sling Style Seat, Bronze
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You are correct. It may be too high even when the seat is at it's top position, but I haven't tried that. I don't think it was built as a foot rest.
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Orange knob on the left rear leg. Pull out and turn clockwise. Front leg should fold out and lock in place when fully extended.
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As for the wheels, just reach down and pull up the levers. VeryEasy, very simple---Sorry, can't help with the footrests---They should have some instructions but they have not.
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It's like a lawn chair....fold it forward and you'll hear the "clicks"....it should lie flat then. If you can't get it to stay in a chair position after that, lift it slightly in the middle and it kind of resets.
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lift back cover. clip on each back brace . pull to the middle while one person pulls the back rests up
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I had the same problem. My boyfriend had to figure it out for me. You need to push down on the two parts the seat panel is attached to. As you push down the chair will unfold. It "snaps" over center to stay open. To fold up simply pull up on the same two parts and the chair will fold up.
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The foot rests are at a fixed, almost 90 degree angle. The length is adjustable. It's not for tall people: I am 5'10" and I have the legs at maximum length.
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the mechanism of this inexpensive chair acts as a unit... the footrest rises as the back reclines. The back arrives separate from the seat and is inserted into the mechanism so that an adaption could be made. Seems that would be an effort of both imagination and toil.
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The way it's shown in the photo with an iPad resting on the tray at a 45-degree angle, with the legs bent in a rough Z shape, would probably accommodate someone sitting back with knees raised for a footrest. It can require quite a lot of experimentation -- but it is designed to allow that. I had to use my imagination and a lot of "this-way" and "that-way" trials to find a configuration that worked best, most of the time. Good luck.
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The footrest reclines to horizontal. The backrest reclines to a little past 45 degrees. Not quite flat but still good for resting.
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Very simply, you can adjust your ability to lean back or to return upright by locating a small black round knob just under the backrest slab. While you are off the machine, pulling that black knob (which is attached to a spring-loaded pin) out, to the right, will release the vertical footrest bar. This will allow you to adjust the distance between the footrest and the backrest slab. As you pull the knob (with pin) out to the right, the vertical footrest bar will freely slide up and down until you release the knob (with pin) to settle into one of the adjustment holes, provided. By adjusting the distance your feet are from the backrest slab, you will cause your weight distribution to change on slab, similar to a teeter-totter. This is going to be a "trial and error process" for you. I suggest making small adjustments, one hole at a time, testing each setting that you think will work. Making any severe adjustment could cause you to swing back too quickly and require heavier pulling to bring yourself upright or require too much effort to lay back. I leave my machine set as to offer gentle resistance when trying to lay back. This makes it easier to return to an upright position with just an easy pull. With a little practice of adjusting, you will find the best setting(s) for you. Hope this helps you.
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If someone is pushing you about leave both foot rest on, you can fold the foot rest up if you have to mobilize on you own using your good leg and the wheel push rails. If you are just on your own take off the foot rest without the cast and use both the wheels and your good leg.
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I have trouble getting the chair in reclining position and back down I thought it was stiff because it was new. Is there something anyone can do ??
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I used two small pieces of foam rubber to prop the support bars under the footrest -- I wedged them in to keep the bars from sliding closed. The are easily removed and I just use a rubber band to keep them handy on the footrest when not in use. Primitive, but it works!
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I have the same problem & haven't figured it out - let me know if u figure it out as I bought the chair so it could fold under my desk as space is limited!