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US 7,000,993 B2Granted
Furniture piece
AssigneeLumiSource, Inc.
InventorSteve Lee
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Abstract
A furniture piece including a base and a backrest pivotally connected to the base. An attachment component is positionable or movable between an engaged position locking the backrest in an upright position and a disengaged position allowing the backrest to move towards a folded position. A seat portion is pivotally connected to the base, and pivotally movable with respect to the base between an open position and a closed position. With the backrest in the folded position, the furniture piece may be placed within a box and shipped and/or stored in a volume-efficient manner.
Claims12
A furniture piece comprising:
- a base;
- a backrest pivotally connected to the base along a front portion of the backrest, the backrest pivotally movable between an upright position and a folded position;
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- a first attachment component extending along at least a portion of a first side portion of the backrest, a back portion of the backrest, and at least a portion of a second side portion of the backrest opposing the first side portion, and a second attachment component extending along at least a portion of a first side portion of the base, a back portion of the base, and at least a portion of a second side portion of the base opposing the first side portion, the first and second attachment component positionable between an engaged position locking the backrest in the upright position and a disengaged position allowing the backrest to move towards the folded position.
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A furniture piece comprising:
- a base;
- a backrest pivotally connected to the base along a front portion of the backrest, the backrest pivotally movable between an upright position and a folded position;
- a first attachment component extending along at least a portion of a first side portion of the backrest, a back portion of the backrest, and at least a portion of a second side portion of the backrest opposing the first side portion, and a second attachment component extending along at least a portion of a first side portion of the base, a back portion of the base, and at least a portion of a second side portion of the base opposing the first side portion, the first and second attachment component movable between an engaged position locking the backrest in the upright position and a disengaged position allowing the backrest to move towards the folded position;
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- a seat portion pivotally connected to the base and movable with respect to the base between an open position and a closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.