Patent ID: 6352275
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A wheelchair comprising lower frame means and upper frame means tiltable backwards and forwards relative to said lower frame means, ground wheels mounted on said lower frame means, and seating and backrest means carried by said upper frame means, wherein said upper frame means includes at least one pair of transverse braces pivotally interconnected end-to-end and foldable around the pivotal interconnection and wherein said lower frame means include at least one pair of transverse braces pivotally interconnected end-to-end and foldable around their pivotal interconnection, so that said frame means are foldable inwards transversely of the wheelchair, substantially irrespective of the tilt position of said upper frame means, characterized in that the full length of said at least one pair of transverse braces of the lower frame means is greater than the width of the wheelchair in unfolded state defined by the at least one pair of transverse braces of the upper frame means or the seat plates included in the seating and backrest means.