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ASSEMBLY MANUAL EZ-ACCESS® Gateway™ Solid Surface Portable Ramp ATTENTION INSTALLER: For residential use only! RATED LOAD: 850 pounds. NEVER EXCEED RATED LOAD. Read all instructions, including MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY, prior to ramp assembly. Please leave this ASSEMBLY MANUAL with the end user. ATTENTION END USER: RATED LOAD: 850 pounds. NEVER EXCEED RATED LOAD. Please read and become familiar with the MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY section of this manual.
1. BASIC SAFETY AND WARNINGS 1.1. 1.2. SYMBOL MEANING WARNING SYMBOL: This symbol may appear in various colors and in conjunction with other symbols. The WARNING symbol indicates that a failure to obey the warning could result in property damage, damage to equipment, serious personal injury, or death, as well as the serious personal injury or death of others. NOTE SYMBOL: This symbol may appear in various colors and in conjunction with other symbols.
2. AVAILABLE GATEWAY RAMPS 2.1. EZ-ACCESS Gateway™ Ramps are available with and without handrails, in 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10-ft lengths. Shown below are the GATEWAY 6-FT RAMP (FIG. 1) and the GATEWAY 6-FT RAMP W/ HANDRAILS (FIG. 2). FIG. 1 FIG.
3. FASTENING THE RAMP TO THE LANDING The Gateway ramp’s top lip transition plate must be fastened to the landing before use. If your ramp includes handrails, it is necessary to install the end brackets on the ramp before fastening the ramp to the landing (refer to SECTION 4). 3.1. Place the ramp’s top lip transition plate so it extends onto the landing as far as possible. 3.2. IF RESTING ON A WOODEN LANDING: 3.2.1.
4. INSTALLING RAMP HANDRAILS (OPTIONAL) 4.1. 4.2. 4.3. Turn the ramp section upside down on a flat surface. Do this on cardboard or a lawn so that the ramp is not damaged (scratched or dented). Locate the two Ramp Handrail End Bracket Pairs (MRHBPR) and install one end bracket at each outside corner of the ramp using two hex bolts and washers into the two threaded inserts at the end of the ramp. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper lip of the end bracket should extend into the groove under the ramp side rail.
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5. FINAL STEPS 5.1. 5.2. TOUCH-UP ARCHITECTURALLY FINISHED HANDRAILS: 5.1.1. Use sandpaper (180 grit or equivalent) for touching up scratches on architecturally finished handrails. 5.1.2. Sand in direction of the grain as shown (FIG. 7). Do not use on painted or powder coated surfaces. FINAL CHECKS: 5.2.1. Ensure that all fasteners are in place and secure. 5.2.2. Walk on the installed ramp checking for any undue movement. 5.2.3. Remove any debris and metal chips. 5.2.4.
7. INCLINE CHART IMPORTANT: Refer to your equipment's (wheelchair or scooter) Owner Guide for the proper degree of incline/decline and chair direction before attempting ramp use. Never exceed its recommendations. TO ESTABLISH THE PROPER RAMP LENGTH: Determine the incline that your chair is designed to climb. Measure the rise (distance from the top step, porch, van, etc. to the ground). Refer to Incline Chart to find proper ramp length. At any incline, use ramp only with a qualified helper.
