Collapsible Chair; I.e., Relatively Folding Bottom, Back, And Legs Patents (Class 297/16.1)
  • Publication number: 20140054935
    Abstract: A collapsible, compactable chair or seating apparatus having a pair of rigid frames fitted to one another to form an A-frame configuration. Both frames may be collapsed so that the frame dimensions of the chair in an operational, deployed configuration may be reduced in two dimensions (i.e., height, length) when collapsed into a compacted configuration for storage or transport. The collapsible frames are held together with an internal elastic ban. The novel chair may be compacted into a thin bundle that may be rolled up in and contained within fabric forming a portion of the chair. In its compacted, rolled up state, the novel chair is suitable for transportation within a backpack or other such enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventor: Christopher Loney
  • Publication number: 20140042779
    Abstract: A chair that is reconfigurable between a folded and an unfolded configuration includes a first leg having an intermediate portion located between a first end and an opposite second end of the first leg and a second leg having an intermediate portion located between a first end and an opposite second end of the second leg. The intermediate portion of the second leg is pivotally connected to the intermediate portion of the first leg. A support member has a first end pivotally connected to the first leg and an opposite second end. A seat frame has a first portion pivotally connected to the second end of the support member and a second portion pivotally connected to the second end of the second leg. The second end of the support member is adjacent the first end of both the first and second legs in the folded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: IDEA NUOVA, INC.
    Inventor: Benjamin AKKAD
  • Patent number: 8646835
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lightweight collapsible portable chairs. In one embodiment, the portable chair has a sling and a chair frame which includes a first pair of bars and a second pair of bars. Each bar of the first pair of bars includes a joint configured to contact a ground surface. In another embodiment, the chair frame includes a front of bars, a back pair of bars, a pair of joints and a center bar configured to securely couple the pair of back joints to each other. In some embodiments, the chair frame includes a front support assembly. In other embodiments, the chair frame includes a pair of lower bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Alite Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel B. Homans, Tae Wan Kim
  • Publication number: 20140028060
    Abstract: The present invention provides a foldable chair includes a main body including a backrest, a seat, and legs; the backrest and the legs are connected to the seat; the seat includes a seating pad ring and a seating pad; the seating pad is placed on the seating pad ring; two folding parts extending upwards are formed on two sides of the seating pad ring; the folding part is provided with a receiving groove; two supports of the backrest are fixed to the folding parts; one end of the support is inserted into the receiving groove and detaches from the receiving groove when the support is moved; the folding part is provided with an opening, where the opening supports the support when the backrest is folded onto the seating pad. The foldable chair requires no bolt for use and packing, and does not occupy large storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SHENZHEN ZHISHAN DINING MANAGEMENT LIMITED
    Inventor: Ngai Mui Candy Kwok
  • Publication number: 20140021749
    Abstract: A folding chair capable of being moved between a folded position and an unfolded position, includes: two units, each of which includes first and second tubes hinged together via a hinge pin; and a canvas sheet, where each assembly of two tubes includes a rigid part at the hinge pin thereof, said rigid part being arranged between two tubes and having: a groove for receiving a tube of the assembly without any degree of freedom; first and second cradles arranged on either side of the hinge pin, such that when the chair is in the unfolded position, the first cradle bears against the upper section of the other tube and the second cradle bears against the lower section of the other tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: LAFUMA S.A.
    Inventors: Corrado Roani, Jean-Noël Pernet
  • Publication number: 20130313865
    Abstract: A portable chair, configured to accommodate a seated user, includes a front pair of collapsible bars, a back pair of collapsible bars, a pair of joints, a center bar, a first set of lower bars, a second set of lower bars, and a sling. The center bar configured to securely couple the pair of back joints to each other. In some embodiments, at least one of the first set of lower bars has a first end permanently fixed to one of the joints, and a second end of first lower bars is configured to provide a point of contact with a ground surface. At least one of the second set of lower bars having a first end configured to be coupled to one of the joints, and wherein a second end of second lower bars is configured to provide a point of contact with a ground surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Alite Designs, Inc.
