Patent ID: 6840577

Claim:
A seating apparatus comprising: a seat support in a first plane; a back support in a second plane and coupled to, and configured to fold relative to, the seat support; a plurality of side supports coupled to the back support, the plurality of side supports including: lateral support means for providing a pair of lateral supports which are adjustable and capable of folding relative to the back support such that the pair of lateral supports are substantially positioned in the second plane, said lateral support means including a horizontal bracket extending along the upper portion of said back support and having a pair of spaced vertical brackets fixed thereto, said horizontal bracket having a pair of elongated horizontally extending slots, each of said vertical brackets having an elongated vertical slot, and lockable adjusting means extending through each of said slots in said horizontal bracket and into one of said slots in a respective one of said vertical brackets in adjustable locking relationship whereby said vertical brackets can be adjusted up and down and said horizontal bracket can be adjusted laterally; and pelvic support means for providing a pair of pelvic supports adjustable and capable of folding relative to the seat support such that the seat support and the pair of pelvic supports are substantially positioned in the first plane.