With Folding Armrest Patents (Class 297/35)
  • Patent number: 11484461
    Abstract: In a chair-type massager, a backrest portion includes a back frame, a pair of arm treatment portions, a support frame having a pair of support portions and a beam portion, and an actuator moving the support frame. The support portions are provided on the left and right sides, respectively, of the back frame and supports the arm treatment portions respectively. The beam portion extends from upper end parts of the support portions toward the back frame along the left-right axis. The actuator has a rod portion and a drive portion. The rod portion is connected to one of the back frame or the beam portion of the support frame, on the other of which the drive portion is pivotably supported. The drive portion is configured to move up and down the rod portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Fuji Medical Instruments Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeshi Furutani
  • Patent number: 11179629
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a device and a method of supporting a game controller such as a steering wheel without mounting it to a structure such as a desk or table. The game controller is instead supported on a number of extendable legs which are integral to the controller. In specific embodiments, a game controller with integral legs comprises a base which includes three telescoping legs which move outwardly to the extended position for providing support on the floor in front on the user's seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy Frank Bernasch, Ahmed Abdullahi Omar
  • Patent number: 11096493
    Abstract: A folding chair includes a left frame rod, right frame rod, front left leg rod, front right leg rod, left armrest rod, right armrest rod, left armrest supporting rod, right armrest supporting rod, left connecting rod, right connecting rod, left backrest rod, right backrest rod, first front supporting rod, second front supporting rod, first rear supporting rod, second rear supporting rod, left frame rotating component, right frame rotating component, left positioning slider, right positioning slider, left sliding component, right sliding component, left armrest fixing component, right armrest fixing component, left supporting rod sliding component, right supporting rod sliding component, leg shoes, backrest rod sliding components, front limiting components, seat portion and backrest portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SPORT DIVERSIONS INC.
    Inventor: Wen-Hao Tsai
  • Patent number: 11001179
    Abstract: A vehicular seat bench cover system is provided. The vehicular seat bench cover system provides coverage of each section of the seat bench—the passenger-side, driver-side, center sections of both the back and seat portions—either circumscribed or enclosed in separate covers or covered by the separate cover sections being joined. Mindful that each section can independently move between an upright condition and a folded condition, the seat bench cover system provides a section cover for each section, wherein each separate cover provides a detachable fastener along one or both longitudinal edges so that adjacent section covers can be joined or be independently circumscribed by different permutations of the seat bench cover system depending on whether that section and an adjacent section are in the upright condition or folded condition relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventor: Huyan Fang
  • Patent number: 10264887
    Abstract: Folding chair with armrests, type S, articulated by transversal axes to the armrests. It has a seat; a back; a horizontal base that is set on the ground; two front legs that join the front part of said seat with the horizontal base that is set to the ground; an attachment mechanism in the application position; two joining bars that articulate the armrests with the middle part of the seat and with the horizontal base that is set to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Inventor: Juan Martin Rambaldo
  • Patent number: 9693630
    Abstract: Beam mounted chair assemblies may include at least two standards supported on a floor, a beam secured to, and supported by, the standards, and a plurality of chair assemblies secured to, and supported by, the beam. Chair assemblies may be secured to a beam via associated chair brackets. Chair brackets may include chair seat pivots that pivotally secure a chair seat in proximity to a chair back such that the chair seat may pivot between an up and a down position. Chair brackets and standards may be secured to a beam such that the chair brackets and standards may be linearly positioned along a full length of the beam without interfering with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Inventors: Frederick Jacobs, Matthew Jacobs, Michiel van de Ven
  • Patent number: 9631384
    Abstract: A reconfigurable seating system may include a bank of seating units disposed in rows. Associated chairs may be arranged in the seating units, supported on support beams by chair brackets. The reconfigurable seating systems may be installed on flat floors or sloped floors and may be arranged in linear-rows and/or arched-row configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventors: Frederick Jacobs, Matthew Jacobs, Terry Plumert
  • Patent number: 9622586
    Abstract: A seating apparatus with one or more support members including one or more attachment points. The attachment points allow for attachment to a seating member for attachment to an attachment location of the one or more support members. The attachment points also allow for attachment to a one or more armrest member for attachment to an attachment location of the one or more support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventors: Rhonda Lynn Hummel, Rayetta Marie Nasseh
  • Publication number: 20140319883
