Folding chair with sliding leg structure

Details Folding chair with sliding leg structure Folding chair with sliding leg structure

2006-07-25

2006-07-25

White, Rodney B. (Department: 3636)

Chairs and seats

Collapsible chair; i.e., relatively folding bottom, back,...

With means to hold chair in plural operative configurations

C297S016100, C297S016200, C297S024000, C297S025000, C297S056000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07080877

ABSTRACT:
A folding chair is configurable into a use position and a storage position. The folding chair includes a backrest, a seat, and inner and outer support structures. The outer support structure includes substantially parallel first and second elongate outer support members, each having an upper portion attached to the backrest and a lower portion disposed adjacent an underlying surface when the chair is in the use position. The seat is pivotally attached to the outer support structure between the first and second elongate outer support members. The inner support structure is pivotally attached to the outer support structure between the first and second elongate outer support members. The inner support structure includes substantially parallel first and second elongate inner support members disposed on opposing sides of the seat. Upper portions of the first and second elongate inner support members are slidably attached to the seat. Lower portions of the first and second elongate inner support members are disposed adjacent the underlying surface when the chair is in the use position. When the chair is in the storage position, the seat, the backrest, the inner support structure and the outer support structure are substantially coplanar. Based on the coplanarity of these structures, the stacking thickness of the chair is determined by the thickness of the seat and the backrest. Accordingly, the chair has a very low profile and minimized stacking thickness when it is in the storage position.

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