CASTOR OPTIONS
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STANDARD CASTOR |
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Made of high-durability nylon. Provides free-wheeling movement on most floor surfaces. |
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Most office situations |
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BRAKE CASTORAlso known as
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Wheels freely when the user’s entire body weight is on the chair, locks when there is no weight on it.Prevents the chair rolling away from the user as they sit down. |
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Disabled usersLaboratory situations |
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SOFT WHEEL CASTORPale grey polyurethane rim |
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Grey polyurethane rim protects floor surfaces such as timber or soft vinyl.Also suitable on very hard smooth surfaces such as concrete, where standard castors roll too freely - the PU rim provides greater friction. |
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Timber or soft vinyl floor situations.Factory or other hard floor situations. |
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SOFT WHEEL
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Grey polyurethane rim protects floor surfaces such as timber or soft vinyl.Wheels freely when user’s entire body weight is on the chair, locks when there is no weight on it.Stops the chair rolling away from the user as they sit down.Often used in laboratory situations. |
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Disabled usersLaboratory situationsClinic situationsFactory situations |
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REVERSE BRAKE CASTOR |
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Wheels freely when there is no weight on the chair, locks when the user sits down. |
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Surgical or clinic situations |
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MANUAL BRAKE CASTORManual lever lock |
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Brake feature is activated manually by a little lever on each castor. |
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Disabled usersSituations where movement is required at some times and not others. |
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LARGE CASTOR |
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Large 60mm diameter. Allows the chair to wheel more freely than the smaller standard castor. A number of our ergonomic chairs are fitted with large castors as standard. |
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Large users.
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GLIDE |
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A flat-based foot that provides no movement.
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Factory or machinery use situations or any situations where no wheel movement is required. |
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