US 2010/0301657 A1Published application

Knockdown chair having reinforced side supports

OwnerZiming Sheninventor

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Abstract

An improved knockdown chair having opposing substantially C shaped support arms, substantially L shaped tubular seating arrangement, sock type seating portion cover, front reinforcing member, and bottom reinforcing member, wherein each of the opposing substantially C shaped support arms are of laminate construction and have an upper arcuate arm support, front arcuate portion, and substantially straight bottom, the substantially L shaped tubular seating arrangement having a tubular seat back and tubular sitting portion telescopically interconnected one to the other, and wherein each of the opposing substantially C shaped support arms is opposingly removably fastened to the substantially L shaped tubular seating arrangement, the improvement comprising combination with each of the opposing substantially C shaped support arms of a substantially S shaped reinforcing member of laminate construction removably fastened to the upper arcuate arm support and the substantially straight bottom for reinforcing each of the opposing substantially C shaped support arms.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A combination knockdown chair and support bracket for a child, said chair and bracket constructed to resist downward force, such as by a jumping or bouncing child, said chair and bracket comprising:

a substantially L-shaped combination seat and back,
said seat having opposing first side members,
said back having opposing second side members;
a pair of opposing substantially C-shaped wood laminate support members,
each opposing substantially C-shaped wood laminate support member of said pair of opposing substantially C-shaped wood laminate support members comprising a plurality of longitudinally disposed wood laminations forming:
a substantially linear lower first sill in combination and continuous with a forwardly directed arcuate support section in combination and continuous with an upwardly directed upper arcuate arm section;
a pair of opposing substantially C-shaped wood laminate support brackets,
each opposing substantially C-shaped wood laminate support bracket of said pair of opposing substantially C-shaped wood laminate support brackets comprising a plurality of longitudinally disposed wood laminations forming:
a substantially linear lower second sill in combination and continuous with a rearwardly directed arcuate mid section in combination and continuous with an upper arm support section;
a forwardly disposed connecting member having opposing first ends;
a lower connecting member having opposing second ends;
each said upwardly directed upper arcuate arm section releasably fastened to an opposing second side member of said opposing second side members;
each said forwardly directed arcuate support section releasably fastened to an opposing first side member of said opposing first side members;
each said substantially linear lower second sill releasably fastened to an opposing said substantially linear lower first sill;
each said upper arm support section releasably fastened to an opposing said upwardly directed upper arcuate arm section;
each first end of said opposing first ends releasably fastened to an opposing said forwardly directed arcuate support section;
each second end of said opposing second ends releasably fastened to a said opposing said substantially linear lower first sill.

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In a knockdown chair for a child, said chair and bracket constructed to resist downward force, such as by a jumping or bouncing child, said chair and bracket, having a substantially L-shaped combination seat and back;

a pair of first substantially C-shaped support members and comprising a lower linear sill brace in combination with an arcuate forward arm portion;
said back of said combination L-shaped seat and back fastened to a respective rear of each said arcuate forward arm portion and each said seat of said combination L-shaped seat and back fastened to a respective front of said arcuate forward arm portion;
wherein the improvements comprise:
a pair of said substantially C-shaped resilient rear supports each having a lower front distal mini-sill, a middle bowed portion directed toward a rear of said arcuate forward arm portion, each said middle bowed portion extending up from each said lower front distal mini-sill and ending in a respective upper front distal non-linear mini-sill connected by a respective first fastener connecting said respective upper front distal non-linear mini-sill of each said second substantially C-shaped resilient rear support to each said first substantially C-shaped support member;
each said lower rear distal linear mini-sill of each said second substantially C-shaped resilient rear support being connected by a respective second fastener to each said lower linear sill brace of each said first substantially C-shaped support member;
and,
each said first fastener and each said second fastener being substantially vertically aligned with each other.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 12/806,242Filed 6 Aug 2010
Priority: 4 Mar 2008
Published: 2 Dec 2010
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

A47C 3/021
Rocking chairs: having elastic frames
A47C 4/02
Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs: dismountable chairs
A47C 4/028
Dismountable chairs: upholstered chairs, e.g. metal, plastic or wooden chairs
A47C 5/14
Chairs of special materials: characterised by the use of laminated wood

Family

Application12/074,625Continuation · filed 4 Mar 2008
Application12/806,242Continuation
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