    Abstract: A foldable, portable chair with at least one removable, user-configurable storage module, preferably a soft-sided cooler, adapted to fit in and hang from one or more chair arms when the chair is deployed for sitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventor: Matthew Shively
  • Patent number: 8864222
    Abstract: A unifoldable reclining chair design has a collapsible articulated frame and includes a pair of opposing side assemblies having longitudinally elongated pivotally connected side frame members that are maintained in opposing transversally spaced relation by front and rear collapsible X-shaped connector assemblies. Slidable pivot connections, or alternatively, pivotal connecting linkages, which join the rear connector assembly to associated side frame members, enable all of the frame members to move substantially in unison and in multiple directions relative to each other while simultaneously undergoing multiple changes in an angular position relative to each other to move the chair frame from a set-up condition for use to a collapsed condition for transportation and/or storage in response to a single folding action. The slidable pivot connections and pivotal connecting linkages also enable a chair occupant to change the angular position of the chair back support when seated or reclined in the set-up chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Inventor: Daniel R. Grace
  • Publication number: 20140292041
    Abstract: The present invention is a foldable chair assembly for providing comfort to a user in outdoor environments comprising a folding chair having a frame structure defined by a pair of vertical front frame members coupled to a pair of vertical rear frame members by way of a plurality of pairs of cross frame members, a seating member extending between the pair of vertical front frame members and the pair of vertical rear frame members, a back rest, a pair of armrests, a cup holder, a plurality of foot pads, a front pocket, a side pocket, an umbrella attached to the folding chair through an umbrella loop of the back rest and an adjustable tray secured between the pair of vertical front frame members. The folding chair, the umbrella and the adjustable tray are arranged in a way to provide comfort to the user while reclining in outdoor environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventor: Brian Horowitz
  • Publication number: 20140265459
    Abstract: A chair comprises a seat, a back, a pivotal connection between the back and the seat, a pair of arms, each in a pivotal connection with the seat and the back, plurality of legs, a rotational connection between the seat, the back and the pair of arms relative to the plurality of legs and a pivotal connection between one end of each leg and the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: CARLO GAMBINO
  • Patent number: 8814261
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen L. Chamberlain, Amber D. Chamberlain
  • Publication number: 20140217784
    Abstract: A strong collapsible chair has a frame and a soft panel attached to the frame. The frame has right and left front tube legs, right and left rear legs, right and left armrest bars pivotally linked to respect right front and right rear legs and respect left front and left rear legs, right and left front lower legs slidably inserted in respective right and left front tube leg, right and left front feet fixed to right and left front lower legs, right and left front supporters respectively fixed to right and left front legs, a pair of front scissoring bars, right and left seat bars, right and left backrest bars, right and left first sleeves, right and left reinforcement bars, right and left rear feet, and a pair of rear scissoring bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventor: Libin Chen
  • Publication number: 20140138990
    Abstract: A collapsible chair may include a frame comprising a pair of Y-brace frames, a pair of X-brace frames arranged generally orthogonally relative to the Y-brace frames, and a foldable seat side member. A collapsible article of furniture may include a pair of Y-brace frames where each of the Y-brace frames includes a pair of Y-shaped assemblies and each assembly includes a crossing member and a support brace member pivotally intersecting the crossing member along its length and the crossing members of each of the Y-shaped assemblies may pivotally engage one another and extend to opposing support brace members and the crossing members may be slidably coupled to the opposing support brace members. A collapsible chair may include a pair of arching wire supports and a back rest, comprising a membrane stretched between the pair of arching wire supports and providing lumbar support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventor: Curtis J. Chesness
  • Publication number: 20140070574
    Abstract: A linkage for a foldable high chair is capable of keeping in a use position by a locking mechanism, and then foldable by rotation of its chair back frame forward and downward. The foldable high chair comprises at least a front strut frame, a rear strut frame, a chair back frame, a seat support frame, a pair of arm rests, a first link, a second link and third link assembled by pivot means with each other and a locking mechanism capable of keeping the foldable high chair in a use position. The seat support frame is capable of driving by the chair back frame and then drives the first slidable connector through the first link and the third link, and then the first slidable connector drives the rear strut frame through the second link, so as to rotate the rear strut frame to close to the front strut frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventor: WEI-YEH LI
  • Patent number: 8636317
