Folding Chair and Method of Assembly
AssigneeOgg Design, Inc.
InventorRichard Ogg
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Abstract
A folding chair comprises a front leg assembly having spaced inner rail members, a rear leg assembly, and a seat assembly. The rear leg assembly comprises spaced legs pivotally connected to the inner rail members about a first pivot axis, which is substantially coplanar with the longitudinal axes of the inner rail members. The seat assembly comprises spaced arms having distal ends pivotally connected to upper ends of the legs about a second pivot axis, and central portions pivotally connected to the inner rails about a third pivot axis substantially coplanar with the first pivot axis. The third pivot axis is moveable along the longitudinal axes of the inner rail members and toward and away from the first pivot axis as the chair is reconfigured between its deployed and folded orientations.
Claims20
A folding chair comprising:
- a front leg assembly comprising spaced first and second inner rail members, each of said first and second inner rail members having a longitudinal axis;
- a rear leg assembly comprising spaced first and second legs, said first and second legs comprising central portions pivotally connected to said first and second inner rail members, respectively, about a first pivot axis perpendicular to and substantially coplanar with said longitudinal axes of said first and second inner rail members;
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- a seat assembly comprising spaced first and second arms, said first and second arms comprising distal ends pivotally connected to upper ends of said first and second legs, respectively, about a second pivot axis, and said first and second arms comprising central portions pivotally connected to said first and second inner rails, respectively, about a third pivot axis parallel to and substantially coplanar with said first pivot axis, said third pivot axis moveable along said longitudinal axes of said first and second inner rail members and toward and away from said first pivot axis as the folding chair is reconfigured between a deployed orientation and a folded orientation.
A method of assembling a folding chair, comprising the steps of:
- providing a pair of spaced inner rail members each having a longitudinal axis;
- providing a seat assembly pivotally connected to a pair of rear legs;
- pivotally connecting the rear legs to the inner rail members about a first pivot axis, wherein the seat assembly is pivotally connected to the rear legs about a second pivot axis spaced from the first pivot axis;
- pivotally and slidably connecting the seat assembly to the inner rail members about a third pivot axis, wherein the third pivot axis is coplanar with and movable toward and away from the first pivot axis;
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- coupling a pair of cover members to outwardly disposed surfaces of the inner rail members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.