Patent ID: 8496260

Claim:
A combination of a wheelchair and a storage apparatus comprising: a wheelchair having a wheelchair frame including a seat portion, a back support portion, and at least two wheels; a storage apparatus adapted to be placed adjacent and behind said back support portion when not in use and is movable into a position adjacent to said seat portion for access when desired; and an arm member attached to said storage apparatus and pivotally attached to said wheelchair frame, such that said storage apparatus can be moved between a position adjacent and behind said back support portion and a position adjacent to said seat portion and one of said at least two wheels; and further comprising a pivot member that is attached to said wheelchair frame and is adapted to pivot said arm member and storage apparatus together substantially 90 degrees horizontally from said position adjacent and behind said back support portion to a position that is substantially parallel to one of said at least two wheels, and wherein said arm member is attached to said pivot member via a slide bar mechanism adapted to move said storage apparatus and arm member together linearly with respect to said pivot member and to said position that is adjacent to said seat portion and the one of said at least two wheels.