Training Course – Morris & Alexander Ltd

Welcome to Principles of Safe and Effective Furniture Raising

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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?

Only Armchairs, Settees and Beds

Only Armchairs and Beds

Armchairs, Settees, most Recliner or Riser Recliner Chairs, Beds Single to King size, Double Divan Beds, most Electric Profiling Beds, Corner units and Recliner Settees

No furniture

2. What height options are available?

3cm / 5.5cm / 8cm

5cm / 10cm / 20cm

8.5cm / 10cm / 12.5cm

10cm only

3. What makes the Alexander Mk2 Raiser suitable for hard wood or laminate floors?

The self-adhesive rubber pads supplied

The raiser's inherent design

Because they are manufactured from steel

It is not suitable for hard wood or laminate floors

4. What is the maximum weight load per pair of raisers?

318kg (50St.)

50kg (8St.)

500kg (79St.)

635kg (100St.)

5. Which Alexander base frame's design offers improved access for stand aids or other patient handling devices when used on an armchair?

Alexander Universal Raiser Mk2

Alexander Universal Raiser Mk1

Alexander Universal Bed Raiser

6. What is the golden rule of furniture raising?

All previous points of contact that the furniture had with the floor before you raised it, must be supported after you have raised it

Half of all previous points of contact that the furniture had with the floor before you raised it, must be supported after you have raised it

Only the outer most previous points of contact that the furniture had with the floor before you raised it, must be supported after you have raised it

There is no 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?

Yes

8. Can a raiser have different attachments fitted at each end to suit furniture with different feet at the front and back?

Yes

Round Cup:

This section of the quiz focuses on the Round Cup Attachment.

9. What types of furniture is this attachment primarily meant for?

Only Chairs

Only Beds

Only Recliner Chairs

Chairs, Settees/Sofas, Beds

10. What type of point of contact with the floor (feet/castor) is the round cup best suited to support?

Only Castors

Most types of castors and round legs up to 5cm diameter or 2cm square

Inverted pyramid shaped feet

Big wooden legs 10cm square

11. How should the long handwheels for the Round Cups be positioned?

So they are pushing the castors inwards

So they are pushing the castors outwards

So they are pushing the castors sideways with the handwheel underneath the chair

So they are pushing the castors sideways with the handwheel protruding out from the chair

12. Which base frame do we recommend using with the Twin Cup attachment?

Alexander Universal Raiser Mk1

Furniture Disc Raiser

Alexander universal Raiser Mk2

No base frame

13. What may be necessary to do before fitting any Alexander Raiser to a bed?

Remove any heavy objects from the bed including the mattress or and draws

Load the bed up with more objects to make fitting the raiser more difficult

There is nothing that may be necessary to do

Rotate the bed 90 degrees

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?

Only Chairs

Only Recliner Chairs

Chairs, Settees/Sofas, Beds

Only Beds

15. What type of point of contact with the floor (foot/castor) is the square cup best suited to support?

Only square legs

Square and round legs

Only inverted pyramid shaped legs

Square, round, rectangular or inverted pyramid shaped

16. What are the 2 different size options available?

AL08-3: Up to 7cm, AL08-4: up to 10cm

AL08-3: Up to 5cm, AL08-4: up to 12cm

AL08-3: Up to 17cm, AL08-4: up to 20cm

AL08-3: Up to 4cm, AL08-4: up to 8cm

17. When should the 3-Sided square cup be used?

For all instances

When there are inclined or sweeping legs that the standard square cup may not be suitable for

When raising a recliner settee/sofa

When raising a corner unit

18. Which base frame should the 3-sided square cup not be used with?

Alexander Universal Raiser Mk2

Alexander Universal Raiser Mk1

The Alexander Universal Disc Raiser

Alexander Universal Bed Raiser

Flat Plate:

This section of the quiz focuses on the Flat Plate.

19. What types of furniture is this attachment primarily meant for?

Only Chairs

Only Beds

Only Recliner Chairs

Chairs, Settees/Sofas, Beds

20. What type of point of contact with the floor (feet/castor) is the flat plate best suited to support?

Wooden legs with a flat surface in contact with the floor 7.5cm+ square

Plastic legs

Castors

Metal legs

21. How many screws minimum are required to fit the attachment?

22. What tools are required to fit this attachment?

No tools

1 Pencil, 1 screwdriver (pozi), 1 Bradawl, potentially 1 pistol drill

Only 1 screwdriver

1 Bradawl, 1 screwdriver

23. What is the proper technique to turn the chair upside down?

Place 1 foot at the base of the front of the chair and pull on the backrest, using your foot as a pivot point

Bodily lift the chair and turn it over

Stand at the front and rock the chair towards you

Stand at the back of the chair and push it over

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?

