Travel chair for handicapped individuals

A collapsible travel chair for handicapped individuals that is easily removable from an automobile and can be unfolded without requiring adjustment for the user, said travel chair comprising a wheeled base having front and rear wheels, said front wheels being carried by brackets pivotally mounted on said wheeled base for rotation about horizontal and vertical axes and said rear wheels being mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis, a folding chair pivotally attached to said base, a pivoting front rail mounted on said base located in front of said folding chair and extending upwardly from said base, pivoting side rails extending horizontally from said chair into latching engagement with said front rail when said chair is in an upright position, said front rail being pivotable from a rearwardly angled position while being in latching engagement with said side rails to a vertical position and said side rails being pivotable away from the front rail for permitting the user to enter and exit the chair from either side, and a brake mechanism connected to and operable by said front rail for preventing rotation of said wheels and turning of at least one of said front wheels about a vertical axis when said front rail is in said vertical position, said front wheels being freed for turning about a vertical axis and said rear wheels for rotation when said front rail is moved back to said rearward position for latching engagement with said side rails.