Laterally Swinging Patents (Class 297/36)
  • Patent number: 11534000
    Abstract: A foldable chair has frames connected to one another by cross supports, bases connected to the frames by base supports and frame supports, with springs secured between the base supports and frame supports to allow for back and forth movement of the frames when a user is seated in the chair. The foldable chair includes a pliant membrane providing a seating surface for supporting the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Westfield Outdoor, Inc.
    Inventors: Jordan Cook, Darin M. Webb
  • Patent number: 11234525
    Abstract: A folding chair includes U-shaped first to fourth supporting frame members, U-shaped first to third legs, inverted U-shaped first and second armrests, first to fourth seat receivers, first to fourth front supports, first to fourth rear supports, first to fourth front connecting members, first to fourth rear connecting members, first to third backrest supports, a locking element, a seat and a backrest. All these members can be smoothly pivotally turned about corresponding couplers or unions, enabling the folding chair to be collapsed into a slim-folded state to occupy a very small space and be easily portable, or be fully extended from the collapsed state to provide improved stability and load capacity in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SPORT DIVERSIONS INC.
    Inventor: Wen-Hao Tsai
  • Patent number: 11234524
    Abstract: A folding chair includes U-shaped first to fourth supporting frame members, U-shaped first to third legs, inverted U-shaped first and second armrests, first to fourth seat receivers, first to fourth front supports, first to fourth rear supports, first to fourth front connecting members, first to fourth rear connecting members, first to third backrest supports, a seat and a backrest. All these members can be smoothly pivotally turned about corresponding couplers or unions, enabling the folding chair to be collapsed into a slim-folded state to occupy a very small space and be easily portable, or be fully extended from the collapsed state to provide improved stability and load capacity in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SPORT DIVERSIONS INC.
    Inventor: Wen-Hao Tsai
  • Patent number: 9596938
    Abstract: A folding chair apparatus is provided. In one embodiment, the folding chair apparatus comprises a plurality of vertical posts, a plurality of cross-braces, and a plurality of legs that each comprise an upper portion and a lower portion wherein the legs, cross-braces, and vertical posts are coupled together to form a frame, wherein the vertical posts define one or more planes, and wherein the lower portions of the at least two legs extend outwardly from the upper portions of the at least two legs beyond at least one of the planes; and a seat coupled to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: HEB Grocery Company, LP
    Inventors: Tuan Thanh Le, Carlos S. Rivera, Hal B. Ramsey, III
  • Patent number: 9414687
    Abstract: A collapsible seat and storage apparatus converts from a closed position to an open position. The apparatus includes a seat, a shelf, at least one leg, and carrying parts to allow a person to support the apparatus on his or her shoulders. In a partially open configuration, the apparatus provides a seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Inventor: Carl Furman Parton
  • Patent number: 9398835
    Abstract: An interactive device that is an accessory to a flush toilet and is positioned at the rear of the flush toilet and may be attached to the rear of the toilet such that the user would use the flush toilet in the reverse position. The interactive device may include a toy, game, or computer. The interactive device may be secured to the toilet by straps or to the toilet lid hinges and may be detachable from the flush toilet. The interactive device may have hinges that allow the interactive device to be folded to a compact configuration. The interactive device makes “going to the bathroom” enjoyable for both the child and parent, while educating the child to appreciate and to become more accustomed to using a flush toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Inventors: John Vincent McCarthy, Robert Story
  • Patent number: 9370246
    Abstract: A collapsible chair has a backrest portion, a seat portion, first and second front cross members, first and second rear cross members, left and right armrest members, and left and right pairs of legs. Each of the first and second front cross members and each of the first and second rear cross members extends from the left pair of legs to the right pair of legs. The chair is collapsed by folding the backrest portion forward, moving the left pair of legs toward the right pair of legs, and inverting the left and right armrest members in a manner such that the backrest portion wraps over the seat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Zhejiang Hengfeng Top Leisure Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Baoqing, Sheng Mingxiang, Cheng Xinhuan, Ge Hongchun
  • Patent number: 8882189
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry Voris
  • Patent number: 8696052
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: IP Power Holdings Limited
    Inventor: Shou Qiang Zhu
  • Patent number: 8678490
    Abstract: A folding chair has a left leg and a right leg. A front frame connects the left leg to the right leg, wherein the front frame folds between an open position and a closed position and from a closed position to an open position. A rear frame connects the left leg to the right leg, and the rear frame is foldable. The front frame has a front frame right upper support pivotally connecting to a front frame left upper support, and the front frame right upper support is pivotally connected to the right leg at a front right upper connection. The front frame left upper support is pivotally connected to the left leg at a front left upper connection. The front frame also has a front frame right lower support pivotally connecting to a front frame left lower support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Inventor: Zhaosheng Chen
  • Patent number: 8231087
