US 5,813,721 AGranted

Portable collapsible chair

OwnerAugustine D. Arcidiaconoinventor

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Abstract

A two piece portable chair movable between a use and a storage position. A seat member has two elongated side members with a number of slats fastened transversely across the side members. A back has two elongated side members with a flexible back supporting sheet across the side members, two cross pieces at the ends and two spaced support members extending transversely between the side members. The seat can be inserted between the support members for use as a chair. The seat can also be inserted lengthwise between the back side members and wedged in place to provide a compact package for transport and storage. Tapered ends on the seat side members wedge between the support members to hold the seat in place. One of the cross pieces provides a convenient carrying handle. Movable brackets may be provided, pivotable on a rod extending between the seat side members or between the back side members to allow the angle between seat and back to be varied.

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Dependent claims

A two-piece portable chair which comprises:

a seat member having top and bottom surfaces;
two spaced generally parallel seat side members each having a proximal and a distal end;
a plurality of slats extending across said seat side members adjacent to said proximal end on said top surface;
said slats extending beyond said seat side members a predetermined distance;
said seat side members being tapered at said distal end along said bottom surface;
and
a back member having front and back surfaces, comprising:
two spaced generally parallel back side members each having a proximal and a distal end;
said back side members being spaced apart a predetermined distance such that said seat side members can slide therebetween;
a first transverse cross piece secured to said back side member distal ends;
a second transverse cross piece secured to said back side member proximal ends;
a sheet of flexible material extending between said back side members adjacent to said distal end across said front surface;
a first support member extending between said back side members and secured to said back surface between said proximal end and said sheet;
a second support member extending between said back side members and secured to said front surface between said proximal end and said first support member;
said first and second support member being spaced apart a predetermined distance for receiving said distal end of said seat member therebetween with said seat member at a predetermined angle to said back member;
and
said seat member and back member having predetermined dimensions such that said distal end of said seat member can be inserted between said first and second support members along a line generally parallel to said back member and toward said back member distal end to wedge said tapered distal end between said first and second support members when said chair is in a storage position.

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A two-piece portable chair movable between seating and storage positions;

which comprises:
a seat member having top and bottom surfaces;
two spaced generally parallel seat side members each having a proximal and a distal end;
a plurality of spaced slats extending across said seat side members adjacent to said proximal end on said top surface;
said slats extending beyond said seat side members a predetermined distance;
said seat side members being tapered at said distal end along said bottom surface;
and
a back member having front and back surfaces, comprising:
two spaced generally parallel back side members each having a proximal end and a distal end;
said back side members being spaced apart a predetermined distance such that said seat side members can slide therebetween;
a first transverse cross piece secured to said back side member distal ends;
a second transverse cross piece secured to said back side member proximal ends on said back surface;
a sheet of flexible fabric material extending across said front surface between and secured to said back side members adjacent to said distal end;
a first support member extending between said back side members and recessed into said back surface between said proximal end and said sheet;
a second support member extending between said back side members and recessed into said front surface between said proximal end and said first support member;
said first and second support member being spaced apart a predetermined distance for receiving said distal end of said seat member therebetween with said seat member at a predetermined angle to said back member in a seating configuration;
said tapered ends of said seat side members being engagable with said support members with said seat side members within and generally parallel to said back side members in a storage configuration;
and
at least one end of said slats extend beyond said seat side members a predetermined distance, whereby when said tapered end is in engagement with said first and second support members, said seat side members will be contiguous with said flexible sheet and said extending ends will be contiguous with said back side members.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.