    Inventor: Alite Designs, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130313864
    Abstract: A swivel stool includes a foldable leg arrangement having a plurality of leg frames pivotally connected to each other to form a receiving cavity defined within the leg frames, a seat unit including a seat frame and a back frame pivotally connected to the seat frame. The swivel stool is arranged to operate between a folded position and an unfolded position, wherein in the folded position, the back frame is overlappedly folded toward the seat frame, while the seat unit is pivotally and downwardly folded with respect to the leg frames to receive into the receiving cavity of the foldable leg arrangement, wherein in the unfolded position, the seat unit is pivotally and upwardly unfolded with respect to the leg frames while the back frame is pivotally unfolded with respect to the seat frame for allowing a user to sit on the seat unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventor: Fermi Chi Hung Lau
  • Publication number: 20130307297
    Abstract: A foldable chair has front and rear legs are interactive by using pivotal units. After expansion, top ends of the rear leg are positioned to the rear lower end of the handles of a back cushion. It is stable and safe. After the chair is closed, the front leg is alternative arranged with the rear leg. After a plurality of chairs are closed and overlapped together, the volume for storing the chairs are greatly reduced and the overall height is reduced. In close state, the legs of the chairs are alternatively arranged with a stable and safe structure. In overlapping of a plurality of chairs, ground retainers of the chairs have the function of slide-proof so that a plurality of chairs can be overlapped stably. As a plurality of chairs are overlapped for storage, they will generate a horizontal resisting force so that the chairs are overlapped stably and safely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventor: TSUNG-CHIEH HUANG
  • Publication number: 20130234476
    Abstract: An apparatus for seating a child comprising a seat and a foldable frame for supporting the seat. The frame comprises on left and rights sides: a first and a second frame member connected by a hinge assembly and relatively pivotal through substantially 180 degrees between an unfolded condition and a folded condition, and a third frame member connected to the hinge assembly and pivotal relative to the first and second frame members by less than 180 degrees between an unfolded condition and a folded condition. The first and second frame members are aligned and on opposite sides of the hinge assembly when unfolded and parallel and on the same side of the hinge assembly when folded. The third frame member is parallel with the first and second frame members when folded to provide a compact folded apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: MAMAS AND PAPAS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
    Inventor: Peter Smith
  • Patent number: 8517469
    Abstract: The back of a wheelchair user is independently supported along and about three mutually perpendicular axes. Two elongated adjustment arms are pivotally connected to extension arms which telescope into opposite ends of a hollow connecting tube. The support positions along and about the three axes is achieved by pivoting the arms and the connected relationships of a back shell and cushion to the connecting tube, while the adjustment arms remain pivotally connected to the wheelchair and the extension arms are telescopically retained in the connecting tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Aspen Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hetzel, Joseph S. Bieganek, Rex W. Stevens, Eric H. Vielbig
  • Publication number: 20130214564
    Abstract: A folding device is configured at the pivot between the rear leg frame and the front leg frame of a high chair and allows a user to complete folding process by pressing a driving member. When the driving member is pressed, an engaging member of the folding device moves correspondingly to an unlocked position, so that the rear leg frame disengages from and pivots about the front leg frame. The high chair can then be folded easily for the user, and the structure of the invention is simpler than the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Wen-Qu Hu, Shun-Min Chen
  • Publication number: 20130193722
    Abstract: A foldable chair includes a chair seat and a foldable frame having two stand frames parallelly and spacedly aligned with each other, wherein each of the stand frames comprises a first crossed leg and a second crossed leg connected to the first crossed leg at a pivot point,. The chair seat is mounted to the first crossed leg and the second crossed leg in such a manner that the chair seat is extended between the two stand frames for a user to sit thereon when the foldable chair is in an unfolded condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: IP POWER HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Shou Qiang Zhu
  • Patent number: 8474916
    Abstract: A stowable chair system having a base assembly and a back pivotably connected to the base assembly. A first leg retention assembly operatively coupled to the base assembly to selectively retain and position legs in a seating configuration. A second leg retention assembly separate from the first leg retention assembly to selectively retain and position the legs in a stowing configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: SmithWorks, Inc.
