# US 9,039,091 B1 · Composite chair

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- Number: US 9,039,091 B1
- Document ID: US9039091B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 14/308,205
- Filed: 2014-06-18
- Granted: 2015-05-26
- Earliest claimed: 2014-06-18
- Assignees: Keysheen Industry (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Keysheen Industry (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Lausan Chung-Hsin Liu; Shopo Hsin Tsu Liu; Fibro Tsu Kun Liu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9039091B1

## CPC

- A47C 3/00: Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats (A47C1/00, A47C4/00 take precedence)
- A47C 5/06: Special adaptation of seat upholstery or fabric for attachment to tubular chairs
- A47C 5/10: Tubular chairs of foldable, collapsible, or dismountable type
- Y10T 403/556: Section threaded to member
- A47C: CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A composite chair includes a chair frame and a fastening assembly. The chair frame includes a front support portion, a rear support portion and two support seat tubes connecting the front support portion to the rear support portion. The rear support portion includes a holding portion and two locking holes. Each support seat tube has a first opening and a second opening faced the fastening hole. The fastening assembly includes two fastening elements inserted in the first openings, a support bar connected to the two fastening elements and two fasteners run through the locking holes and the second openings to fasten to the fastening elements. Each of the fastening elements includes a butting portion and a screw hole. Each of the fasteners includes a thread portion fastened to the screw hole and a detent block butting the holding portion. The composite chair thus formed can be assembled easily.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A composite chair, comprising:
a chair frame including a front support portion, a rear support portion opposing the front support portion and two parallel support seat tubes between the front support portion and the rear support portion to bridge the front support portion and the rear support portion to form a sitting space therebetween, the rear support portion including a holding portion and two locking holes formed on the holding portion to couple with the two support seat tubes, each of the two support seat tubes including a first opening faced the sitting space and a second opening faced the locking hole; and
a fastening assembly including two fastening elements respectively inserted in the first openings of the two support seat tubes, a support bar connecting to the two fastening elements and two fasteners running through the two locking holes and the second openings to fasten to the two fastening elements, each of the two fastening elements including a butting portion abutting surface of the support seat tube and a screw hole located in the support seat tube while the fastening element is inserted in the first opening, each of the two fasteners including a thread portion screwing with the screw hole and a detent block abutting the holding portion for fastening the two support seat tubes to the holding portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The composite chair of claim 1, wherein the each of the two fastening elements includes a latch portion extending from the butting portion towards the support bar, the support bar including two coupling portions coupling on the latch portions.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The composite chair of claim 1, wherein each of the two fastening elements includes at least one retaining stud disposed on the butting portion, each of the two support seat tubes including at least one confining notch corresponding to and latching the retaining stud of the fastening element to constrain the fastening element from turning against the support seat tube.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The composite chair of claim 1, wherein the rear support portion includes two rear legs connected to the holding portion and a backrest connected to the two rear legs.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The composite chair of claim 4, wherein the front support portion includes a bridging tube connecting with the two support seat tubes and two front legs connected to the bridging tube.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The composite chair of claim 1, wherein the holding portion includes two connecting portions corresponding to the two locking holes and running through the second openings to couple with the two support seat tubes.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The composite chair of claim 1, wherein the chair frame includes a seat slip disposed in the sitting space and coupled on the two support seat tubes.