    Abstract: A lift chair includes a base, a seat mechanism and a driving module. The seat mechanism includes a back frame, a seat frame, a foot frame and two hand rails. The seat frame is pivotally coupled to the base, and the driving module installed between the base and the seat mechanism drives the seat mechanism to perform a motion with respect to the base, so that if a user wants to stand up, the user can use the support from the seat frame and the back frame as standing aids to stand up successfully.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Strength Master Fitness Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shu-Yao Wu
  • Publication number: 20140015287
    Abstract: A folding chair may include an upper frame, two armrests, two side frames, a front linking unit and a rear linking unit. When the user moves the armrests down to start chair folding process, the front linking unit and rear linking unit start to shrink and bring the side frames closer to each other. In the mean time, two side connecting rods are driven to bring the upper frame to moves down and further squeeze a seat fabric into a space between two side frames to form a compact structure of the folding chair. The size of the folding chair can be determined by extended length of the front linking unit and a rear linking unit. The folding chair proposed in the present invention is comfortable and stable for the user to sit, and all elements of the folding chair can be easily and closely folded into a compact size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: IP POWER HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Shou Qiang ZHU
  • Patent number: 8333428
    Abstract: A foldable chair includes a seat frame, a leg frame and a side accessory arrangement. The side accessory arrangement includes a sliding frame provided on the leg frame at a position underneath the seat frame, and a side accessory coupled with the sliding frame, and is arranged to slide between an idle position and an operation position when the leg frame is in the unfolded position, wherein in the idle position, the side accessory is inwardly slid with respective to the leg frame through the sliding frame to hide in the receiving cavity, wherein in the operation position, the side accessory is outwardly slid from the receiving cavity with respective to the leg frame through the sliding frame for allowing a user to put an object on the side accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Inventors: Shou Qiang Zhu, Edward Zheng
  • Patent number: 8286990
    Abstract: There is provided a stroller which has armrests that are attachable and detachable to and from a stroller body, and which is capable of attaching a child seat to the stroller body without using particular attachments. The stroller includes: a pair of front legs; a pair of handles pivotably mounted to the pair of front legs; a pair of rear legs pivotably mounted to the pair of handles; and an X-shaped hinge, coupled to the pair of front legs and the pair of rear legs, for converting the pair of front legs and the pair of rear legs from an unfolded state to a folded state, wherein a pair of armrests is provided, each between each handle and the front leg corresponding to the handle, such that each armrest is attachable and detachable to and from the handle and the front leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Combi Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Tanizaki, Morihiko Fujita, Junichi Asano
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20110285182
    Abstract: A portable, foldable chair that configures to a straight-back chair, a bed, and a recliner, while also providing standard seat height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventor: Dean Wilson
  • Publication number: 20110278883
    Abstract: A lift chair includes a base, a seat mechanism and a driving module. The seat mechanism includes a back frame, a seat frame, a foot frame and two hand rails. The seat frame is pivotally coupled to the base, and the driving module installed between the base and the seat mechanism drives the seat mechanism to perform a motion with respect to the base, so that if a user wants to stand up, the user can use the support from the seat frame and the back frame as standing aids to stand up successfully.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: STRENGTH MASTER FITNESS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shu-Yao Wu
  • Publication number: 20110210584
    Abstract: A foldable leisure chair has two side frames, a backrest unit connected to the side frames, and two armrest members connected respectively to the side frames. Each armrest member has a pivot portion connected pivotally to a corresponding side frame, an armrest portion extending from an end of the pivot portion, an extending portion extending from an opposite end of the pivot portion, and an abutment portion extending from the extending portion and abutting against a bottom side of the corresponding side frame. Each armrest member is pivotable between an unfolded position, where the armrest portion thereof is in front of the extending and abutment portions and is away from the corresponding side frame, and a folded position, where the armrest portion thereof is behind the extending and abutment portions and is close to the corresponding side frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventor: CHUEN-JONG TSENG
  • Publication number: 20110169304
    Abstract: A collapsible chair has a frame and a cover attaching thereto. The frame has a left side stand and an identical right side stands, which linked by four pairs of scissoring linking bars. A hook frame and a pillar frame are provided pivotally linked to the frame. The pillar frame has side pillars securely formed thereon and the hook frame has hooks defined in an end thereof. The hooks and the pillars are able to engage when the collapsible chair is fully expanded, which makes the collapsible chair self-stable and much safer: a loose or broken soft cover or attachment thereof to the frame will not cause breakdown of the whole frame which may serious injure the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventor: Libin Chen