    Inventor: David L. Smith
  • Publication number: 20130119713
    Abstract: A foldable chair includes a chair seat, a foldable frame having two stand frames substantially aligned parallelly and spacedly with each other, wherein each of said two stand frames includes a first crossed leg and a second crossed leg; and two stand stoppers mounted to said two stand frames respectively, wherein each of said two stand stoppers connects said first crossed leg with said second crossed leg at a pivot point, so that said first crossed leg rotates with respect to said second crossed leg between a folded condition and an unfolded condition, wherein said chair seat is extended between said two stand frames to define a sitting surface for a user to sit on when said foldable chair is in said unfolded condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventor: Shou Qiang Zhu
  • Patent number: 8419121
    Abstract: A folding device is configured at the pivot between the rear leg frame and the front leg frame of a high chair and allows a user to complete folding process by pressing a driving member. When the driving member is pressed, an engaging member of the folding device moves correspondingly to an unlocked position, so that the rear leg frame disengages from and pivots about the front leg frame. The high chair can then be folded easily for the user, and the structure of the invention is simpler than the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Wonderland Nursery Goods Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Qu Hu, Shun-Min Chen
  • Publication number: 20130082455
    Abstract: A high chair includes a foldable support frame, a chair, and a pair of positioning mechanism. The foldable support frame has a pair of rail struts and a pair of backup struts, the pair of backup struts being pivoted to the pair of rail struts and releasably locked in a use position by a spring-biased coupling sleeve. The chair has a pair of sliding sleeves being capable of sliding alone the pair of rail struts thereby hiding the chair under a dining table. The pair of positioning mechanism are mounted on the chair and associated with a pair of locking elements mounted in the sliding sleeves for releasably locking the sliding sleeves relative to the pair of rail struts, so as to adjust and fix the chair at a selected height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: LERADO (ZHONG SHAN) INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chi-Chien CHEN, Yung-Shuen LIN
  • Publication number: 20130069397
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lightweight collapsible portable chairs. In one embodiment, the portable chair has a sling and a chair frame which includes a first pair of bars and a second pair of bars. Each bar of the first pair of bars includes a joint configured to contact a ground surface. In another embodiment, the chair frame includes a front of bars, a back pair of bars, a pair of joints and a center bar configured to securely couple the pair of back joints to each other. In some embodiments, the chair frame includes a front support assembly. In other embodiments, the chair frame includes a pair of lower bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Samuel B. Homans, Tae Wan Kim
  • Publication number: 20130049410
    Abstract: A camp chair that levels to accommodate uneven ground and swivels. In the various embodiments, the camp chair includes a swivel assembly between the seat and the legs. The camp chair collapses into a compact portable configuration for transportation and expands into an operable seating configuration. The length of each leg is individually adjustable to allow leveling of the camp chair for use on an uneven or inclined surface. The camp chair optionally includes attachment points for connecting accessories. The swivel assembly allows the seat and any attachments to rotate freely about the vertical axis of the camp chair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: HUNTNONTYPICAL.COM, LLC
    Inventors: Todd W. Stafford, Michael Allison
  • Patent number: 8376375
    Abstract: A pushchair seat (10) comprising a seat back (18) mounted for pivotable movement relative to a seat base (20). A bumper bar (14) is pivotably coupled to and carried by the seat (10) and is moveable between a stowed position generally adjacent to the seat base (20) and a deployed position spaced from the seat back (18) and the seat base (20). Drive mechanisms (16) are provided at each end of the bumper bar (14) and comprise a selectively engageable coupling mechanism in the form of a clutch mechanism (30, 32) and a control mechanism (34, 56, 58). The coupling mechanism couples movement of the seat back (18) between its stowed position and its operating position into a corresponding movement of the bumper bar (14) between its stowed position and its deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Mama and Papas (Holdings) Ltd.
