Collapsible Chair; I.e., Relatively Folding Bottom, Back, And Legs Patents (Class 297/16.1)
  • Publication number: 20110181078
    Abstract: A folding chair (20) having an adjustable headrest (30). The chair includes a frame (28) having tubes (50). The headrest (30) includes a head support (62) extending between two tubes (60), the tubes (60) of the headrest slidably connected to the tubes (50) of the frame. Another chair (120) includes a sunshade (130), the sunshade having material extending between two tubes (174). The tubes (174) of the sunshade (130) insert into ferrules (151) attached to the frame (128) of the chair (120). The sunshade (130) may include cords (180) that tension the sunshade towards the chair. Another chair (220) includes at least one pair of crossing cross members (240) attached by a bracket (246). The bracket (246) includes a sleeve (250) and a pair of hooks (252), the hooks mounted to the side of the sleeve. One cross member (240A) is fixed within the sleeve (250) while the hooks (252) selectively engage opposite sides of the other cross member when the cross members are rotated s relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Luke E. Kelly, Joseph D. Flaugher, Gail R. Matheus, Mitchell L. Wilgus, Jake L. Hillard
  • Publication number: 20110175403
    Abstract: A collapsible suit chair (10) formed from a collapsible chair frame structure (14) and a body suit (12) is disclosed. The collapsible chair frame structure (14) is capable of being moved between a stored position and an open position. The body suit (12) may be formed from at least one layer of material forming a seat portion (20), a backrest portion (24), armrest portions (22), and leg portions (26) hanging from the seat portion (20). The body suit (12) may include graphics resembling a race car driver suit, an athlete's uniform, a worker's uniform, or another design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Union Rich USA LLC
    Inventors: Terrence P. Kinskey, Matthew G. Williams
  • Publication number: 20110156448
    Abstract: A device comprising a frame with two rails and a plurality of cross rails. Four pivoting legs support the frame. The legs are attached at each end of the two rails. The cross rails can connect two cross rails. The cross rails can support arms rests. A center cross rail can support a table that also functions as an umbrella stand. Two chairs with folding seat backs are also mounted to the rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventor: Stephen Fletcher
  • Patent number: 7967374
    Abstract: A chair that is reconfigurable between a folded and an unfolded configuration includes a first leg having a first end and an opposite second end. An intermediate portion is located between the first and second ends. A second leg has a first end and an opposite second end. An intermediate portion is located between the first and second ends of the second leg. The intermediate portion of the second leg is pivotally connected to the intermediate portion of the first leg. A support member has a first end pivotally connected to the first leg and an opposite second end. A seat frame has a first part pivotally connected to the second end of the support member and a second part pivotally connected to the second end of the second leg. The second end of the support member is adjacent the first end of both the first and second legs in the folded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Idea Nuova, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin S. Akkad
  • Patent number: 7967302
    Abstract: The present invention is a multi-purpose outdoor piece of equipment that combines various features in one design and takes advantage of gravity. In an embodiment it comprises a combination of a cooler or storage bag, two chairs, a table and a rack for an umbrella. The cooler or storage bag stays in a stable orientation due to gravity. The device is quickly assembled into a transport mode and then reassembled into its stationary mode for recreational use. The pull handle can be unscrewed and receive a beach spade to play in the sand. Once assembled into transport mode the device fits comfortably in the trunk of a car and can easily be assembled with the cooler bag slung into position over the axle. The cooler may be used for wet goods like drinks, food, wet wipes and spray bottle and an the upper bag for dry storage like outdoor gear and accessories like keys, sunglasses or other protected items. The cooler bag can also be strapped on as a backpack or a sling bag over your shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Inventor: Pieter Hendrik Coetzee
  • Publication number: 20110148155
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward an infant support including a frame and an infant seat. The frame includes a first frame member pivotally coupled to a second frame member. The footers of the frame member are curved to permit the rocking of the frame on its support surface. The seat includes angled wall portions that define an offset lowest point. With this configuration, a child placed within the seat is safely positioned within the seat such that the child experiences a front-to-back rocking motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Linda J. Chapman, Margo Block Moulin, Justin C. Taton
  • Patent number: 7954890
    Abstract: A folding chair is disclosed. The chair includes a plurality of legs, including front and back legs, a seat, and a folding unit. The folding unit is attached to the legs and the seat, and it is configured to fold the legs using a force applied to at least one of the legs. The front legs nest beside the back legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Meco Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas G. Wright
  • Publication number: 20110127810
    Abstract: An infant bouncer comprising a lower frame which is placeable upon an underlying surface, and an upper frame which is pivotally connected to the lower frame and selectively moveable relative thereto between a deployed or extended position, and a collapsed or storage position. An adjustment mechanism may be integrated into the frame and operative to allow for the selective adjustment of the bounce or vibration of the upper frame relative to the lower frame when the upper frame is in its deployed position. An infant seat is connected to the upper frame. If outfitted with the adjustment mechanism, the infant bouncer allows for the adjustment of the level of bounce or vibration which the frame may undergo, such adjustment being based on the size and weight of the infant placed into the bouncer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Wicky Lee, Michael A. Parness, Paul C. Gilles
