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US 10,905,242 B1Granted
Character chair
AssigneeRegalo International, LLC
InventorsMark A. Flannery, William D. Butterfield
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Abstract
The present chair includes a scissoring straight leg and oblique support mechanism such that the chair may be folded between open and closed forms. The straight legs include lower feet and upper hubs. The oblique supports extend between the lower feet and upper hubs. The lower feet include structures that provide character to the folding chair.
Claims18
A chair for children, comprising:
- a) a flexible child sized receptacle for a child, the flexible receptacle including a seat portion and a back portion;
- b) a set of first, second, third, and fourth vertical legs, the flexible receptacle engaged to the first, second, third, and fourth vertical legs;
- c) a set of first, second, third, and fourth feet engaged, respectively, on the first, second, third, and fourth vertical legs;
- d) a set of first, second, third, and fourth hubs engaged, respectively, on the first, second, third, and fourth vertical legs;
- e) a pair of first and second oblique supports, the first and second oblique supports pivotally engaged to each other, each of the first and second oblique supports pivotally engaged to one of the first and second hubs and one of the first and second feet;
- f) a pair of third and fourth oblique supports, the third and fourth oblique supports pivotally engaged to each other, each of the third and fourth oblique supports pivotally engaged to one of the second and third hubs and one of the second and third feet;
- g) a pair of fifth and sixth oblique supports, the fifth and sixth oblique supports pivotally engaged to each other, each of the fifth and sixth oblique supports pivotally engaged to one of the third and fourth hubs and one of the third and fourth feet;
- h) a pair of seventh and eighth oblique supports, the seventh and eighth oblique supports pivotally engaged to each other, each of the seventh and eighth oblique supports pivotally engaged to one of the fourth and first hubs and one of the fourth and first feet;
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- i) at least one of the first foot, second foot, third foot, and fourth foot comprising:
- i) a receptor for said leg;
- ii) a mechanical lock portion that mechanically locks said foot to said leg;
- iii) a first mount for pivotally engaging one oblique support to said foot, the first mount being one-piece and integral with the receptor;
- iv) a second mount for pivotally engaging one oblique support to said foot, the second mount being one-piece and integral with the receptor;
- v) a first base portion, the first base portion being one-piece and integral with the receptor, the first base portion having a first undersurface that defines a first plane, the first base portion having a first structure;
- vi) a second base portion, the second base portion having a second undersurface that is disposed in the first plane defined by the first undersurface of the first base portion, the second base portion being opposite of the first base portion, the second base portion being one-piece and integral with the receptor and first and second mounts, the second base portion extending between the first and second mounts, the second base portion extending for less than 180 degrees about the receptor, the second base portion having a second structure;
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- vii) the first structure having a shape different from the second structure.
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