Patent ID: 8157287

Claim:
A convertible wheelchair, comprising: a chair frame a seat attached to the frame; a reclining backrest attached to the seat; handles extending from behind the backrest; armrests disposed on lateral sides of the seat; a plurality of chair legs extending below the seat; wheels operatively attached to the chair legs; footrests on at least two of the chair legs; a first extendable panel and a second extendable panel attached to the seat, each of the panels being slidably extendable by pulling the armrest from a respective lateral side of the seat; and a third extendable panel and a fourth extendable panel attached to the backrest, the third and fourth panels being extendable in lateral directions; wherein extension of the first and second extendable panels of the seat and the third and fourth extendable panels of the backrest when the backrest is reclined forms a bed for a patient to lie down on in order to facilitate easy handling of the patient by a caregiver.