Folding chair
AssigneeThe Coleman Company, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Metzger, Lee W. David, Richard J. Sylvester, Scott W. Miller
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Abstract
A folding indoor/outdoor chair that folds in multiple directions includes a seat and backrest assembly supported by a collapsible or foldable chair support assembly. The seat portion of the seat and backrest assembly includes pivot hinges that allow the seat portion to fold in a first direction. The seat and backrest members are comprised of a flexible material or fabric that easily folds in multiple directions when the chair support assembly and seat member are folded along their pivot axes. The resulting chair folds in a compact space while providing increased support and stability to the user.
Claims19
A folding chair comprising:
- a seat member and a backrest member;
- a chair support assembly for supporting said seat and backrest members comprising:
- a pair of rear leg members extending from the backrest, a first pair of intersecting leg members and a second pair of intersecting leg members, a top end of each of the second pair of intersecting leg members including a pivotal mount slidably engaging a middle section of one of the pair of rear leg members, and each of said first pair of intersecting leg members being pivotally mounted at a top end thereof to said seat member such that said first pair and second pair of intersecting leg members extend diagonally between a front end of said folding chair and a rear end thereof;
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- a means for pivotally mounting said first and second pairs of intersecting leg members for movement between fully open and fully closed positions, the means for pivotally mounting intermediately bracing the plurality of leg members.
The folding chair of claim 3 further comprising joints for pivotally mounting said first pair of intersecting leg members to said support assemblies.
A chair assembly comprising;
- a foldable backrest member having first and second opposed lateral support assemblies extending along outer edges of said backrest member;
- a foldable seat member having first and second opposed lateral support assemblies extending along outer edges of said seat member and including pivotal mounts slidably engaging middle sections of the first and second opposed lateral support assemblies extending along the outer edges of said backrest member;
- a collapsible chair support assembly comprising:
- a mounting collar having a plurality of guide openings;
- a plurality of legs each having top ends and bottom ends, each leg of said plurality of legs extending through one guide hole of said plurality of guide holes and each said leg being pivotally mounted to said mounting collar to move between a folded and an unfolded position, the top ends of two of said plurality of legs including pivotal mounts slidably engaging middle sections of the first and second opposed lateral support assemblies extending along the outer edges of said backrest member;
- means for pivotally connecting said top ends of said plurality of legs to at least one of said seat and backrest members;
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- said plurality of legs defining in said open position a first base for supporting said chair and a second base for supporting said seat and backrest members.
A folding chair comprising;
- a foldable seat and backrest assembly, said seat and backrest assembly comprising a durable, flexible fabric having support assemblies for stability and support;
- a chair support assembly comprising:
- a mounting collar having a plurality of guide openings;
- a plurality of legs having top ends and bottom ends, each leg of said plurality of legs extending through one of the guide openings of said plurality of guide openings and each said leg being pivotally mounted to said mounting collar to move between an unfolded position and a folded position;
- a plurality of joints for pivotally connecting each of said top ends of said plurality of legs to one of a seat member and a backrest member of said seat and backrest assembly each of said top ends pivotally connected to the backrest member of said seat and backrest assembly slidably engaging the support assembly of the backrest member;
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- said plurality of legs defining in said open position a first base for supporting said folding chair on a bearing surface and a second base for supporting said seat and backrest assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.