Chairs and seats – Movable bottom – Tiltable
Reexamination Certificate
2000-07-31
2001-10-09
Cuomo, Peter M. (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Movable bottom
Tiltable
C297S335000, C297S060000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06299251
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to benches and more particularly to foldable benches.
The problem of homeless people sleeping on park benches is well known. Similarly, it is preferable if benches would not be used during the night by individuals who are likely to be involved in illegal or undesirable activities. This makes public places such as parks dangerous since it attracts such people to a dark area. Similarly, owners of private gardens certainly would like to prevent intruders from making use of benches located therein. The objective in both cases is to have a simple means of making the bench unusable at the will of the owners and to have that position of the bench securable.
Another problem is that benches can be unable to withstand a load. It is desirable to have an second support means besides the primary support for the seat. The present invention fulfills these needs and provides more.
Foldable seats are known. Foldable table/bench combinations are also known. What is needed is a foldable bench that can be
OBJECTIVES AND ADVANTAGES
The following important objects and advantages of the present invention are:
(A) to provide a bench having a seat that can be folded up alongside the seat back so that the bench cannot be used by people or animals to sleep or sit on,
(B) to provide a bench that has a wooden seat and seat back and two parallel metal vertical bars that attach to and perpendicularly traverse a rear of the seat back, and that has hinged horizontal bars that the seat rests on and is affixed to, wherein the hinged horizontal bars meet the vertical bars and the hinge is on a top of the horizontal bar so that the seat can rotate to a vertical up position alongside the seat back, L-shaped angle bars, each angle bar affixed to a vertical bar and to a horizontal bar at a point of connection between the vertical and horizontal bar, said hinged horizontal bars resting on the angle bars for support,
(C) to provide a bench that has cantilevered chains extending from each vertical bar to a horizontal bar for further support of the seat,
(D) to provide a safe and secure foldable bench having means to prevent children from tampering with the bench when the seat is down and
(E) to provide a bench that has a security chain extending from a rear of a vertical bar attaches by means of a lock including a looped portion to a short extension chain when the bench is in folded position, the extension chain attached to a horizontal bar, to prevent the bench seat from being lowered to the down position and being used.
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Cuomo Peter M.
Edell Joseph
Horowitz Steven
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