US 6,547,322 B2Granted

Collapsible reclining chair

OwnerEdward Michael Marxinventor

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Abstract

A chair with four sets of leg tubes(22) consisting of two leg tubes(22) attached at their centers in an X position which fold into a collapsed position with leg tubes(22) nearly parallel to each other. Seat tubes(24), and back tubes(44) are pivotally attached to the upper ends of leg tubes(22) at the rear of the chair. Seat tubes(24) are connected to leg tubes(22) at the front of the chair by seat clips(30). This configuration of the chair in the open position, provides a stable structure for the attachment of a seat cover(42) and for the attachment of a mechanism for reclining back tubes(24) and back cover(11). Arm braces(18) extending from the top of leg tubes(22) at the rear of the chair, and connected to vertical tubes(14) extending from near the center of seat tubes(24) support arm tubes(8), which are attached to back tubes(44). Back tubes (44) recline by moving arm tubes(8) to different positions in slots in arm plates(12) attached near the front of arm tubes(8). Seat tubes(24) unclip from the front of the chair, and seat tubes(24), seat cover(42), back tubes(44), and back cover(11) pivot up and back to a position where seat tubes(24) and back tubes(44) are nearly parallel to leg tubes(22), forming a compact folded configuration.

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Dependent claims

A collapsible chair, comprising:

a pair of front crossed legs pivotally connected to each other and crossing each other at a point, each of said front crossed legs including a top end and an opposite bottom end;
a pair of rear crossed legs pivotally connected to each other and crossing each other at a point, each of said rear crossed legs including a top end and an opposite bottom end;
opposite pairs of side crossed legs separated by a distance and extending perpendicularly to the pair of front crossed legs and the pair of rear crossed legs, each pair of side crossed legs pivotally connected to each other and crossing each other at a point, each of said side crossed legs including a top end and an opposite bottom end, the top ends of the side crossed legs pivotally connected to the top ends of the front crossed legs and the rear crossed legs, the bottom ends of the side crossed legs pivotally connected to the bottom ends of the front crossed legs and the rear crossed legs;
a pair of opposite seat bars extending between the top ends of the respective pairs of side cross legs from the rear crossed legs to the front crossed legs, each seat bar including a rear end and an opposite front end, the rear ends of the seat bars pivotally connected to the top ends of the rear crossed legs and the front ends detachably fixed to the top ends of the front crossed legs;
a back rest pivotally connected to the top ends of the rear crossed legs;
a flexible material having a width no greater than the distance between the opposite side crossed legs and connected to the opposite seat bars along their length to form a firm seat collapsible inward to a dimension less than the distance between the opposite side crossed legs.

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