201 |
OUTDOOR FOLDING CHAIR |
US13614866 |
2012-09-13 |
US20130214565A1 |
2013-08-22 |
Robert Lee Nickell |
A portable tri-folding chair includes a chair seat portion, a chair footrest portion configured to fold relative to the chair seat portion, and a chair back portion that fold relative to the to the chair seat portion. One or more side containers are coupled to the chair seat portion. |
202 |
Seat Assembly Having a Collapsible Cushion Support Assembly |
US13616708 |
2012-09-14 |
US20130088061A1 |
2013-04-11 |
Christer Andersson; Odd Jaegtnes |
A seat assembly having a collapsible cushion support assembly disposed on a seat bottom frame and an adjustable support mechanism. The adjustable support mechanism supports a seat occupant and extends from a seat bottom frame to a seat back frame. |
203 |
Reinforcing method and arrangement for foldable furniture |
US13135029 |
2011-06-22 |
US20120326471A1 |
2012-12-27 |
Frank Tsai |
A reinforcing arrangement for reinforcing a joint portion between two support units of a foldable furniture object, comprising a first mounting unit which comprises a first mounting body and a first guiding member outwardly protruded from the first mounting body mounting on the first support unit; a second mounting unit which comprises a second mounting body and a second guiding member or a second guiding groove complimentary to and moveably engaging with the first mounting unit to define a maximum extending angle of movement, thereby the first and second support unit are guided to lock into position at an unfolded position at the maximum extending angle and to unlock at a folded position; and a connecting unit pivotally connecting the first support unit and the second support unit between which the two mounting units are positioned, thereby the joint portion is reinforced. |
204 |
FOLDING FURNITURE |
US13455960 |
2012-04-25 |
US20120267920A1 |
2012-10-25 |
Larry Voris |
A folding chair includes a frame, a seat bottom coupled to the frame, and legs for supporting the seat bottom in a horizontal position relative to the frame. The frame is formed to include a seat back. |
205 |
Chair Foldable from a Single Sheet of Planar Material |
US13151096 |
2011-06-01 |
US20110278899A1 |
2011-11-17 |
Thomas Maarten Schouten; Douwe Jeichienus Jacobs |
Chair folded from a single sheet of planar material that is made to measure to a predefined contour cut, and that is provided with predefined first fold lines along which the material is bendable into a ready-to-use shape or form of the chair and wherein same is unfoldable to the original single sheet so as to facilitate the ease of storing and transportation of said chair. |
206 |
Campstool for Leisure Life |
US11773542 |
2007-07-05 |
US20080164727A1 |
2008-07-10 |
Yanhui Zhang |
This invention involves in a kind of campstools used for leisure life in camping, field tours, at a courtyard, a garden and so like. The campstool consists of a chair back, a chair seat, a front foot, a rear foot, and armrests; the bottom part of the chair back joints the seat with a joining piece; there is a movable bolting connection between the rear end of the armrest and the chair back; the front foot connects the rear part of the seat with bolts. It has such features that the upper ends of the said front and rear feet are respectively connected with the two corresponding positioning joining pieces inside the armrest; and there forms an inclination θ between the upper end and the body of the said front foot. It has simple and compact structure, occupies smaller space after being folded, is flexible and easy for use, and favorable for packing and transportation, and has longer service life. It shall be an ideal campstool for leisure life in the current market. |
207 |
Armchair folding system |
US10595688 |
2004-11-04 |
US07367627B2 |
2008-05-06 |
José Figueras Mitjans |
The invention relates to an armchair folding system. According to the invention, the seat (1) and the corresponding armrests (3) are mounted using a tilting hinge system. More specifically, each armrest (3) is mounted to a rotary shaft (4) comprising a spring (5) that is used to raise the armrest (3). Moreover, the side of the armrest (3) is equipped with an angular element (6) on which side panel pins (7) can rest, thereby producing a drag effect in relation to the tilting movement between the seat (1) and each armrest (3). |
208 |
FOLDING STRUCTURES MADE OF THICK HINGED SHEETS |
US11463524 |
2006-08-09 |
US20080073945A1 |
2008-03-27 |
Charles Hoberman |
A linkage comprised of at least four links is provided. Each of the links has a polygonal profile with each link having at least two hinged axes that do not intersect one another. Each link is connected to at least two other links by the non-intersecting axes such that the linkage can smoothly transform from an extended surface into a compact bundle. The linkage can be constructed into the form of a foldable chair, a foldable table or a foldable wall. |
209 |
FLEXIBLE FURNITURE SYSTEM |
US11742984 |
2007-05-01 |
US20080023156A1 |
2008-01-31 |
Todd MacAllen; Stephanie Forsythe |