  • Patent number: 7950684
    Abstract: Wheelchair side guards are provided with a strip and covering materials. The strip is sufficiently rigid to keep the shape and position of the side guards such that a user and their clothes are kept away from the wheelchair wheels. The side guards may also comprise a hinge near the middle that permit the wheelchair backrest to fold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Inventor: Jaimie Borisoff
  • Patent number: 7878583
    Abstract: A foldable high chair in accordance with the present disclosure includes a juvenile seat and a seat foundation. The juvenile seat is mounted for movement on the seat foundation during folding and unfolding of the foldable high chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Chuck Buckavich, Joseph Brewin
  • Publication number: 20100237666
    Abstract: A foldable high chair in accordance with the present disclosure includes a juvenile seat and a seat foundation. The juvenile seat is mounted for movement on the seat foundation during folding and unfolding of the foldable high chair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Chuck Buckavich, Joseph Brewin
  • Patent number: 7784861
    Abstract: A spring locking knob and a fixed stop at the upper ends of the front legs of a chair frame cooperate to restrict movement of a slideset joining the front legs, rear legs and seat support struts of a chair in making the chair with its cover seat more stable and resistant to an inadvertent folding closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Inventor: Jianrong Deng
  • Patent number: 7775587
    Abstract: A compact portable chair with attachable combination padded seat and backrest. The chair further includes a backrest framework hingeably joined with the seat framework. A back support framework is rotatable between an upwardly extended position for establishing a backrest and a laid-over position to parallel with the seat framework. Back and front leg support frameworks are hingeably joined to the underside of the seat framework and are rotatable inward and upward to parallel positions with the seat framework. The four legs are individually adjustable by means of a sliding sleeve and button locking system. The compact portable chair is further mountable onto a person's back by means of a detachable pair of shoulder straps connected to the backrest and seat frameworks. The chair further has cup holders included with a pair of armrests that are detachable. A further embodiment includes an attachable backpack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Inventor: William Fischer Reed
  • Patent number: 7717502
    Abstract: A spring locking knob and a fixed stop at the upper ends of the front legs of a chair frame cooperate to restrict movement of a slideset joining the front legs, rear legs and seat support struts of a chair in making the chair more stable and resistant to an inadvertent folding closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Inventor: Jianrong Deng
  • Publication number: 20100096890
    Abstract: A collapsible foldable infant chair has a flexible seating member, a flexible backrest, a pair of flexible arm rests, a flexible tray stretchable between the armrests, and a foldable support frame made of a plurality of leg rods secured at the bottom ends to bottom leg support members and secured at their upper portions with leg brackets. The seating member, the backrest, the armrests and the tray assembly collapse when the chair is moved into the folded position, while the leg rods pivot for orienting in a generally parallel orientation when the chair is moved into the folded position. The folded chair fits into a storage bag for storage and transportation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventor: Brian Whitlock
  • Publication number: 20100013272
    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: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: GOODBABY CHILD PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhenghuan Song, Feng Liu
  • Patent number: 7644981
    Abstract: A portable two-frame collapsible chair comprised of an inner and outer frame with the frames hingably joined for rotating between a first position for carrying and a second position for sitting. The chair includes a flexible seat member connected to both frames. The chair further includes a flexible backrest hingably connected to the outer frame with optional armrests hingably attached. The frames can be folded into substantially the same plane when in the first position for carrying. The position for carrying includes a variety of configurations including a backpack configuration, wherein the user uses shoulder straps to carry the chair, and a roller bag configuration wherein the chair has wheels and a pull handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Inventor: Fred Hensley
  • Patent number: 7641276
    Abstract: A frame structure for a foldable chair comprises a front interconnecting supporting unit, a rear interconnecting supporting unit, a lateral interconnecting supporting unit, an armrest unit, a seat supporting unit, an armrest unit, and a transverse supporting rod. The front interconnecting supporting unit is installed with a front leg unit, a crisscrossed supporting unit. The rear interconnecting supporting unit comprises a rear leg unit, an arc-shaped supporting unit of which one end of each section is curved in shape. Each of the lateral interconnecting supporting unit includes two board members pivotally crisscrossed connected with each other between the front and rear leg unit. Beneath the armrest unit, a gliding rod is extending along thereof and a connecting joint is protruding there from. The transverse supporting rod is formed with a connecting plate, a rod and a connecting joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Inventor: Te-Lung Chen
  • Patent number: 7628450
