Patent ID: 8083252

Claim:
A foldable seat for a foldable wheelchair with a foldable wheelchair frame comprising a first side frame and a second side frame wherein the foldable wheelchair frame can be adjusted from a use configuration to a folded configuration by a movement of the first and second side frames toward one another, the foldable seat comprising: a foldable seat with a first outside edge, a second outside edge, and a longitudinal hinge portion interposed between the first and second outside edges to divide the seat into first and second members that are pivotally coupled at the hinge portion whereby the first outside edge can be retained relative to the first side frame and the second outside edge can be retained relative to the second side frame wherein the first and second members comprise members of resiliently compressible material, wherein each of the first and second members of the seat has a support surface side that is disposed to support a seat occupant, an opposite side disposed to face away from the seat occupant, and a given thickness between the support surface and the opposite surface and wherein the hinge portion is formed by at least first and second longitudinal furrows in the foldable seat between the first and second members of the seat wherein the first and second furrows are disposed to one side of the foldable seat; whereby the foldable wheelchair frame can be adjusted from a use configuration to a folded configuration to yield a folding of the foldable seat about the hinge portion.