Folds Forwardly And Downwardly Patents (Class 297/40)
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Patent number: 10791843Abstract: A novel portable bleacher/bench awning includes a first seat engaging structure, a second seat engaging structure, a first frame structure, a second frame structure, and a flexible cover. The first and second seat engaging structures are adapted to engage a bleacher/bench type seat. Optionally, the portable awning is collapsible. In another particular embodiment, the portable awning is adapted to be mounted to a chair via a bag that is also used to transport the portable awning. In other particular embodiment(s), the height and/or width of the portable awning frame are continuously adjustable. In still other embodiment(s), a seat engaging structure is adapted to mount the portable awning frame to a collapsible chair, wheel chair, etc.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Inventor: Ronald L. Rowe, Jr.
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Patent number: 8096619Abstract: A foldable leisure chair includes a seat unit having a pair of side frames, a pair of armrest members connected pivotally and respectively to the side frames, and a pair of support units. Each support unit includes a coupling seat defining a receiving space therein and having a pivot end part that is connected pivotally to a respective side frame, a seat-engaging rod having an engaging end part that extends telescopically into the receiving space and a connecting end part that is connected pivotally to a corresponding armrest member, and an adjusting mechanism disposed in the receiving space for positioning the seat-engaging rod relative to the coupling seat so as to maintain the corresponding armrest member at a selected one of a plurality of angular positions relative to the respective side frame.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2010Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Taiwan Shin Yeh Enterprise Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chuen-Jong Tseng
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Patent number: 8075059Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 25, 2006Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: North Pole LimitedInventor: Changsoo Kim
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Patent number: 7954891Abstract: A foldable chair has an armrest retracting structure that includes two plate elements placed below each armrest, each plate element having a guide slot with a linear section and a reverse turn section. A first pivotal axle passes through the plate elements and connects with the front leg frame. A support beam has an end through which a second pivotal axle is mounted, the second pivotal axle being connected with the front leg frame. An opposite end of the support beam is secured in the slots through a bolt. By moving the support beam, the armrest can be deployed or retracted. When the bolt is lodged in the reverse turn section, the armrest can be locked in the deployed position.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2009Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Inventors: Mei Chuen Lin, Tzu Mei Wang
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Patent number: 7628450Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 5, 2006Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: The Coast Distribution System, Inc.Inventors: Dennis A. Castagnola, Steven J. Paventy
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Patent number: 7401854Abstract: A stackable folding chair has a seat and a back pivotably attached to the rear edge of the seat. Front legs are pivotably attached at right and left edges of the seat. Rear legs are pivotably attached to the bottom of the seat. Armrests are pivotably attached to the seat back and adjustably attached to the front legs. The rear legs are pivotable relative from an extended position a folded position in which the rear legs are substantially parallel to and beneath the seat. Adjustable attachment of the armrests to the front legs allows the angle of the seat back to be adjusted as well as enabling the front legs and seat back to fold substantially parallel to the seat. The stackable folding chair preferably injected molded from plastic.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: Adams Mfg. Corp.Inventor: William E. Adams
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Patent number: 7178863Abstract: A seat section and a back section are provided with a rod pivotably forming the rear end of the seat section and the lower end of the back section. A pair of parallel arm rests are also provided. A forward support has a central extent and end extents pivotably coupled to forward pivot points of the arm rests. A rearward support has a central extent and end extents coupled to intermediate pivot points of the arm rests. A front brace is formed of an upper component rotatably coupled to the seat section and a lower component rotatably coupled to the forward support.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2005Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Inventor: Charles L. Norval