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to collapsible chairs in which the backrest, seat, and legrest portions can be folded into a relatively compact configuration. The present disclosure provides a collapsible chair including a backrest having an upper portion and a lower portion, a legrest having an upper portion and a lower portion, a seat having a forward end and a rearward end, wherein the rearward end of the seat is functionally connected to the lower portion of the backrest and the forward end of the seat is functionally connected to the upper portion of the legrest, an armrest including an armrest bar, and a foldable base of support, wherein a seat slide fixed on the foldable base of support is configured for sliding interaction with a side bar of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: The Coast Distribution System, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis A. Castagnola, Steven J. Paventy
  • Patent number: 7607724
    Abstract: An apparatus including a support structure movable between an erected position and a collapsed position and including a threaded shaft, a first collapsible assembly having a first portion pivotally mounted on the threaded shaft, a second collapsible assembly having a second portion pivotally mounted on the threaded shaft, where at least one of the first and second portions is threadably engaged to the threaded shaft such that the first and second portions are relatively movable toward and away from each other through a rotation of the threaded shaft to move the support structure between the erected and collapsed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Promen-Aid Innovations Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert G. Dickie, Steve A. Copeland
  • Patent number: 7500715
    Abstract: A beach chair has a supporting means, a pivotal means fixed to the supporting means, a frame installed on the pivotal means and swayable with respect to the supporting means, a pair of armrest supports pivotally installed on the supporting means, and a cushion supported on the frame. The frame has a seat frame, a back frame fixed to the seat frame, and a leg frame pivotally fixed to the seat frame. An armrest support has a tube having a front end and a rear end, a pin support for pivotally installing the armrest support to the supporting means, a lock chamber, and an armrest installation surface; and a locking means having a handle, a pressing sleeve, and a pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Inventor: Libin Chen
  • Publication number: 20080203775
    Abstract: The invention provides a stairlift chair in which the seat and armrests move simultaneously when the chair is folded. In a preferred embodiment the footrest also folds, with the armrests and seat, when the chair is folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Adian Barclay Caroen, Michael James Webster
  • Publication number: 20080169687
    Abstract: A chair with a chair back pivotally attached to a seat. The chair back can be moved from a collapsed position located directly adjacent the seat to an upright position. When in the upright position, a spring biased latch assembly attached to chair seat allows engagement with the chair back and can be adjusted to several, adjustable positions selected by the user. In addition to providing a range of adjustment, this latch system also provides structural integrity to the design of the pivoting chair invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Clay, Bryan Hotaling
  • Patent number: 7273249
    Abstract: A foldable chair includes: a seat supporting frame; a first pivot-pin unit; a first link-plate unit pivoted to the seat supporting frame through the first pivot-pin unit; a pivot joint unit; a backrest pivoted to the first link-plate unit through the pivot joint unit; an armrest unit pivoted to the backrest; a front leg unit pivoted to the seat supporting frame and the armrest unit; a second link-plate unit pivoted to the pivot joint unit; a second pivot-pin unit; a rear leg unit pivoted to the armrest unit and further pivoted to the second link-plate unit through the second pivot-pin unit; a third pivot-pin unit; and a lock-plate unit pivoted to the rear leg unit through the third pivot-pin unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Taiwan Shin Yeh Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chuen-Jong Tseng
  • Patent number: 7195310
    Abstract: A chair includes a support assembly comprised of a first leg set having two space first bars and a second leg set having two space second bars located between and pivoted to the first bars. A backrest has is rotatable with respect to the support assembly to selectively change a tilting angle thereof. A tubular slide is movably fit over a free end of each first bar and is pivoted to the backrest. The slide has a fastening device to selectively secure the slide with respect to the first bar thereby releasably securing the backrest at a desired tilting angle. A wire and a spring are selectively connected between the slide and the first bar to prevent the slide from undesired separation from the first bar and to induce a returning force to move the backrest from a tilted position back to a regular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Inventor: Benjamin P Reese
  • Patent number: 7156456
    Abstract: A foldable chair has a supporting shaft assembly, a frame assembly, a connecting shaft assembly and a cushion mounted on the frame. The supporting shaft assembly has two parallel rockers connected by multiple transverse shafts and four curved shafts rotatably mounted respectively on ends of the rockers. Thus, the foldable chair can be used as a general chair or a rocking chair. A frame assembly has two seat bars, a backrest bar pivotally mounted on the seat bars, a foot bar and two armrests pivotally mounted on the foot bars. The connecting shaft assembly has two rear shafts and two front shafts all connected with the seat bars and the rockers and further has two positioning boards mounted on the rockers and each positioning board has detents. The rotatable curved shafts on the rockers allow the foldable chair to be used as a general chair or a rocking chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Inventor: Chih-Liang Chen
