NOKA 5015

ManufacturerNOKA Medical
Model 5015BL, 5015RD
$318.40
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An aluminum transport chair with a 19" seat and 12" rear locking wheels, so it rolls over a threshold better than an 8" chair. The footrests swing away, the back folds down on a dual-button release and the frame folds flat.

Weight capacity
300 lbs.
Chair weight
27.6 lbs.
Seat size
19" W X 16" D
Rear wheels
12"
Overview
A 19" seat, and 12" rear wheels

An aluminum transport chair with a 19" seat, 12" rear locking wheels and swing-away footrests. The backrest folds down on a dual-button release and the frame folds flat. It holds 300 lbs. and comes in blue or red.

Built for real life

What stands out

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12" rear wheels
Bigger than the 8" wheels on most transport chairs, which is what you feel going over a door threshold, a sidewalk lip or a gravel driveway.
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A 19" seat
Wider than the usual 18" transport seat. If an 18" chair has ever felt tight at the hips, this is the reason to look here.
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Dual-button release on the backrest
Two buttons have to be pressed together to fold the back down, so it cannot drop while somebody is sitting in it.
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Folds flat, and the footrests lift off
The back folds down and the frame folds side to side, so it goes in a trunk or stands against a wall.
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Wheel locks on the rear wheels
Set them before anybody gets in or out. That is the one habit that prevents most transport chair falls.
The Hieline Take

The 5015 is the transport chair to buy when the trip is not just across a smooth lobby floor. Most chairs in this class run 8" rear wheels, and 8" wheels stop dead on a raised threshold or a sidewalk lip, which means whoever is pushing has to tip the chair back and heave. The 12" wheels here are the whole point of the model, and the 19" seat is the second reason to look at it, because a lot of people find a standard 18" transport seat tight across the hips after twenty minutes. What you give up is weight. At 27.6 lbs. this is a heavier chair than the 5014, so if the main job is lifting it in and out of a trunk several times a day, the lighter chair is the better buy. The dual-button backrest release is a small thing that matters, because a single-button back can be knocked down by accident. And the usual caution applies: set the wheel locks before anybody transfers in or out.

Straight talk

Is it right for you?

A good fit if you

  • have somebody to push the chair
  • want a 19" seat rather than the usual 18"
  • cross thresholds or rough ground and want 12" wheels
  • weigh up to 300 lbs.

Look elsewhere if you

  • want to push yourself, because this chair has no hand rims
  • need the lightest chair in the trunk, because at 27.6 lbs. the NOKA 5014 is lighter
  • need a seat other than 19" wide, because this chair comes in one size
  • weigh more than 300 lbs.
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