Abstract: A folding chair defined by a U-shaped rest, a seat, a pair of vertically extending front legs and a pair of obliquely downwardly extending rear legs, wherein the rest, the front legs and the rear legs are connected together for pivotal movement about a first transverse axis. Each rear leg is provided with a slider to which first, second and third struts are connected for pivotal movement about a second transverse axis, with the first strut being connected to the rest, the second strut being connected to the seat and the third strut being connected to a front leg for pivotal movement about third, fourth and fifth transverse axes, respectively. The seat is connected to the front legs for pivotal movement about a sixth transverse axis and is supported on the pair of sliders. All first and third struts are disposed in the same plane, intersecting a surface defined by the pair of rear legs.

Abstract: A folding chair defined by an H-shaped front portion and an H-shaped back portion secured together in an articulated manner by a mechanism including a pair of cross strut assemblies, a pair of rear braces, a pair of front braces and a pair of articulated lever linkages, which mechanism permits the chair to be folded into an extremely compact assembly and unfolded into a highly stable position of use. The chair also includes a removable backrest for providing resilient support to the back of the user, a flexible web seat tensioned between the front and back portions and a pair of armrests carried by the lever linkages.

Abstract: A garden chair including a back rest, a seat, and a cross frame defined by first and second pairs of support braces rotatably connected together through a first axle. The first pair of support braces are also rotatably connected to the front of the seat through a second axle, and the rear of the seat is rotatably connected to the back rest through a third axle. An arm provided with a longitudinal slot connects the second pair of braces to the back rest, with the third axle passing through the longitudinal slot. A free end of the arm and the back rest are engageable in a plurality of positions to permit vertical adjustment of the seat.