  • Patent number: 7124849
    Abstract: A tricycle includes a body with a handlebar stand pivotally connected to a front portion of the body to steer a front wheel rotatably mounted on a front wheel bracket which is mounted to a front side of the body, two rear wheels rotatably and oppositely mounted on a rear side of the body and respectively driven by a motor, two side plates respectively formed on the body to be opposite to each other for supporting a user's feet, a seat pivotally mounted on top of the body and a backrest frame pivotally mounted on top of the body and detachably connected to the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignees: Taiwan An I Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shun-Tai Huang
  • Patent number: 7086694
    Abstract: The folding chair with a safety device has two folding links, a seat frame, a back frame, a rear leg, a front leg, two armrests and two locking sleeves. The seat frame, the back frame and the rear leg are attached pivotally to the folding links. The seat and back frames individually have a seat and a back. The seat frame has two ends and two latches that radially protrude from the seat frame respectively near the ends. The front leg is attached pivotally to the seat frame. The armrests are attached pivotally to the rear and front legs. The locking sleeves are rotatably mounted respectively on ends of the seat frame and individually have a tongue and a slot. The tongues selectively abut and hold the back frame. The slots are transversely formed through the sleeves and hold the latches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Inventor: Hsi-Chin Huang
  • Patent number: 7070230
    Abstract: A combination of one table and two chairs for two persons includes two folding chairs and one folding table. Each of the folding chairs include arm tubes, front crossed tubes, back-rest tubes, seating frame tubes, rear crossed tubes, and a chair surface fabric. The folding table includes front vertical tubes, front crossed tubes, rear vertical tubes, rear crossed tubes, and a table surface fabric. The arm tubes are connected cross-wise to the front crossed tubes, and the crossed connection point is provided with a reinforced block. The seating frame tubes are connected cross-wise to the back-rest tubes, and the arm tubes are connected to the front ends of the seating frame tubes via U-shaped hinging elements. The upper portions of the rear crossed tubes are connected to the back-rest tubes, and the lower portions thereof are connected to the seating frame tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Inventor: Libin Chen
  • Patent number: 7063380
    Abstract: This invention discloses a leisure time use easy chair, especially for use in the garden or camping. The chair includes a back, a seat, and a leg rest, with a piece of fabric stretched over the surfaces being formed by these elements, a pair of armrests, and a base with front and rear legs. The chair further includes a transverse link between the front and rear legs. This link has a sliding locking mechanism to maintain a certain incline angle of the back and the leg rest. The position of the sliding mechanism decreases the risk of harm to the user's fingers. In addition, the chair is fully collapsible. The object of the present invention is firstly to solve the problem of safety, and secondly to provide an esthetic and more comfortable easy chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Inventor: Zhongmin Cui
  • Patent number: 7017985
    Abstract: A folding chair with arms includes two back-rest tubes, two seating frame tubes, a pair of front crossed tubes, a pair of rear crossed tubes, a chair fabric, and a pair of soft or rigid arms. Each of the back-rest tubes is connected cross-wise to one of the seating frame tubes. The upper portion of each of the rear crossed tubes is connected to one of the back-rest tubes via a U-shaped hinging element. The front crossed tubes are cross-wise connected, and at the crossed connection point is provided a support reinforced block. The upper portion of each of the front crossed tubes is connected to one of the seating frame tubes via an eccentric U-shaped hinging element and a fixing element. The lower portion of each of the front crossed tubes is connected to the lower portion of one of the back-rest tubes via an eccentric U-shaped hinging element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Inventor: Libin Chen
  • Patent number: 6926356
    Abstract: A portable folding chair suitable for travel and leisure can be used, e.g., in households, outdoors, and in a garden. The folding chair includes a chair support frame, a surface fabric, a backrest, arms, and shoes. The chair support frame includes seating frame tubes, back-rest tubes, arm front support tubes, front support legs, front cross tubes, rear support legs, connection sliding blocks, locking sliding blocks, arm sliding blocks, rear cross tubes, locking fixtures, fixing elements, sliding locating blocks, rotating support blocks, and U-shaped hinging pieces. The front and rear support legs form an inverted V-shaped support structure when unfolded, and are drawn in when folded, because the chair is connected by cross tubes and inverted V-shaped support legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Inventor: Libin Chen
  • Patent number: 6890033
    Abstract: A beach chair for use on beaches and other locations. The beach chair is capable of rotating on an attachable base. The beach chair, in combination with the attachable base, can be compactly folded up for storage and transportation purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Inventor: Salvatore Casella