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Patent number: 6761397Abstract: A foldable chair includes a base frame with left and right seat rods, left and right armrests respectively aligned with the left and right seat rods, and front and rear armrest-supporting members that are pivoted to the left and right seat rods. Each of the front and rear armrest-supporting members includes left and right poles and a stopper. Each of the left and right poles is pivoted to a respective one of the left and right seat rods and a respective one of the left and right armrests. The stopper interconnects lower ends of the left and right poles, and abuts against bottom ends of the left and right seat rods when the front and rear armrest-supporting members are disposed at an extended position.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2003Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: Taiwan Shin Yeh Enterprise Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chuen-Jong Tseng
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Patent number: 6547322Abstract: A chair with four sets of leg tubes(22) consisting of two leg tubes(22) attached at their centers in an X position which fold into a collapsed position with leg tubes(22) nearly parallel to each other. Seat tubes(24), and back tubes(44) are pivotally attached to the upper ends of leg tubes(22) at the rear of the chair. Seat tubes(24) are connected to leg tubes(22) at the front of the chair by seat clips(30). This configuration of the chair in the open position, provides a stable structure for the attachment of a seat cover(42) and for the attachment of a mechanism for reclining back tubes(24) and back cover(11). Arm braces(18) extending from the top of leg tubes(22) at the rear of the chair, and connected to vertical tubes(14) extending from near the center of seat tubes(24) support arm tubes(8), which are attached to back tubes(44). Back tubes (44) recline by moving arm tubes(8) to different positions in slots in arm plates(12) attached near the front of arm tubes(8).Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2001Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Inventor: Edward Michael Marx
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Patent number: 6109685Abstract: The present invention is a lounge chair that may be used by a person to comfortably lie on her back or stomach while supporting her arms and/or hands. In one embodiment, the lounge chair comprises a median member having a first end portion and a second end portion. The lounge chair further comprises a lower member and an upper member rotatably engaged with the first and second end portions of the median member, respectively. The lounge chair further comprises an arm support member rotatably engaged with the upper member. The arm support member comprises first and second arm portions disposed at opposite ends of the upper member.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 1999Date of Patent: August 29, 2000Inventors: Donna L. Lindsey, Donald R. James
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Patent number: 6062639Abstract: A folding chair having a locking device for locking the chair in the open position so that it is safe for children. The chair has a frame including a seat, a back rest, and legs. The seat includes two parallel seat frame members. the back rest includes two parallel back rest members. The seat frame members are hingeably attached to the back rest members for selectively entering an open position wherein the seat frame members are substantially perpendicular to the back rest members, and a folded or closed position wherein the seat frame members extend substantially parallel to the back rest members. Each seat frame member has a seat frame member rear portion defined as the part of the seat frame member rearward of the back rest member. As the chair is folded the back rest member sweeps rearward, diminishing the size of the seat frame member rear portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 1999Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Inventor: Steven G. Hill
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Patent number: 5779314Abstract: A folding chair for use on both level and inclined supporting surfaces has a back support and a front leg assembly pivotally connected to a bottom for independent forward and rearward movement relative to the bottom and to each other between operative and collapsed positions. A flexible retaining strap of adjustable length maintains the front legs in selected angular position relative to the bottom and holds the bottom in a generally horizontally disposed position when the chair is supported on an inclined surface. A flexible carrying strap of adjustable length maintains the back in a comfortable back supporting position relative to the bottom. Lifting the chair by the carrying strap automatically collapses the chair into a compact bundle which may be carried on a shoulder by the carrying strap. Collapsible rear legs may be provided for supporting the chair bottom at a conventional chair seat height above a supporting surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 1995Date of Patent: July 14, 1998Inventor: Daniel Grace
