Abstract: A folding chair having two upright sides which can be moved from a spaced apart operative position to a folded position where they are adjacent to one another, the chair also having cross frames between said vertical sides and which can be folded in scissors fashion between chair operative and stored positions. The lower ends of the cross frames are securely anchored in a lower member of the side frames and these lower members are pivotally mounted to the remainder of their side frames. This construction permits the cross frames to pivot with a scissors action and oscillate with the lower member of the side frames, resulting in a sturdy chair with a minimum number of parts for the function obtained.

Abstract: A collapsible chair providing a lightweight, strong, and sturdy chair when unfolded and providing a compact elongated structure when collapsed. The collapsible chair includes a fabric seat supported in suspended relationship at four corners by a frame assembly comprised of a plurality of legs pivotably connected together. The frame assembly includes a pair of pivotal crossed rear brace legs and a pair of pivotal crossed front brace legs joined by a pair of brace leg assemblies which define the opposite sides of the frame. The pair of brace leg assemblies each include three pivotally connected brace legs, two of these brace legs of each pair of assemblies being connected by a pivotable stop link which permits relative pivotal movement of these brace legs and provides a means for restraining the three brace legs in their proper positions when the chair is in its open position.