Polyvalent folding chair with counterweight
AssigneeSièGes Ducharme International (1991) Inc.
InventorJean-Christophe Doyon
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Abstract
A folding chair has a front leg assembly and a rear leg assembly rotatably mounted to the front leg assembly, the rear leg assembly foldable between an unfold extended configuration and a folded compact configuration wherein the rear leg assembly extends about parallel to the front leg assembly. The folding chair has a backrest mounted to the front leg assembly. The folding chair has a seat rotatably mounted to the front seat assembly, the seat being movable between a seating position and an upright position. The hair has a counterweight and damping components damping the pivotal motion of the seat when reaching the seating position and the upright position.
Claims20
A folding chair comprising:
- a first leg assembly;
- a second leg assembly rotatably mounted to the first leg assembly, the second leg assembly foldable between an unfolded configuration and a folded configuration in which the second leg assembly extends closer to the first leg assembly;
- a backrest mounted to one of the leg assemblies;
- a pair of seat mounting assemblies, each one of the seat mounting assemblies being mounted to one of the legs of one of the first leg assembly and the second leg assembly;
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- a seat mounted to the seat mounting assemblies, the seat, assembled to the seat mounting assemblies, being pivotable around a seat pivot axis, the seat being movable between a seating position and an upright position, the seat comprising a counterweight rearward to the seat pivot axis biasing the seat into the upright position,
- wherein at least one of the seat mounting assemblies comprises a first damping means damping pivotal motion of the seat when reaching the upright position.
A folding chair comprising:
- a front leg assembly comprising two front legs;
- a rear leg assembly comprising two rear legs, the rear legs being mounted to the front legs, the rear leg assembly foldable between an unfolded configuration and a folded configuration in which the rear leg assembly extends close to the front leg assembly;
- a backrest mounted to the front leg assembly;
- a first seat mounting assembly mounted a first one of the front legs;
- a second seat mounting assembly mounted a second one of the front legs;
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- a seat mounted to the seat mounting assemblies, the seat being pivotable around a seat pivot axis, the seat being movable between a seating position and an upright position, the seat comprising a counterweight rearward to the seat pivot axis biasing the seat into the upright position,
- wherein at least one of the seat mounting assemblies comprises a first damping means that is damping pivotal motion of the seat when reaching the upright position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.