    Inventors: Nicholas James Mival, Andrew Gordon Wallace, Martin Paul Bagwell, Mark Anthony John Fernandes, Benjamin James Peter Hubert, Simon Lewis Bilton
  • Publication number: 20130033073
    Abstract: A folding chair having at least one offset pyramid hinge, two chair legs, a chair-backing, and a seating member which can fold substantially flat in a closed position, and can substantially lock open in an opened position. The offset hinge of the chair promotes the chair remaining in either a flattened or open position by positioning the intersecting junctions at apices which are offset from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventor: Alexander Gendell
  • Patent number: 8360514
    Abstract: A folding device is configured at the bottom of rear leg frame and at the pivot between the rear leg frame and front leg frame of a high chair. The folding device allows a user to complete folding process by pressing a button at the bottom of the rear leg frame. When the button is pressed, a rotator in the housing of the folding device rotates correspondingly and drags connected steel wires to move horizontally inward. The other ends of the steel wires further connect to engaging parts at the pivots and engaging between the front leg frame and the rear leg frame and retract the engaging parts so that the rear leg frame disengages from and pivots about the front leg frame. The high chair may be folded with one-foot operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shun-Min Chen, Wen-Qu Hu, Xiao-Jian Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130020839
    Abstract: A cushioned bed chair attached to a bed that includes a vertical support with an inside portion to provide vertical support to a user, a horizontal support with a bottom surface, a distal end and an inside portion secured in a perpendicular position to the vertical support when the user is sitting in the bed chair and a pair of support legs attached to the bottom surface and distal end of the horizontal support. The bed chair also includes a plurality of polyurethane foam pads disposed on the inside portion of the horizontal support and the inside portion of the vertical support to provide comfort to the user sitting on the bed chair and a control dial that controls a massage unit disposed on the vertical support that provides a massaging action on the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventor: Sheena Scott Groveveldt
  • Publication number: 20120326470
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lightweight collapsible portable chairs. In one embodiment, the portable chair has a sling and a chair frame which includes a first pair of bars and a second pair of bars. Each bar of the first pair of bars includes a joint configured to contact a ground surface. In another embodiment, the chair frame includes a front of bars, a back pair of bars, a pair of joints and a center bar configured to securely couple the pair of back joints to each other. In some embodiments, the chair frame includes a front support assembly. In other embodiments, the chair frame includes a pair of lower bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Samuel B. Homans, Tae Wan Kim
  • Publication number: 20120313402
    Abstract: A folding chair is disclosed that meets and/or exceeds, for example, ANSI/BIFMA standards. The folding chair may be made from a material that includes, metal, wood, plastic, or the like. Independent of the particular material used in the folding chair, the disclosed folding chair includes a configuration that satisfies, or surpasses, for example, ANSI/BIFMA leg strength testing, among other tests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Meco Corporation
    Inventor: Darren Christopher ALDRED
  • Publication number: 20120286544
    Abstract: A folding chair assembly that is configurable between an open configuration and a folded configuration. The folding chair assembly has a backrest frame that supports a backrest surface. A seat frame supports a seating surface. The backrest surface can be folded against the seating surface. A leg support structure is coupled to the seat frame. The leg support structure folds under the seating surface when it is in the folded configuration. As such, the seating surface becomes interposed between the backrest surface and the leg support structure. A foot support structure is coupled to the leg support structure. The foot support structure folds against the leg support structure when it is in the folded configuration. Legs are provided for supporting the seat frame at a predetermined height. Backpack straps can be used to carry the folding chair assembly on a person's back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventor: Warren Cohen
  • Publication number: 20120267920
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC.
    Inventor: Larry Voris
  • Publication number: 20120256449
    Abstract: Collapsible chairs and related chair systems. An exemplary chair includes a base member comprising a seat surface configured to support a user sitting thereon, a back supporting member behind the seat surface configured to support a user's back when a user is seated, and parallel first and second side members each including first and second fulcrums. The first fulcrums connect the side members to the base member disposed therebetween. The second fulcrums connect the side members to the back supporting member disposed therebetween. The side members define a frame within which the back supporting member and the base member may be rotated about their respective fulcrums. The fulcrums allow the chair to be collapsed to a more compact configuration (e.g., for storage).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Stephen L. Chamberlain, Amber D. Chamberlain
  • Publication number: 20120242114
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a folding chair and particularly a folding child's high chair. The folding chair can be transitioned from an unfolded into a folded position, and comprises a seating surface (1) and a backrest (2), and a pair of first supports (3) supporting the seating surface (1) and the backrest (2), and a pair of two supports (4) connected by a hinge to the first supports (3). The seating surface (1) is rotatably disposed about a rotary axis (5) between the two first supports (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: INDOWOODS SA
    Inventor: Sebastien Boucquey
  • Patent number: 8256833
    Abstract: A child chair includes a seat and a frame. The seat is detachably mounted on the frame by using an engaging assembly. The engaging assembly includes an engaging device and a coupling device. The engaging device is movably mounted on the seat. The coupling device is mounted on the frame and coupled with the engaging device on the seat. The engaging device is cooperated with the coupling device between a locking position and a release position relative to the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: Jun-Jie Hu, Wen-Qu Hu, Zheng-Wen Guo
  • Publication number: 20120181819
    Abstract: A stowable chair system having a base assembly and a back pivotably connected to the base assembly. A first leg retention assembly operatively coupled to the base assembly to selectively retain and position legs in a seating configuration. A second leg retention assembly separate from the first leg retention assembly to selectively retain and position the legs in a stowing configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: SMITHWORKS, INC.