An article of flexible furniture having a core formed from a plurality of laminar panels of a flaccid material and each panel having a pair of oppositely directed major faces, adjacent faces of said panels being inter-connected to provide a cellular structure upon movement of abutting faces away firm each other, a pair of supports at opposite ends of said core and connected to respective ones of said faces, said supports being self-supporting to provide rigidity to said core whereby said supports may be moved apart to expand said cellular and extend the length of said partition. |
210 |
Foldable chair |
US11124248 |
2005-05-05 |
US07213875B2 |
2007-05-08 |
Manuel Jane Santamaria |
This foldable chair comprises a frame forming the backrest and the forward prop and being articulately linked to a second frame forming the backward prop and to a plate forming the seat. A characterising feature lies in that the seat is linked in a pin-jointed connection and by means of a link to the second frame, said link having each of its respective ends linked in a pin-jointed connection to the respective one of two pieces being fixedly attached to the lower surface of the seat and to the lower surface of the cross member of the second frame, respectively, the seat coming to rest on this latter cross member. |
211 |
Height-adjustable furnishing system |
US11580678 |
2006-10-13 |
US20070089648A1 |
2007-04-26 |
Joseph Harrison; Mary Harrisson |
A height-adjustable furnishing system includes a base component, a plurality of legs, a height adjustment mechanism, and a platform component. The base has a planar bottom surface and a top surface with a plurality of attachment points for pivotally attaching two, three or four legs. The height-adjustment mechanism is adjustably attached between the base component and at least one of the plurality of legs, or between a forward leg and a rear leg. A platform component is pivotally attached to the plurality of legs to form a parallelogram linkage when viewed from the side. The height-adjustment mechanism may include a gas spring, a cam clamp, a travel block, a release lever, a cable release, a release trigger and may also be hand- or foot-operated. The entire system folds to a generally planar configuration for storage. The legs are erect when they are approximately 10 degrees from vertical. |
212 |
Side frame for loading planes of tables and chairs |
US09917834 |
2001-07-31 |
US20030025379A1 |
2003-02-06 |
Lausan
Chung-Hsin
Liu |
An improved side frame for loading planes of tables and chairs comprises a frame having a loading section which has one end extended to form an extended section which in turn connects an eave section. The eave section and the loading section forms an anchor section therebetween for holding loading members to form a loading plane for a table or a chair to support the weight of people or goods. |
213 |
Collapsible seat |
US09556005 |
2000-04-20 |
US06467843B1 |
2002-10-22 |
W. Neil Rossborough |
A collapsible seat having a human support position when in an assembled condition and a transportable condition. The collapsible seat includes a seating member and a base member that are both substantially identical wherein the seat member and the base member are removably interengaged by a telescopic pedestal. When in the assembled condition, the pedestal is in at least one extended position and a top end of the pedestal is rigidly connected to the seat member while the bottom end of the pedestal is rigidly connected to the base member. When in the transportable condition, the pedestal is in a retracted position and is separate from the seat member and the base member and can be stored between the seat member and the base member. |
214 |
Easel |
US09246974 |
1999-02-09 |
US06186593B1 |
2001-02-13 |
Claude Garneau |
A combination chair and easel is disclosed which is collapsible into a small package for easy carriage by an artist into the field. Various carriage methods could be used including the addition of handles and wheels, or the addition of backpack-type straps for carriage of the device. The deployment of such a collapsible combined chair and easel is a considerable improvement over methods and apparatus presently known in the art. Sitting on the chair which is attached to the easel also increases the stability of the easel during use. |
215 |
Foldable seat having removable panels |
US170367 |
1998-10-12 |
US5992936A |
1999-11-30 |
Mikal B. Greaves |
A seat (10) is disclosed that includes a seat back (14) hingedly attached to a seat base (12) such that the seat back can be folded from an upright, vertical position to a closed, horizontal position with the lower surface of the seat back overlying the upper surface of the seat base throughout the seat's range of motion. The seat base includes a guide (212) for aligning the seat back throughout its entire range of travel and further prevents the seat back from flexing away from the seat base when the seat is in the folded position. For ready upholstering, in one embodiment, the foldable seat includes a removable seat base panel (20) and a removable seat back panel (22) attached to the seat base and back, respectively. |
