261 |
Antiparallelogram folding structure, stroller, chair, stool, table, pram, trolley |
US14403479 |
2013-05-24 |
US09295322B2 |
2016-03-29 |
Patrick Herbault |
A foldable bearing structure includes a set of coplanar wheels and a folding device including a set of lower arms; at least a rear upper arm; an antiparallelogram deformable in a vertical plane, the antiparallelogram including two crossed segments; at least a first sidebar located in the vertical plane; the antiparallelogram deformed by folding between a first position, corresponding to an unfolded of the structure and a second position corresponding to a folded position, the transition from the first position to the second position reducing the wheelbase of the structure. |
262 |
Antiparallelogram folding structure, stroller, chair, pram, table trolley |
US14403454 |
2013-05-24 |
US09295321B2 |
2016-03-29 |
Patrick Herbault |
The foldable bearing structure includes a set of coplanar wheels and a folding device including a set of lower arms; at least a rear upper arm; an antiparallelogram deformable in a vertical plane, the antiparallelogram including two crossed segments; at least a first sidebar located in the vertical plane; the antiparallelogram deformed by folding between a first position corresponding to an unfolded of the structure and a second position corresponding to a folded position, the transition from the first position to the second position reducing the wheelbase of the structure. |
263 |
Article of furniture and method of stacking the same |
US14522047 |
2014-10-23 |
US09265340B2 |
2016-02-23 |
Marc Krusin; Pavel Ruzicka |
An article of furniture includes a structure having a surface that supports a weight. The surface may be tiltable from a first position in which the surface is flat or substantially horizontal and a second position in which the surface is substantially vertical. At least one leg rotating mechanism may attach at least one leg of the article of furniture to the surface so that the at least one leg is rotatable about a vertical axis when the surface is tilted. In some embodiments, the article may be a table and the surface may be a tabletop. In other embodiments, the article may be a chair and the surface may be a seating surface of a seat. |
264 |
FOLDING CHAIR |
US14763100 |
2013-01-23 |
US20150351547A1 |
2015-12-10 |
Marco Antonio RIZZI |
A folding seat includes a substantially upside-down “U” shaped fixed structure. Respective articulated support frames support the fixed structure on the ground and are constrained on each of the two vertical sides of the “U”. The chair further includes a seat constrained in an articulated way to one of the two support frames. The chair includes a chair backrest, which is constrained in an articulated way to the seat, and which is so positioned that when the chair is folded, the chair folds against the seat, and when the chair is unfolded, the chair is in a substantially vertical position, or is tilted by a few degrees with respect to the vertical. |
265 |
LADDER CHAIR |
US14707976 |
2015-05-08 |
US20150320218A1 |
2015-11-12 |
Alex Taylor |
A configurable furniture system and method are disclosed. The system and method include one or more panels, each of the panels having one or more working edges. One or more hinges successively connect the panels together at the working edges. The system is able to convert from a folded configuration into a functional configuration, which may be a chair, desk, lounge, table or stool. |
266 |
Folding chair |
US14183632 |
2014-02-19 |
US09179778B2 |
2015-11-10 |
Andrew David Frankel; Shi-Ping Zheng; Tian-Xia Zheng |
A folding chair comprises a supporting leg with two same or symmetrical sides, a seat cushion and a backrest, wherein the supporting leg comprises a front supporting rod and a back supporting rod which are crossed mutually. The front supporting rod extends outwardly to the upside of the seat cushion to form backrest sections. The seat cushion is mounted on a seat cushion rod. The front part of the seat cushion rod is movably hinged on the upper end of the back supporting rod. The back part of the seat cushion is movably hinged on the middle part of the front supporting rod. The front supporting rod or the back supporting rod is hinged with a sliding sleeve. The back supporting rod or the front supporting rod is penetrated through the sliding sleeve to form a movably crossed structure and a stressed support. |
267 |
C-Folding chair |
US13999970 |
2014-04-10 |
US20150289657A1 |
2015-10-15 |
Alexander Gendell |
A folding chair having seat, backrest, front leg, and rear leg interconnected with backrest pivoted to front leg and back leg, and seat pivoted to front leg and back leg so as to lock backrest when chair is unfolded, and when weight is applied to the seat a force is applied further locking the backrest. A modification provides a folding chair with outer and inner frames for locking backrest and rear leg in position when chair is unfolded for use. |
