Patent ID: 7128332

Claim:
In a wheelchair that includes first and second sides, the improvement comprising: (a) a first contoured folding seat panel that is hingedly mounted with respect to said first side, said first contoured folding seat panel defining at least one first segmented section that includes a first extension and a first cutaway portion, (b) a second contoured folding seat panel that is hingedly mounted with respect to said second side, said second contoured folding seat panel defining at least one second segmented section that includes a second extension and a second cutaway portion; wherein said first extension is configured and dimensioned to cooperate in an overlaying relationship with said second cutaway portion when said first and second contoured folding seat panels are brought into substantially parallel alignment, wherein said second extension is configured and dimensioned to cooperate in an overlaying relationship with said first cutaway portion when said first and second contoured folding seat panels are brought into substantially parallel alignment, and wherein each of said folding seats provides contouring in both front-to-back and side-to-side directions.