Chairs and seats – Plural related seats – Coupled side-by-side
Reexamination Certificate
2002-01-14
2004-07-27
Cuomo, Peter M. (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Plural related seats
Coupled side-by-side
C297S281000, C297S188210
Reexamination Certificate
active
06767056
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a settee, more particularly to a settee with a foldable tray-support unit.
2. Description of the Related Art
Referring to
FIG. 1
, a conventional settee
1
is shown to include left and right seat supports
11
, an elongated seat
12
disposed between the seat supports
11
, two backrests
14
that extend upwardly from a rear side of the seat
12
, and a table
15
mounted on the elongated seat
12
between the backrests
14
. The aforesaid conventional settee
1
is disadvantageous in that the table
15
cannot be folded relative to the seat
12
, thereby restricting the utility of the conventional settee
1
.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to provide a settee with a foldable tray-support unit so as to enhance flexibility of the settee during use.
Accordingly, a settee of the present invention includes an elongated seat unit and a tray-support unit. The seat unit includes a seat frame having opposing front and rear frame portions, and a backrest frame which extends uprightly from the rear frame portion and which defines a tray-accommodating space. The tray-support unit includes a tray-support frame that has a lower frame section with a front end and a rear end opposite to the front end and pivoted to the rear frame portion of the seat frame in such a manner that the tray-support frame is rotatable relative to the seat frame between a storing position, in which, the front end of the tray-support frame is turned to and retained within the tray-accommodating space, and a used position, in which, the front end of the tray-support frame is seated on the seat frame.
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Ladas & Parry
Shin Yeh Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Vu Stephen
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