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US 12,262,818 B2Granted
Portable chair
AssigneeYETI Coolers, LLC
InventorsAndrew J. Winterhalter, Michael Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Derek Sullivan, Donald Edward Desroches
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Abstract
An adjustable chair may include a frame, a seat pan, a backrest, a pair of arm rests, at least two legs each comprising an inner leg configured to telescope out of an outer leg, and a leg locking system for locking the outer leg to the inner leg.
Claims19
A chair comprising:
- a seat pan;
- a backrest;
- and
- a rear tensioner configured to maintain the backrest in an unfolded position, the rear tensioner comprising a pair of rear tensioner arms and a tensioner housing;
- and
- wherein a first rear tensioner arm of the pair of rear tensioner arms is connected to the tensioner housing with a first pin to allow the first rear tensioner arm to pivot relative to the tensioner housing at a first pivot point, and a second rear tensioner arm of the pair of rear tensioner arms is connected to the tensioner housing with a second pin to allow the second rear tensioner arm to pivot relative to the tensioner housing at a second pivot point;
- and
- wherein the tensioner housing includes a pair of slots;
- and
- wherein the rear tensioner includes a first projection that engages a first slot of the pair of slots to limit travel of the first rear tensioner arm and a second projection that engages a second slot of the pair of slots to limit travel of the second rear tensioner arm.
7 more elements
A chair comprising:
- a frame;
- a seat pan;
- a backrest;
- and
- a rear tensioner configured to maintain the backrest in an unfolded position, the rear tensioner comprising a pair of rear tensioner arms, a handle, a tensioner housing positioned below a grasping portion of the handle, and a pair of rear tensioner caps;
- wherein a first rear tensioner arm of the pair of rear tensioner arms is connected to the tensioner housing with a first pin to allow the first rear tensioner arm to pivot relative to the tensioner housing at a first pivot point, and a second rear tensioner arm of the pair of rear tensioner arms is connected to the tensioner housing with a second pin to allow the second rear tensioner arm to pivot relative to the tensioner housing at a second pivot point;
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- wherein a first rear tensioner cap of the pair of rear tensioner caps is connected to the first rear tensioner arm and wherein the first rear tensioner cap is configured to pivot with a rear cross-bar of the frame.
5 more elements
A chair comprising:
- a seat pan;
- a front frame formed by front cross bars;
- a rear frame formed by rear cross bars;
- a backrest;
- wherein the seat pan and the backrest comprise a suspension fabric;
- and
- a rear tensioner configured to maintain the backrest in an unfolded position, the rear tensioner comprising a pair of rear tensioner arms, a handle, a tensioner housing positioned below a grasping portion of the handle, and a pair of rear tensioner caps;
- wherein a first rear tensioner arm of the pair of rear tensioner arms is connected to the tensioner housing with a first pin to allow the first rear tensioner arm to pivot relative to the tensioner housing at a first pivot point, and a second rear tensioner arm of the pair of rear tensioner arms is connected to the tensioner housing with a second pin to allow the second rear tensioner arm to pivot relative to the tensioner housing at a second pivot point;
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- wherein the first pivot point and the second pivot point are seated in a reservoir of the tensioner housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.