Motion Composites HELIO Kids Carbon Wheelchair

About this product

HELIO Kids is Motion Composites' carbon fibre folding chair for children, built on the same architecture as the adult Helio range. It is one of the lightest paediatric folding chairs available, and for a child that is not a specification, it is how much energy is left over for school, play and keeping up.

The frame is T700 high-modulus carbon fibre in a rigid unibody, with a symmetrical moulded carbon cross brace. Carbon is light and stiff, but the property that matters most for a child's chair is fatigue resistance: carbon handles repeated stress better than metal, and children are hard on equipment. In RESNA durability testing Motion Composites reports its carbon frames passing double the required number of cycles.

Growing with the child

The adjustable back increases seat depth by up to 3 inches in infinite increments rather than fixed steps, so the chair can be re-set precisely as the child grows instead of being outgrown. Footplate height adjusts the same way and in seconds. Between those and the seat height, back height and centre of gravity ranges, one frame should stay with a child for years.

Adding power later

The frame is certified for power add-on devices, so drive assistance can be fitted later without replacing the chair. That matters if a child's needs are expected to change, or for longer distances at school.

Ordering

Built to the configuration agreed at assessment. Contact us to arrange one.

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