Patent ID: 8449032

Claim:
A wheelchair having an adjustable seat, the adjustable seat comprising: a seat frame including first and second side support members, each of the first and second side support members extendable between a first position defining a first length and a second position defining a second length greater than the first length; and a seat member coupled at a first side thereof to the first side support member and at a second side thereof to the second side support member, the seat member extending between the first and second side support members to define a seat area having an initial depth corresponding to the first length of the first and second side support members and a width corresponding to a distance between the first and second side support members, the seat member including an auxiliary portion for extending the seat member to an extended depth corresponding to the second length of the first and second side support members, the auxiliary portion disposed at a front end of the seat member and being transitionable between a storage position, wherein the auxiliary portion is stored underneath the front end of the seat member such that the seat member defines the initial depth, and a use position, wherein the auxiliary portion extends forwardly from the seat member such that the seat member defines the extended depth, the auxiliary portion further including first and second releasable straps disposed at first and second sides thereof for securing the auxiliary portion to each of the side support members when in the use position.