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US 7,396,073 B2Granted
Collapsible moon chair
AssigneeTofasco of America, Inc.
InventorEdward Zheng
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Abstract
A moon chair is configured to collapse in a single movement in which a seat frame is folded while the legs approximate each other. Contemplated moon chairs particularly include those that can be collapsed without separating the seat portion form the leg portion.
Claims14
A collapsible moon chair, comprising:
- a seat coupled to a ring-shaped frame, wherein the ring-shaped frame comprises a plurality of flexible elements that are configured to allow folding of the ring-shaped frame;
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- a quad structure comprising a plurality of cross braces, wherein at least one of the cross braces is coupled to the ring-shaped frame via a foldable element such that the moon chair collapses in a single movement from an open configuration to a closed configuration.
A collapsible chair comprising:
- a ring-shaped frame that is segmented by a plurality of hinges into a first and a second long arch, and a first and a second short arch, wherein the first and second long arches are movably coupled to the first and a second short arches;
- a quad structure comprising four cross braces, wherein a first of the cross braces is movably coupled to the first and second long arches via a pair of foldable elements;
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- wherein a second of the cross braces is movably coupled to the first and second long arches such that the moon chair collapses in a movement in which the first and second long arches approximate each other when the first and second cross braces approximate each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.