216 |
Foldable support structure |
US58721 |
1998-04-10 |
US5979976A |
1999-11-09 |
Mark J. Ferencik |
A foldable support structure having at least three interconnected rigid annular rings. The first ring is formed for service as a base. A second ring is formed for service as a load bearing support above the base. A third ring is formed for service as a connector to connect the first and second rings and to support the second ring above the first ring. A first releasable load-bearing hinge is mounted to hingedly join adjacent portions of the first and third rings. A second releasable load bearing hinge is mounted to hingedly join adjacent portions of the second and third rings, wherein the hingedly joined adjacent portions of the first and third rings being oppositely disposed from the hingedly joined adjacent portions of the second and third rings. |
217 |
Folding chair with stacking device |
US256271 |
1999-02-23 |
US5967605A |
1999-10-19 |
John Stanfield |
A brace for a folding chair comprised two pieces of like construction with each piece having a support surface in a central portion of the brace sized and shaped to be fitted snugly about one side of a leg of a folding chair. Two flange portions straddle the central portion. One of the flange portions is formed with a groove and the other with a tongue of a shape and size to be fitted into the groove. Stacked chairs to which the braces are mounted with the tongue of one brace fitted into the groove of the brace of the other chair are held in a stable stack. |
218 |
Collapsible wheeled seat |
US641426 |
1991-01-17 |
US5310208A |
1994-05-10 |
Joseph M. Jarke; Ole I. Thorsen; Paul J. Horak; Phillip C. Kiesler; Michael K. Harvey; Charles Miller |
The seat comprises a front end and a back end interconnected by foldable sides and a top which can be swung into a vertical position and inserted into the back end when the seat is collapsed. The ends are shallow, rectangular boxes with their smaller surfaces oriented top and bottom when the seat is erected. The seat further comprises two handles detachably attached to the back end and stored inside the front end when the seat is collapsed. The sides are hinged such that their centers fold inward when the seat is collapsed, allowing the ends of the seat to move together and be latched together. There are four casters, one at each corner of the bottom of the erected seat and a foot rest which swings or pivots out of the front of the seat. The casters are lockable to prevent the seat from rolling when desired. A carrying handle is attached to the front end of the top of the seat and is accessible for carrying the seat when the seat is collapsed with the top inserted and locked into the back end. Erected, the seat is sized to fit in the aisles of commercial aircraft. Collapsed, its size and shape conform to airline regulations for carry-on luggage. |
219 |
Foldable rocking chair |
US829702 |
1992-01-31 |
US5253921A |
1993-10-19 |
Gilles Boulet |
A foldable rocking chair of the type comprising in combination: a base provided with a pair of parallel riding surfaces spaced apart from each other and connected together, each riding surface being ondulated; a back provided with a pair of stiles, a lower portion of each stile defining a short rear leg; a seat; a pair of main rear legs, each leg having an upper portion, an intermediate portion and a lower portion provided with rolling means; a pair of front members, each member having a upper portion defining a stem and a lower portion provided with rolling means; a pair of arms; a pair of connecting members; six pairs of connectors. Each connector defines means for pivotally connecting parts together and defining a pivoting axis substantially horizontal and perpendicular with the longitudinal axis of riding surfaces. Aforesaid stiles, arms, front members, legs, seat and connecting members are movable around their corresponding connectors between a folded position and a unfolded position. |
220 |
Chair hinge |
US200082 |
1980-10-23 |
US4366599A |
1983-01-04 |
Peter G. Zimmer; Diethelm von Lieres |
A hinge structure is disclosed which is especially suited for use in a double pivot hinge connecting together two panels for pivotal movement in their common plane. Such panels may be the frame members of a folding chair. In each panel, an aperture is provided having a partly circular socket portion and having two opposed abutment surfaces lying transverse to a circular arc centered on the socket portion, and a bushing is located in each socket portion. The two panels are connected by a rod having its opposite ends forming shaft portions rotatable within the bushings and having a lever portion extending along the outer surfaces of the panels and forming a connection between the panels, and having intermediate portions connecting the lever and shaft portions and configured to contact the abutment surfaces to limit pivotal movement of the rod relative to the two panels. The apertures are shaped to allow insertion of the rod member with the bushings mounted thereon, so that the whole hinge assembly can easily be assembled. |