    Abstract: A mixing drill stand, for supporting a mixing drill having a mixing drill bit perpendicularly above a ground surface. The stand includes a rear panel and a pair of side panels that selectively fold substantially flat, and selectively deploy where the side panels extend substantially perpendicular to the rear panel, and support a drill support assembly in a horizontal position with respect to the ground surface. The drill support assembly has a central opening through which the mixing drill bit extends toward the ground surface while the mixing drill is supported by the drill support assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Inventor: Rocco J. Giordano, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7832804
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the invention, the convenience of lounge, pool, and patio furniture is increased by providing adjustable armrests that do not require cumbersome adjustments in order to reposition the armrest. According to some embodiments of the invention, an additional pair of armrests may be attached to existing conventional chair designs that have only one pair of armrests in order to increase the utility of the chair, which may be especially useful for lounge chairs, patio furniture, chaise lounges, and the like. According to other embodiments of the invention a lounge chair includes armrests that rotate toward and away from a person sitting in the chair, armrests that remain horizontal as the chair is repositioned, and platforms to support the arms of a person lying in the chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Inventor: Sandi LaFreniere
  • Patent number: 7703854
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the invention, the convenience of lounge, pool, and patio furniture is increased by providing adjustable armrests that do not require cumbersome adjustments in order to reposition the armrest. According to some embodiments of the invention, an additional pair of armrests may be attached to existing conventional chair designs that have only one pair of armrests in order to increase the utility of the chair, which may be especially useful for lounge chairs, patio furniture, chaise lounges, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Inventor: Sandi LaFreniere
  • Patent number: 6637812
    Abstract: An upholstered foldable furniture system having a first assembled configuration for seating and a second unassembled configuration for storage and shipping. The furniture system has a horizontal seat support frame having front and rear support frame members, spaced left and right side support frame members, a back member having a bottom back member rotatably secured to the rear support frame member and left and right back side support members. The back member is rotatable between a position substantially parallel to the horizontal seat support frame and an angle of not less than 90° with respect to the horizontal seat support frame. Left and right arm members are provided, each having a rear arm frame and a lower arm frame. The left and right lower arm frames are secured to the left and right side support frame members respectively. The furniture system also provides left and right latch assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Inventors: Glenn M. Laughlin, Jeffrey A. Frank
  • Patent number: 6595582
    Abstract: A folding chair with safety latch device. The device includes an anchor unit which has two ends pivotally engaged with a rear leg and a backrest bracket, and a slide unit coupled with the rear leg. The anchor unit and the slide unit have respectively a latch finger and a latch opening corresponding to with each other to form a latched relationship. The slide unit further has a release opening to allow users to undo the latched relationship only through a tool such that a child sitting on the chair may be prevented from falling down resulting from abrupt folding of the chair caused by incidental release of the latched relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Inventor: Lausan Chung-Hsin Liu
  • Publication number: 20020105211
    Abstract: An upholstered foldable furniture system having a first assembled configuration for seating and a second unassembled configuration for storage and shipping. The furniture system has a horizontal seat support frame having front and rear support frame members, spaced left and right side support frame members, a back member having a bottom back member rotatably secured to the rear support frame member and left and right back side support members. The back member is rotatable between a position substantially parallel to the horizontal seat support frame and an angle of not less than 90° with respect to the horizontal seat support frame. Left and right arm members are provided, each having a rear arm frame and a lower arm frame. The left and right lower arm frames are secured to the left and right side support frame members respectively. The furniture system also provides left and right latch assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Glenn M. Laughlin, Jeffrey A. Frank
  • Publication number: 20020000740
    Abstract: An upholstered foldable furniture system for mounting on a horizontal surface, having a first unfolded configuration for seating; and a second folded configuration for storage and shipping. The system comprises a horizontal seat support frame having a rear support member, front support member, and spaced apart side support members. A back member, having a bottom back member, top back member, and spaced aside side support members is rotatably secured to a rear support member, and is rotatable between a position parallel to the seat support frame and an obtuse angle with respect to the seat support frame. Left and right arm members are each comprised of a rear arm frame, a front arm frame, an upper arm frame, and a lower arm frame. The lower arm frames are rotatably secured to the side support members so that they can rotate through approximately 180 degrees from a vertically upward position to a vertically downward position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Glenn M. Laughlin, Jeffrey A. Frank
  • Patent number: 6247750
