Chair and table assembly

A folding combination chair and table assembly comprising a seat mounted on a plurality support legs and a back rest mounted on a support which is continuous with one of said legs;

• the back rest capable of rotation about said support such that in one position it forms a back rest and in a second position, a bench or table;
• wherein said back rest is supported by said support at a side edge of the back rest and wherein said support is disposed at a location which allows a person seated on the chair to adopt a first seated position in which the persons back engages said back rest and a second seated position wherein the person may use the back rest as a table and rotate his or her legs from said first seated position to said second seated position without obstiuction by said back rest support member;
• wherein said support member is integral with one of said legs and which terminates in a free end and located generally in a plane parallel to a plane of said seat;
• wherein the back rest is releasably attached to said free end of said support and rotatable about a longitudinal axis of and attached to said free end;
• wherein said back rest may be disposed at an angle parallel to said support or at an angle relative to the angle of said support;
• said strut having an angle of repose which is substantially the same as the angle of repose of said first leg and wherein a face of said back rest provides an upper surface of said table.