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A collapsible wheelchair for allowing a user to easily tote a wheelchair along on a public transportation such as an airplane and bus. The collapsible wheelchair includes a collapsible seat support assembly; wheel assemblies upon which the collapsible seat support assembly is mounted; brackets mount

A collapsible wheelchair for allowing a user to easily tote a wheelchair along on a public transportation such as an airplane and bus. The collapsible wheelchair includes a collapsible seat support assembly; wheel assemblies upon which the collapsible seat support assembly is mounted; brackets mounted to the collapsible seat support assembly; wheels rotatably mounted to the brackets; a seat member supported by the collapsible seat support assembly; footrest assemblies attached to the collapsible seat support assembly; handle members mounted to the collapsible seat support assembly; strap members attached to the seat member for securing a person upon the seat member; and a storage bag for storing the collapsible wheelchair.

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1. A collapsible wheelchair comprising:a collapsible seat support assembly, said collapsible seat support assembly including leg members having top ends and bottom ends, and also including seat support members being mounted at said top ends of said leg members, and further including a plurality of e

1. A collapsible wheelchair comprising:a collapsible seat support assembly, said collapsible seat support assembly including leg members having top ends and bottom ends, and also including seat support members being mounted at said top ends of said leg members, and further including a plurality of elongate brace members interconnecting said leg members, and also including brace fastening assemblies being mounted to a plurality of said elongate brace members, and further including bracket members for fastening said elongate brace members to said leg members, said leg members including a pair of front leg members and a pair of rear leg members, said bracket members being securely mounted at said top ends and said bottom ends of said leg members, each of said bracket members including a sleeve being mounted about a respective said end of a respective said leg member, and also including grommets being attached to and extending outwardly of said sleeve, said elongate brace members including front, side, and rear pairs of said elongate brace members; wherein said elongate brace members of a respective said pair of said elongate brace members being pivotally and centrally attached to one another;wheel assemblies upon which said collapsible seat support assembly is mounted and including brackets being mounted to said collapsible seat support assembly and wheels being rotatably mounted to said brackets;a seat member being supported by said collapsible seat support assembly;footrest assemblies being attached to said collapsible seat support assembly;handle members being mounted to said collapsible seat support assembly;strap members being attached to said seat member for securing a person upon said seat member; anda storage bag for storing said collapsible wheelchair. 2. A collapsible wheelchair as described in claim 1, wherein said front pair of said elongate brace members has top ends which are fastened to said grommets at said top ends of said front leg members and also having bottom ends which are fastened to said grommets at said bottom ends of said front leg members. 3. A collapsible wheelchair as described in claim 1, wherein each of said side pairs of said elongate brace members includes one of said elongate brace members having a top end which is fastened to said grommet at said top end of a respective said front leg member and also having a bottom end which is fastened to said grommet at said bottom end of a respective said rear leg member, and also includes another of said elongate brace members having a top end which is fastened to said grommet at said top end of a respective said rear leg member and also having a bottom end which is fastened to said grommet at said bottom end of a respective said top leg member, one of said elongate brace members of one of said side pairs of said elongate brace members having a slot being disposed therein near a center thereof. 4. A collapsible wheelchair as described in claim 1, wherein said rear pair of said elongate brace members has top ends which are fastened to said grommets at said top ends of said rear leg members and also having bottom ends which are fastened to said grommets at said bottom ends of said rear leg members, one of said elongate brace members of said rear pair of said elongate brace members having a slot being disposed therein near a center thereof. 5. A collapsible wheelchair as described in claim 1, wherein said brace fastening assemblies are attached to one of said side pairs of said elongate brace members, and are also attached to said rear pair of said elongate brace members. 6. A collapsible wheelchair as described in claim 5, wherein each of said brace fastening assemblies includes a housing having open top and bottom ends with said elongate brace members extending through said open top and bottom ends of said housing, and also includes a lever having an end pivotally mounted in said housing, and further includes a latch pin being attached to said lever and ext ending outwardly therefrom and being removably received in said slot of a respective said elongate brace member for keeping said elongate brace members spread apart in a non-collapsible position.