Alexander Base Frames:
This section of the quiz focuses on the different base frames of the Alexander Range.
1. What types of furniture can be raised?
2. What height options are available?
3. What makes the Alexander Mk2 Raiser suitable for hard wood or laminate floors?
4. What is the maximum weight load per pair of raisers?
5. Which Alexander base frame's design offers improved access for stand aids or other patient handling devices when used on an armchair?
6. What is the golden rule of furniture raising?
7. Therefore, would a sofa need an additional raiser in the centre if there was no support there to begin with?
8. Can a raiser have different attachments fitted at each end to suit furniture with different feet at the front and back?
Round Cup:
This section of the quiz focuses on the Round Cup Attachment.
9. What types of furniture is this attachment primarily meant for?
10. What type of point of contact with the floor (feet/castor) is the round cup best suited to support?
11. How should the long handwheels for the Round Cups be positioned?
12. Which base frame do we recommend using with the Twin Cup attachment?
13. What may be necessary to do before fitting any Alexander Raiser to a bed?
Square Cups:
This section of the quiz focuses on the Square Cup Attachments; these come in 2 variations (standard and 3-Sided), with each available in 2 sizes.
14. What types of furniture is this attachment primarily meant for?
15. What type of point of contact with the floor (foot/castor) is the square cup best suited to support?
16. What are the 2 different size options available?
17. When should the 3-Sided square cup be used?
18. Which base frame should the 3-sided square cup not be used with?
Flat Plate:
This section of the quiz focuses on the Flat Plate.
19. What types of furniture is this attachment primarily meant for?
20. What type of point of contact with the floor (feet/castor) is the flat plate best suited to support?
21. How many screws minimum are required to fit the attachment?
22. What tools are required to fit this attachment?
23. What is the proper technique to turn the chair upside down?
Recliner & Riser Recliner Attachment:
This section of the quiz focuses on the Recliner & Riser Recliner Attachment.
24. What types of furniture is this attachment primarily meant for?
25. What type of feet/castor arrangement is the attachment suitable for?
26. Which way around should the attachment be positioned for a standard recliner or riser chair?
27. Does the Recliner or Riser Recliner Chair still retain all previous movement?
28. Which base frame should the Recliner & Riser Recliner attachment only be used with?
29. 1 Armchair with 4 castors
30. 1 Settee/Sofa with 5 round feet 15cm in diameter, (1 foot in each corner and 1 foot located in the middle on its own)
31. 1 Double Divan Bed (8 Castors in total)
32. 1 Manual Recliner Chair with 4 feet set into a metal frame
33. 1 Privately Purchased Electric Profiling Bed with 10 standard castors set into a single subframe. The castors are located in several different positions around the frame
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