    Inventor: David L. Smith
  • Patent number: 8205934
    Abstract: The portable chair frame that supports a sling of the preferred embodiments includes a brace, a first pair of collapsible bars, a second pair of collapsible bars, and two joints that each provide a point of contact with a ground surface. Each collapsible bar has a first end coupled to the brace and a second end that provides a sling interface for the sling. The joints are included in each of the collapsible bars of the first pair of collapsible bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Alite Designs, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel B. Homans
  • Patent number: 8181285
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes primary and secondary sections. Each section has a primary face and a secondary face. Each face has a peripheral side wall, interior and exterior edges, and front and rear edges. A hinge couples the side walls of the sections at the interior edges. In this manner movement between deployed and collapsed orientations is allowed. Four primary legs are pivotally secured to the primary face between its peripheral side wall. Two secondary legs are pivotally secured to the secondary face adjacent to its exterior edge between its peripheral side wall. The legs are pivotable between the collapsed and deployed orientations perpendicular to the primary and exterior faces. Holes are provided in the peripheral side walls adjacent to the exterior edges. A handle has legs reciprocally received within the holes. The handle has a grip. The grip couples the legs for carrying purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventor: Rhonda G. Jackson
  • Patent number: 8182031
    Abstract: A poker kit comprising a plurality of chairs; a cushion attached to the seat panel of the chair and a plurality of legs attached to the seat panel; a first armrest and second armrest extending from the back panel of the chair; an ashtray attached to the first armrest and a cup holder attached to the second armrest; a storage pouch attached to the arm near the ashtray; a table having an octagon shape and a felt panel attached the top; a plurality of legs attached to the table; wherein the cushions of the chair are decorated with a design of one of the four top poker hands; wherein markers are labeled on the felt on the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventor: Eric K. MacKenzie
  • Patent number: 8182034
    Abstract: A portable, collapsible child booster seat for a vehicle comprises a collapsible seat member that removably rests on a vehicle seat with collapsible arm rests extending upwardly from opposite sides of the seat member. The seat member includes an upper seating surface supported on a collapsible scissors frame seat base. The seat base is raisable to a deployed position and collapsible to a storage position. The arm rests comprise horizontal arms pivotably mounted on raisable legs. The arm rests have a deployed position, wherein the legs extend upwardly from the seat base and the arms extend forwardly, and a collapsed position, wherein the legs and arms are in a generally horizontal position adjacent the sides of the seat base. The arm rests and seat base are operably interconnected, such that raising or lowering the arm rests between their deployed and collapsed positions causes deployment and collapse of the seat base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventor: Patrick M. Glance
  • Publication number: 20120104805
    Abstract: The portable chair of the disclosure includes: hubs respectively installed at both left and right sides of the chair; a central support frame connecting both left and right hubs; front and rear leg frames respectively having base ends separably coupled to the lower front and rear outer peripheral surfaces of the respective hubs and respectively having free ends disposed in a manner of radially extending toward the ground surface; front and rear pole frames respectively having base ends separably coupled to the upper front and rear outer peripheral surfaces of the respective hubs and respectively having free ends disposed in a manner of radially extending toward the sky; and a fabric sheet coupled to the free ends of the front and rear pole frames. The structural rigidity is excellent, and the chair may land on the ground surface in a stable posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventor: Jeh-Kun Lah
  • Patent number: 8162389
    Abstract: A folding chair including a seat frame, a leg frame hinged to the seat frame, a hinge mechanism between the seat frame and the leg frame, a quick-release locking mechanism for releasably locking the seat frame with respect to the leg frame, and a supplemental locking mechanism including an orifice in one of the seat frame and the leg frame, an opening in the hinge mechanism aligned with the orifice when the chair is unfolded, and a fastener extending through the opening in the hinge mechanism and into the orifice to secure the seat frame to the leg frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: New Products LLC
    Inventor: Ronald B. Cohen
  • Patent number: 8152236