    Abstract: A baby chair structure comprises legs, a seat section, arm rests and a tray. The legs are formed by four sets of cross rods, each set of cross rods has one top end jointed together with another top end of a neighboring cross rod to connect with a block which has an upright rod extending therefrom forming a conical shaped frame. The rear end upright rods are connected to the rear ends of the arm rests and then inserted into two sacks at respective sides of a back support. The front end of each arm rest has a protrusion, and the inside of the protrusion is for the front upright rod to extend therethrough. The tray comprises a pair of grooves for receiving the protrusions of the arm rests, a pair of C-rings are formed on the respective ends adapted to buckle the arm rests, and a safety belt is inserted through a hook of the tray and secure the baby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Inventor: Ting-Sheng Tsai
  • Patent number: 6082813
    Abstract: A foldable chair includes four supporting legs, each having a top portion, a bottom portion, and an intermediate portion, and four stretchers, each disposed to brace two adjacent supporting legs. When upper hook ends of the stretchers are slidably moved to a folded position to be proximate to the top portions, the two adjacent supporting legs are closer to each other. Four first coupling members are slidably mounted on the intermediate portions, and are connected to the upper hook ends. Four second coupling members are slidably mounted on the intermediate portions, and are disposed above and are engageable with the first coupling members. A flexible seat sheet is disposed to be grasped by gripping portions of the second coupling members and is tensed when the supporting legs are in the spread position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Inventor: Kao-San Chen
  • Patent number: 5829837
    Abstract: A portable back and arm support device for use on a bleacher-type bench seat which incorporates a simple back support and two arm supports hingedly connected to the back support. Each arm support may be folded inward so that each arm support is in a parallel relationship with the back support as well as with each other in a tight, transportable arrangement, or each arm support may be folded outward in its operation position so that each arm support is in a somewhat perpendicular relationship with the back support. Each arm support contains a unique fulcruming arrangement which allows the arm supports to constrict, thereby attaching to, or "grasping" onto a bench-type seat by fastening to the mere edges of such bench-type seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Inventor: Ronald G. Reiersen
  • Patent number: 5474355
    Abstract: A combination booster seat and high chair having a back member and a pair of arm panels pivotally connected to the sides of the back member. The arms move between an operative position wherein they are disposed essentially perpendicular to and extending forward of the back member and an inoperative position wherein they lie in a plane closely adjacent to and parallel with the back member. A seat is detachably connected to both the back member and the arms panels and may be pivoted to a vertical position on the back member when the unit is in the inoperative position so that the seat panel lies between the back member and the side panels. A tray is detachably connected to the side panels and may be removed when the unit is in the inoperative position and stored adjacent the seat between the back member and the arm panels. The height of the seat may be varied by inverting it in the operative position, and the tray may be adjusted toward and away from the back member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: Safety 1st, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael I. Lerner, David W. Crossley, Randy L. Abrams, Edward C. Owen
  • Patent number: 4735455
    Abstract: A convertible piece of furniture wherein a back support is connected to two frame members which are pivotable relative thereto through approximately 180.degree. about parallel axes which are inclined relative to the plane of the support for the piece of furniture between first positions in which the frame members and the back support constitute or form part of an upright chair with the back support disposed at a first angle to the plane of the support, and second positions in which the back support and the frame members constitute or form parts of an easy chair with the back support disposed at a different second angle with reference to the surface of the support. The frame members can include portions which constitute a seat in front of the back support in the first positions of the frame members but constitute two discrete arm rests in the second positions of the frame members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Inventor: Ferdinando Cuniberti
  • Patent number: 4244619
    Abstract: The folding chair has uniquely hinged components so that it may be folded into a small, compact unit. Side supports are mounted so as to lie substantially parallel to the back support when folded, and to extend substantially perpendicularly from the back support when unfolded. The back of the chair is pivotally mounted on the back portion so that it rests against the outer surface of the back support when the chain is folded and it rests at a slight angle to the vertical plane between the side supports when the chair is unfolded. Pivotally mounted on the back of the chair is a seat which rests substantially parallel to the back when the chair is folded and rests in a substantially horizontal plane between the side supports when the chair is unfolded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1981
    Inventor: Junzo Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 4240662
    Abstract: Hingedly connected seat and back portions of a padded shampoo chair have storage recesses in corresponding sides thereof into which folding legs of the seat portion and a folding shoulder and head rest and arm rests of the back portion are nested when the chair is folded for carrying with its cushion surfaces arranged outwardly. Simplicity and compactness are included in an economical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1980
    Inventor: Bernice J. Anderson