Patent ID: 7914081
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A wheelchair sling seat, comprising: (a) top, middle, and bottom layers of substantially flexible material of uniform stiffness, the top, middle, and bottom layers of substantially flexible material forming a seat region, the top, middle, and bottom layers bound together to define first and second outer edges of the seat region that are securable to side rails of a wheelchair frame in a manner that suspends the seat region from the wheelchair frame, wherein the top, middle, and bottom layers have sufficient strength to support an occupant when the first and second outer edges are secured to side rails of a wheelchair frame; (b) a plurality of flexible pads disposed between the upper and middle layers; and (c) first and second apertures defined only in the middle layer and positioned to correspond to the ischial tuberosities of the occupant, wherein the top layer is engageable with the bottom layer in the areas defined by the first and second apertures.