    Abstract: A restraining apparatus for a child consists of a frame with a back; the back of the frame has parallel back rods which can be adjusted lengthwise and a bottom foldably attached to the back by lockable hinges. The back and the bottom each have a foundation rod further comprising a stop. The apparatus also has a cover for the frame. The cover has an upper portion containing a plurality of slots, and a plurality of straps which fit removably through the slots to adjust to the height of the child to be restrained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Inventor: Amanda Romero
  • Publication number: 20120080909
    Abstract: Collapsible articles of furniture comprise at least one leg assembly including a first leg and a second leg, each with an upper leg segment and a lower leg segment coupled together by a link. The two links are pivotally connected to each other for movement between an open position wherein the first and second legs cross each other to form a generally X-shaped configuration and a closed position wherein the upper and lower leg segments are aligned, the upper leg section of the first leg receivable within the lower leg section of the second leg and the upper leg section of the second leg is receivable within the lower leg section of the first leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: GCI Outdoor, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Grace, Scott J. Kasper
  • Publication number: 20120074737
    Abstract: A convenient telescopic folding chair includes a front foot, back cushion, rear foot, seat cushion, and telescopic rods arranged between the rear foot and the seat cushion. The front foot pivots on the rear foot by connecting components. The back cushion is inserted into two ends of the front foot. The rear foot connects the seat cushion through two telescopic rods arranged to two ends of the rear foot. The seat cushion is further connected to the front foot through connecting components. The seat cushion includes a tube frame and a cushion. The cushion is fixed to the frame will two plugs formed to two lateral sides of the cushion inserting into two ends of the frame so as to form a convenient, space-saving, light and fine folding chair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventor: Tsung-Chieh Huang
  • Patent number: 8141943
    Abstract: Children's chair having a height adjusting device and a folding device completes folding up by height adjusting. A first leg frame of the children's chair includes a first upper leg and a first lower leg capable moving relatively. When operating the height adjusting device to adjust the first upper leg relative to the first lower leg, an actuator on the first upper leg pushes a slider of the folding device, which locates at the pivot of the first leg frame and a second leg frame. The slider then interferes with a coupler locating at the second leg frame to disengage from a base mounted on the first leg frame. The second leg frame is then rotatable relative to the first leg frame and may be folded to a folding position. The children's chair is easy to perform height adjustment and folding movement by simply operating a button at the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: Jun-Jie Hu, Wen-Qu Hu, Shun-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 8075059
    Abstract: A portable seating system includes a foldable seating frame and a flexible seating material that is coupled to the seating frame. The foldable seating frame includes a back assembly having at least one semirigid back slat, and a seat assembly that includes at least one semirigid seat slat. The back assembly is coupled to the seat assembly by a locking hinge assembly, and an adjustable grip assembly is coupled to the seat assembly. The locking hinge assembly allows the seating system to fold into a compact unit so that a user can easily carry the seating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: North Pole Limited
    Inventor: Changsoo Kim
  • Patent number: 8066323
    Abstract: An apparatus for sitting is provided including a semi-flexible fulcrum band having an inner surface, the inner surface integrally including at least one penetration member, wherein the semi-flexible fulcrum band is configured to hold together a plurality of leg members having different varieties, permitting the plurality of leg members to spread above and below the fulcrum band into a supporting position. The apparatus further includes a flexible seat portion containing a plurality of pockets, each pocket configured to receive an upper end of one of the plurality of leg members when the plurality of leg members are in the supporting position, whereby the flexible seat portion is adapted for supporting a person sitting on said flexible seat portion. Finally, the at least one penetration members is configured to penetrate at least one of the plurality of leg members when the person sits in the flexible seat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Inventor: Timothy Lee McCabe
  • Publication number: 20110241387
    Abstract: An infant support structure includes a frame member defining a central area, a seat disposed in the central area and coupled to the frame member, and a leg member pivotally coupled to the frame member and movable between a deployed position extending outwardly from the frame member and a folded position adjacent the frame member. A support member has a first end movably coupled to the frame member and an opposite second end pivotally and slidably coupled to the leg member. The second end is slidable along the leg member as the leg member is moved between the deployed position and the folded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventor: Michael Lundeen