268 |
FOLDING CHAIR |
US14424719 |
2013-08-20 |
US20150230614A1 |
2015-08-20 |
Luhao Leng |
A folding chair includes a seat base, a seat back, two front legs and two rear legs. The upper portions of the two rear legs are respectively connected to the rear portions of the left and right side edges of the seat base, wherein the upper portions of the two front legs are respectively connected to the central portions of the left and right side edges of the seat base, the upper ends of the rear legs are rotatably pivot jointed to the upper ends of the front legs. A U-shaped pipe is disposed at the two sides of the seat back comprising a U-shaped section and two fixation sections to connect to the two front legs, two fixation sections are respectively extended inclinedly and outwardly from the two ends at the opening of the U-shaped section, the U-shaped section and the front legs are not on a line. |
269 |
FOLDING CHAIR |
US14183632 |
2014-02-19 |
US20150230613A1 |
2015-08-20 |
Andrew David Frankel; Shi-Ping Zheng; Tian-Xia Zheng |
A folding chair comprises a supporting leg with two same or symmetrical sides, a seat cushion and a backrest, wherein the supporting leg comprises a front supporting rod and a back supporting rod which are crossed mutually. The front supporting rod extends outwardly to the upside of the seat cushion to form backrest sections. The seat cushion is mounted on a seat cushion rod. The front part of the seat cushion rod is movably hinged on the upper end of the back supporting rod. The back part of the seat cushion is movably hinged on the middle part of the front supporting rod. The front supporting rod or the back supporting rod is hinged with a sliding sleeve. The back supporting rod or the front supporting rod is penetrated through the sliding sleeve to form a movably crossed structure and a stressed support. |
270 |
Device for retractable tablet and seat |
US12863277 |
2009-01-14 |
US09102409B2 |
2015-08-11 |
Arnaud Weil; Thomas Sobotta |
A stowable table device for a foldable seat, the seat including a first mobile portion defining a seating portion and a second portion defining the back, the mobile portion having a first folded position and a second unfolded position. The stowable table includes a plate. The device further includes an arm movably attached to the seat by one end thereof, and a linking part movably attached to the arm by the other end thereof and to the plate so that, in a stowed position, the plate is substantially located against a first surface of the mobile part of the seat independently from the position of the mobile part, and in an unfolded position, the structure is located opposite a second surface of the mobile part of the seat and substantially parallel to the second surface, the first and second surfaces of the mobile part of the sheet being substantially parallel. |
271 |
ARTICLE OF FURNITURE AND METHOD OF STACKING THE SAME |
US14522047 |
2014-10-23 |
US20150118010A1 |
2015-04-30 |
Marc Krusin; Pavel Ruzicka |
An article of furniture includes a structure having a surface that supports a weight. The surface may be tiltable from a first position in which the surface is flat or substantially horizontal and a second position in which the surface is substantially vertical. At least one leg rotating mechanism may attach at least one leg of the article of furniture to the surface so that the at least one leg is rotatable about a vertical axis when the surface is tilted. In some embodiments, the article may be a table and the surface may be a tabletop. In other embodiments, the article may be a chair and the surface may be a seating surface of a seat. |
272 |
ANTIPARALLELOGRAM FOLDING STRUCTURE, STROLLER, CHAIR, PRAM, TABLE TROLLEY |
US14403454 |
2013-05-24 |
US20150097357A1 |
2015-04-09 |
Patrick Herbault |
The foldable bearing structure includes a set of coplanar wheels and a folding device including a set of lower arms; at least a rear upper arm; an antiparallelogram deformable in a vertical plane, the antiparallelogram including two crossed segments; at least a first sidebar located in the vertical plane; the antiparallelogram deformed by folding between a first position corresponding to an unfolded of the structure and a second position corresponding to a folded position, the transition from the first position to the second position reducing the wheelbase of the structure. |
273 |
Walking stick chair |
US13831574 |
2013-03-14 |
US08997766B2 |
2015-04-07 |
Chih-Ting Pao |
