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Rifton Equipment

Rifton Medium Activity Chair Tilt-in-Space Hi/lo Base

$5,130.00

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Color: Inc. Hi/lo chair, armrests and pads

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The ultimate special needs chair for the classroom or home, the medium-sized Rifton Activity Chair With tilt and Hi-Lo Base provides flexible, resting and active seating.


This special needs chair comes in two chair designs, one incorporating a standard base and the other what it terms a Hi/lo base. This product listing is for medium special needs chair built on a Hi/lo base; other sizes of the standard-base chair and those on a Hi/lo base are listed separately (see "related products" below).

The large and medium hi/lo bases are height-adjustable via a foot pump. The foot pump allows you to lower the client in the chair until his or her feet are on the floor, or raise it to a 32" high table. The chair's height can also be easily set for lateral transfers.

The small hi/lo base is equipped with a gas spring to serve the same function.

Rifton Activity Chair With Hi-Lo Base Key Features:

  • Easy, tool free adjustments, while child is in chair
  • Wide range of optional accessories to create a quality special needs chair that's ideal for the classroom or home.

Other innovative features include:

Comes standard with a 5th directional wheel - The Rifton Activity Chair With Hi-Lo Base (Medium & Large sizes only) features a standard fifth directional wheel, ensuring seamless forward movement at all times without sacrificing maneuverability.
No-tool adjustments - The Rifton Activity Chair makes adjustments simple. No tools are needed for any adjustment, making it an ideal choice for the busy special needs classroom

Adjust with child in chair - The Rifton Activity Chair With Hi-Lo Base can be easily adjusted while a child is in the chair. This saves time and makes adjustments much simpler to gauge

Tilt-in-space - The Rifton Activity Chair tilt-in-space feature encourages sit to stand and rest positions. The R840and R860 Standard base tilts 15 degrees forward and 15 degrees back.

Spring option - The optional springs on the Rifton Activity Chair With Hi-Lo Base allow for calming through self-stim. The spring column can be locked when not in use. The Standard base has optional springs in both backrest and seat, making it an ideal choice for children with autism

Choice of 6 pad colors - The Rifton Activity Chair seat and backrest pads are made of polyurethane foam, with an easy to clean polyurethane-coated fabric cover.

Size Selection - User height determines appropriate size. The charts below provide the dimensions of not only this medium-size chair, but also the other two sizes of those built on standard base, so that you can select the appropriate one. Note that the column referring to the medium special needs chair is highlighted in yellow.

Chair Small Medium Large
User Height
(Inches)		 28*—48
*28-32 requires
"Mini kit" 		40—56 50—74

Make sure that seat width, depth and height are adequate for each individual user, and that the user’s weight does not exceed the maximum weight recommended. The table below provides the dimensions of each chair:

Hi/Lo chair dimensions
(inches)

Small (R830)

Medium (R850)

Large (R870)
Frame width
25
27½
29¾
Seat height above floor
10 - 25
12 - 23
16 - 24
Seat angle for tilt–in–space (degrees)
15° forward, 25° back
15° forward, 25° back
15° forward, 25° back
Backrest angle (degrees)
5° forward, 20° back
5° forward, 20° back
5° forward, 20° back
Seat height above footboard
9 - 12
with "mini kit": 6 - 9
12 - 16½
with footboard lift:
8 - 12½
15 - 20½
with footboard lift:
11 - 16
Seat width with hip guides
without hip guides
7 - 9
12
8½ - 11½
14
11 - 14
17
Seat depth
8 - 12
with "mini kit": 7 - 11
11 - 16
15 - 20
Armrest height above seat
5 - 7½
7 - 10½
7 - 10½
Trunk support width
5½ - 11½
6½ - 12
9½ - 14
Backrest height
12½ - 15½
15½ - 19
19 - 24
Headrest height above seat
14½ - 21
17½ - 24½
19½ - 29½
Maximum working load (lbs)
75
150
225

This medium special needs chair (S850) is made up of the following basic components:

  • Seat and backbase
  • arm supports (which can be upgraded to forearm prompts)
  • push handles
  • footboard
  • pads
  • seatbelt (with numerous options for increased stabilization and support).

There are also options for headrests and a pair of laterals with or without a strap, plus a dozen or more accessories for personalizing your chair, enabling years of use and/or multiple users.

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