  • Publication number: 20110227373
    Abstract: A folding chair includes handle frames and front and rear legs configured to support the chair in an upright position. The front legs are pivotally attached to the rear legs. The folding chair also includes a footrest positioned between the two front legs. The footrest includes base portions attached to the two front legs and raised portions positioned between the base portions. The slots in the raised portions allow the raised portions to move with respect to the base portions. The footrest is folded as the folding chair is folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: Dick Cone Industrial Design, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard E. CONE, II
  • Patent number: 8011722
    Abstract: A foldable frame comprises a front leg frame and a rear leg frame, each having one or more leg units foldable or detachable with one another. The front leg frame and the rear leg frame are rotatable with each other such that the foldable frame can be folded to a small size. The foldable frame also utilizes a receiving frame pivotally or steadily configured on the frame body for receiving the detachable infant carrier. A recliner apparatus is further configured between the receiving frame and the frame body for adjusting the receiving frame together with the infant carrier to different reclining angle for convenient use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: Zong-Wang Cui, Zhi-Ren Zhong, Nathanael Saint
  • Patent number: 8007039
    Abstract: The invention relates to apparatus which can be used to move a person supported on the apparatus between a lying position in which the apparatus is substantially flat on a support surface and a seating position supported by the apparatus. The apparatus includes a frame which supports sheet material on which the person is supported. The apparatus can be moved between said conditions with the person supported thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Inventor: Edward Lewis Jeans
  • Patent number: 8002343
    Abstract: A foldable dining chair for children comprises a frame body (1) and a seat mechanism disposed thereon. The frame body (1) may be in an open state and a folded state. The frame body (1) is folded in back-and-forth direction and up-and-down direction thereof when it is in the folded state. The frame body (1) comprises a backrest frame (2), an armrest frame (3) of which the rear end is rotatably connected to the backrest frame (2), an upright support frame (4) of which the upper end is rotatably connected to the front end of the armrest frame (3), a seat frame (5) of which the front end is rotatably connected to the upright support frame (4), a front support frame (6) rotatably connected to the lower end of the upright support frame (4), and a rear support frame (7). The rear end of the seat frame (5) is connected rotatably to the rear support frame (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Goodbaby Child Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhenghuan Song, Feng Liu
  • Publication number: 20110193372
    Abstract: A chair provisioned with an apparatus for converting solar energy to power electrical devices which comprises the chair having a seat member and a backrest member to support a person thereon. A mechanism stored in the chair, is for converting the solar energy into electrical energy. At least one socket in the chair is electrically connected to the solar energy converting mechanism, wherein at least one of the electrical devices can plug into the at least one socket to receive the electrical energy therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Paul M. Pizzuto
  • Publication number: 20110192942
    Abstract: A foldable frame includes two tubes, a rectangular tube and two base parts. The two tubes are pivotably or fixedly connected to the base parts. Two ends of the rectangular tube are connected to two respective extension portions of the two base parts by two pins so that the two tubes are pivotable about the two pins. The frame can also be structured as one tube directly connected to the rectangular tube and the other tube is pivotably connected to the base part. The extension of the base part is pivotably connected of the rectangular tube by a pin to form single-point folding feature. An outer tube is rotatably movable between one of the tubes and the rectangular tube, the outer tube hides the rectangular tube when the two tubes are arranged linearly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Chun-Sheng Liu
  • Patent number: 7988228
    Abstract: A foldable frame comprises a front leg frame and a rear leg frame, each having one or more leg units foldable or detachable with one another. The front leg frame and the rear leg frame are rotatable with each other such that the foldable frame can be folded to a small size. The foldable frame also utilizes a receiving frame pivotally or steadily configured on the frame body for receiving the detachable infant carrier. A recliner apparatus is further configured between the receiving frame and the frame body for adjusting the receiving frame together with the infant carrier to different reclining angle for convenient use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: Zong-Wang Cui, Zhi-Ren Zhong, Nathanael Saint