A walking stick chair includes a main stick, a seat unit, a support unit, and a linking unit. The seat unit includes a sleeve member connected in a fixed position to the main stick, and a seat member connected pivotally to the sleeve member and operable between a folded state and an unfolded state. The support unit is connected pivotally to the main stick. The linking unit is connected pivotally to the support unit and the seat member. When the seat member is at the unfolded state, the walking stick chair serves as a chair, and when the seat member is operated from the unfolded state to the folded state, the walking stick chair is converted from the chair to a walking stick. |
274 |
Seat assembly having a collapsible cushion support assembly |
US13616708 |
2012-09-14 |
US08939510B2 |
2015-01-27 |
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. |
275 |
Portable folding chair |
US14469519 |
2014-08-26 |
US08926008B1 |
2015-01-06 |
Khaled Jafar Al-Hasan |
The portable folding chair is a compact, folding multi-functional chair providing storage for, and interconnection with, a wide variety of auxiliary gear. The portable folding chair includes a seat, a backrest pivotally joined to a rear end of the seat, and a pair of sidewalls respectively secured to a pair of side edges of the seat. An upper edge of each sidewall has a substantially arcuate contour. A substantially U-shaped frame having opposed open and closed ends is provided, with the closed end being adapted for supporting a user's feet. The open end is pivotally secured to respective front edges of the sidewalls. A rear surface of the backrest and the substantially U-shaped frame are each substantially arcuate such that the rear surface of the backrest and the substantially U-shaped frame are positioned adjacent to, and in substantial alignment with, the upper edges of the pair of sidewalls when folded. |
276 |
Reinforcing Method and Arrangement for Foldable Furniture |
US14490673 |
2014-09-19 |
US20150001897A1 |
2015-01-01 |
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. |
277 |
Enforcing method and arrangement for foldable furniture |
US14141387 |
2013-12-26 |
US08919872B2 |
2014-12-30 |
Frank Tsai |
A reinforcing arrangement includes two reinforcing units for coupling at two leg members of a foldable furniture respectively and a connecting unit for coupling the reinforcing units with each other. Each reinforcing unit includes a mounting body and a guiding member outwardly protruded from the mounting body, wherein the guiding member has a contoured body having a base portion and two maximum portions spacedly and outwardly protruded from the base portion to define two engaging surfaces between the base portion and the maximum portions. The maximum portions of one of the reinforcing members are engaged with the engaging surfaces of another reinforcing member respectively for enabling the leg members to be pivotally moved with each other. The maximum portions of one of the reinforcing members are also interlocked with the maximum portions of another reinforcing member for restricting a folding angle between the leg members. |
278 |
PORTABLE CONFIGURABLE FURNITURE |
US13794756 |
2013-03-11 |
US20140250593A1 |
2014-09-11 |
Tae Wan Kim; Kang S. Lim |
The present invention relates to lightweight collapsible portable and configurable furniture. In one embodiment, a table includes a collapsible top with optional slat(s), a collapsible top support frame, a collapsible leg frame and leg extenders. The top support frame provides tension to the top. The leg frame is coupled to top support frame. The leg extenders extend independently from the leg frame to provide stability. In another embodiment, a cot includes collapsible top(s), corresponding pair(s) of support bars and legs. The legs are coupled to the support bar pairs to provide support and tension to the top(s). |
279 |
Enforcing Method and Arrangement for Foldable Furniture |
US14141387 |
2013-12-26 |
US20140105672A1 |
2014-04-17 |
Frank Tsai |
A reinforcing arrangement includes two reinforcing units for coupling at two leg members of a foldable furniture respectively and a connecting unit for coupling the reinforcing units with each other. Each reinforcing unit includes a mounting body and a guiding member outwardly protruded from the mounting body, wherein the guiding member has a contoured body having a base portion and two maximum portions spacedly and outwardly protruded from the base portion to define two engaging surfaces between the base portion and the maximum portions. The maximum portions of one of the reinforcing members are engaged with the engaging surfaces of another reinforcing member respectively for enabling the leg members to be pivotally moved with each other. The maximum portions of one of the reinforcing members are also interlocked with the maximum portions of another reinforcing member for restricting a folding angle between the leg members. |
280 |
FLEXIBLE FURNITURE SYSTEM |
US14042857 |
2013-10-01 |
US20140096917A1 |
2014-04-10 |
Todd P. MACALLEN; Stephanie J. 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 from 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. |