Folding seat support structure
AssigneeConvaid Products, Inc.
InventorMervyn M. Watkins
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Abstract
A folding support structure includes a frame assembly having frame supports, seat supports, back supports, and a plurality of frame brace assemblies. The folding structure also includes a seat structure coupled to the frame assembly. The folding support structure is configured to collapse in a front-to-back manner and in a side-to-side manner. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
Claims37
A folding support structure comprising:
- a frame assembly including:
- a system of support members including frame support members, seat support members, and back support members, the back support members each coupling a frame support member to a seat support member;
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- a plurality of foldable frame brace assemblies, a first one of the plurality of foldable frame brace assemblies connecting the frame support members, and a second one of the plurality of foldable frame brace assemblies connecting the seat support members;
- a seat structure including a seat portion and a back portion, the seat structure coupled to the frame support members, to the seat support members, and to the back support members, the back support members allowing the seat structure to firmly support a person seated therein by providing tension in the seat structure at positions in the frame assembly where the back support members connect the frame support members to the seat support members;
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- wherein the system of support members and the plurality of frame brace assemblies allow the frame assembly to fold in a front-to-back manner and in a side-to-side manner.
A method of affording a foldable support structure comprising:
- providing a frame assembly having a system of support members, the system of support members including frame support members, seat support members, back support members, and support connector members, the back support members each coupling a frame support member to a seat support member;
- coupling a seat structure to the frame assembly, the seat structure including a seat material and a back material, the seat structure being coupled to the frame assembly at the frame support members, the seat support members, and at the back support members, the back support members allowing the seat structure to firmly support a person seated therein;
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- connecting the frame support members together and the seat support members together with a plurality of foldable frame brace assemblies, a first one of the plurality of foldable frame brace assemblies connecting the frame support members, and a second one of the plurality of foldable frame brace assemblies connecting the seat support members, wherein the system of support members and the plurality of frame brace assemblies allow the frame assembly to fold in a front-to-back manner and in a side-to-side manner.
A method of affording a foldable support structure comprising:
- providing a frame assembly having a system of support members, the system of support members including frame support members, seat support members, back support members, and support connector members, the back support members each coupling a frame support member to a seat support member;
- coupling a seat structure to the frame assembly, the seat structure including a seat material and a back material, the seat structure being coupled to the frame assembly at the frame support members, the seat support members, and at the back support members, the back support members allowing the seat structure to firmly support a person seated therein;
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- means for folding the frame assembly in a front-to-back manner and in a side-to-side manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.