Only Recliners

Only Riser Recliners

Most but not all Recliner or Riser Recliner Chairs, Manual or Electric and Recliner Settees

Only Recliner Settees

25. What type of feet/castor arrangement is the attachment suitable for?

4 Feet/castors set into the same metal subframe

6 Feet/castors with 4 set into a metal sub frame and 2 elsewhere on the chair

8 Feet/castors positioned somewhere on the chair

10 Feet/castors positioned somewhere on the chair

26. Which way around should the attachment be positioned for a standard recliner or riser chair?

Rotated outwards to draw in the overall footprint of the raiser

Rotated outwards and sideways to draw in the overall footprint of the raiser

Rotated inwards from each other to achieve the maximum possible foot print on the floor side to side

Rotated inwards from each other to achieve the maximum possible foot print on the floor back to front

27. Does the Recliner or Riser Recliner Chair still retain all previous movement?

Yes

It retains most but not all movement

Recliner chairs retain movement but not riser recliner chairs

28. Which base frame should the Recliner & Riser Recliner attachment only be used with?

Alexander Universal Raiser Mk2

Alexander Universal Raiser Mk1

The Alexander Universal Disc Raiser

Alexander Universal Bed Raiser

29. 1 Armchair with 4 castors

3 x Alexander Universal Furniture Raiser Mk2 (AL-01H), 6 x Round Cup Att. (AL-10)

2 x Alexander Universal Furniture Raiser Mk2 (AL-01H), 4 x Round Cup Att. (AL-10)

1 x Alexander Universal Bed Raiser (AL-04), 2 x Round Cup Att. (AL-10)

4 x Furniture Disc Raiser (AL-03), 4 x Flat Plate Att. (AL-09)

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)

2 x Alexander Universal Furniture Raiser Mk2 (AL-01H), 1 x Furniture Disc Raiser (AL-03), 5 x Round Cup Att. (AL-10)

2 x Alexander Universal Furniture Raiser Mk2 (AL-01H), 1 x Furniture Disc Raiser Att. (AL-03), 5 x 11.5cm Square Cup (AL08-4)

2 x Alexander Universal Furniture Raiser Mk2 (AL-01H), 1 x Furniture Disc Raiser (AL-03), 5 x 9cm Square Cup Att. (AL08-3)

2 x Alexander Universal Furniture Raiser Mk2 (AL-01H), 1 x Furniture Disc Raiser (AL-03), 5 x Flat Plate Att. (AL-09)

31. 1 Double Divan Bed (8 Castors in total)

3 x Alexander Universal Furniture Raiser Mk2 (AL-01H), 6 x Round Cup Att. (AL-10)

2 x Alexander Universal Bed Raiser (AL-04), 4 x Round Cup Att. (AL-10)

3 x Alexander Universal Bed Raiser (AL-05)

2 x Alexander Universal Bed Raiser (AL-05), 2 x Furniture Disc Raiser (AL-03), 2 x Twin Cup Att. (AL-06)

32. 1 Manual Recliner Chair with 4 feet set into a metal frame

2 x Alexander Universal Furniture Raiser Mk2 (AL-01H), 4 x Recliner & Riser Recliner Att. (AL-12)

2 x Alexander Universal Chair/Settee Raiser (AL-01), 4 x Recliner & Riser Recliner Att. (AL-12)

4 x Furniture Disc Raiser (AL-03), 4 x Recliner & Riser Recliner Att. (AL-12)

4 x Furniture Disc Raiser (AL-03), 4 x Round Cup Att. (AL-10)

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

10 x Furniture Disc Raiser (AL-03), 10 x Round Cup Att. (AL-10)

10 x Furniture Disc Raiser (AL-03), 10 x 9cm Square Cup (AL08-3)

10 x Furniture Disc Raiser (AL-03), 10 x 11.5cm Square Cup (AL08-4)

10 x Furniture Disc Raiser (AL-03), 10 x Flat Plate Att. (AL-09)