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Patent number: 5735571Abstract: A portable foldable relaxing chair orthopedically designed to reduce stress in either the supine or prone position capable of allowing one to assume an orthopedic posture of weightlessness at about 127.degree. in the supine position and significantly reducing stress to the lower back at approximately 185.degree. in the prone position while supporting the sides of the face and neck with a head piece made of two foam supports. A head and foot rest is provided which are attached through pivots capable of lengthening and shortening to suit the user's height and of angular positioning for proper support and comfort. The chair comprises a back and seat panel of any suitable fabric which is replaceable inserted into side frames attached by hinges. Arm rests are attached by fixed pivots to the back frames which pivots support front legs hinged to rear legs which are in turn attached by seat adjusting guide assembly angles along the outer seat frames.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1996Date of Patent: April 7, 1998Inventor: Alexander Vincent Colondona
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Patent number: 5727897Abstract: A rod member connector including a coupling hole and a coupling tube adapted for holding two rod members of a folding chair at right angles, and two outward flanges raised from the periphery of the coupling hole at one side opposite to the coupling tube and defining a mouth adapted for holding a third rod member of the folding chair to secure the folding chair in the collapsed condition.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1996Date of Patent: March 17, 1998Inventor: Lausan Chung Hsin Liu
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Patent number: 5707105Abstract: A safety lock is pivotally secured to a back frame and a stand frame of a folding chair by a pivot pin to secure said folding chair in an extended position, the safety lock including a metal hook having a retaining notch adapted for hooking on a headed locating pin, and a rubber cap enclosing the hook and having a retaining notch adapted for hooking on the headed locating pin and an inside recess adapted for receiving the head of the headed locating pin.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1996Date of Patent: January 13, 1998Inventor: Lausan Chung Hsin Liu
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Patent number: 5577799Abstract: A foldable tubular rocking chair frame comprises an elongate generally open rectangular back unit having parallel long side elements and parallel upper and lower end elements, the long sides being interrupted by selectively foldable aligned hinges. The hinges include knuckle elements which permit 180.degree. folding, and folding in one direction only. The hinges, when the chair is erected, include a supporting sleeve which circumposes the interruption and prevents folding.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1995Date of Patent: November 26, 1996Inventor: Robert J. St. Germain
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Patent number: 5529375Abstract: Lightweight, collapsible adjoining beach chairs, in the configuration of a love seat, allowing two or more persons to sit together with no separating armrest or other division between them. Each beach chair is individually collapsible and foldably hinged in a side-by-side configuration to at least one adjoining beach chair so that the beach chair love seat may fold into a compact, portable fully collapsed position. Adjoining seat backs are locked together to stabilize the beach chair love seat in its fully opened position.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1995Date of Patent: June 25, 1996Inventor: Billie F. English
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Patent number: 5511849Abstract: A collapsible chair has an adjustable in-use position and a folded transport position. A seat is supported by opposite pairs of front and rear legs pivoted together at their upper ends. Opposed pairs of outwardly extending front and rear retainer pins on the seat engage front and rear tracks on the legs to support the seat and also to enable the seat and legs to be folded together for transport. A reclinable back rest is hingedly connected to the seat, and arm rests extend between the back rest and the upper ends of the front legs. The connection of the arm rests to the front legs is adjustable which adjusts the inclination of the reclinable back rest. Drum shaped wheels are rotatably mounted to and between the rear legs at their lower ends. The front and rear legs are spread apart at their lower ends when the collapsible chair is in use. Conversely, in the transport position the legs and seat are folded together and the drum shaped wheels engage the ground.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 1994Date of Patent: April 30, 1996Assignee: The First National Bank Of West ChesterInventors: Steven G. Cahaley, James E. Schinski
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Patent number: 4643445Abstract: A collapsible stroller of the type that has a pair of spaced front legs, and a pair of spaced rear legs, with the front legs each having the upper handle-bar branch pivotally connected thereto, with the upper handle-bar branch also connected to a rear leg. A pair of armrests are provided, with each armrest having one end pivotally connected to an associated upper handlebar branch between the location where the upper handlebar branch is connected to the front legs and where it is connected to the rear legs. An opposite end of each armrest is pivotally connected to a rigid rod which is directly pivotally connected to one of the front legs. In this way, the armrest will be collapsed only when the stroller is also collapsed.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 1984Date of Patent: February 17, 1987Inventor: Ramon Jane Cabagnero