  • Publication number: 20110115262
    Abstract: Gaming chairs include a seat sized to receive a user, a frame coupled to the seat, and a tension mechanism. The frame includes at least a foot-actuated-input-device support portion configured to support a foot-actuated input device, such as associated with a video game, in a position to receive inputs from a user's foot when the user is seated on the seat. The tension mechanism is in tension when a user is seated on the seat and applies pressure with a foot against a foot-actuated input device supported by the foot-actuated-input-device support portion and applies pressure against a back portion of the seat with the user's back. In some embodiments, the tension mechanism includes one or more straps and may be described as a strap system. In some embodiments, the gaming chair includes an extended configuration and a collapsed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventor: Jason D. Hill
  • Publication number: 20110109126
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a seating apparatus includes a seat member, a front leg assembly, a rear leg assembly, one or more attaching members for attaching the seating apparatus to a proximate structure and a rebound apparatus for returning the seat member from a deployed state to a retracted state. In various embodiments, the seating apparatus may further include a rebound regulation means, for regulating the rebound response of the seat, delivered by the rebound apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventor: Bonnie Breit
  • Patent number: 7896431
    Abstract: A foldable frame comprises a front leg frame and a rear leg frame, each having one or more leg units foldable or detachable with one another. The front leg frame and the rear leg frame are rotatable with each other such that the foldable frame can be folded to a small size. The foldable frame also utilizes a receiving frame pivotally or steadily configured on the frame body for receiving the detachable infant carrier. A recliner apparatus is further configured between the receiving frame and the frame body for adjusting the receiving frame together with the infant carrier to different reclining angle for convenient use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: Zong-Wang Cui, Zhi-Ren Zhong, Nathanael Saint
  • Publication number: 20110043003
    Abstract: A chair that is reconfigurable between a folded and an unfolded configuration includes a first leg having a first end and an opposite second end. An intermediate portion is located between the first and second ends. A second leg has a first end and an opposite second end. An intermediate portion is located between the first and second ends of the second leg. The intermediate portion of the second leg is pivotally connected to the intermediate portion of the first leg. A support member has a first end pivotally connected to the first leg and an opposite second end. A seat frame has a first part pivotally connected to the second end of the support member and a second part pivotally connected to the second end of the second leg. The second end of the support member is adjacent the first end of both the first and second legs in the folded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: IDEA NUOVA, INC.
    Inventor: Benjamin S. AKKAD
  • Publication number: 20110006565
    Abstract: A collapsible chair includes a collapsible seat having a front portion and an opposing rear portion and a collapsible back. The collapsible back includes a first back support member and a second back support member. Each of the first back support member and the second back support member includes an arcuate portion extending toward the front portion of the collapsible seat. A back membrane is coupled to the back support members and spans a distance between the back support members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Strongback, LLC
    Inventor: Laurence Lougee
  • Publication number: 20110006564
    Abstract: This invention is a backrest for collapsible or foldable chairs that provides ample and comfortable back support for a seated person. The backrest consists of a Collapsible Back Support Curve that, when incorporated properly into a collapsible chair, is easy to set-up, collapse, store and transport, and it is visually appealing and durable. The invention is incorporated into collapsible chairs by shaping the chair back-rest support members in parallel gradual curves that force a membrane taught between them, evenly along their length, when in an open (non-collapsed) position. The invention, although a stationary part of a chair without complicated moveable parts, is designed to fit people of different heights and different back-arch preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventor: Laurence Lougee
  • Patent number: 7862114
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein provide a vehicle seat assembly that is coupled to a floor of a vehicle. The assembly comprises a seat back frame, a seat cushion frame, at least one leg and at least one blocking member. The seat cushion frame is pivotally coupled to the seat back frame. The leg is pivotally coupled to the seat cushion frame and pivotally coupled to the floor of the vehicle. The blocking member is coupled to the seat cushion frame and capable of moving into engagement with the leg as the assembly moves from the folded position to the upright seating position. The blocking member is adapted to block movement of the leg and to stabilize the seat assembly in the event of a vehicle collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Curtis David Kalina, Richard Edward Ruthinowski, Manoharprasad K. Rao, Brian Robert Spahn, Joseph Robert Brown
  • Patent number: 7845717
    Abstract: A stool with telescopic legs, including a seat and four legs that have a first two legs disposed on a first side of the seat, and a second two legs disposed on a second side of the seat opposite to the first side. The four legs are of the same length. A first end of each of the four legs is hinged to the seat. The first two legs respectively pivotally cross the second two legs, thereby forming two crossing joints that are connected by a cross beam. The second two legs each has a telescopic rod structure, such that, when the stool is folded, the telescopic rod structure extends, and second ends of the first and second two legs opposite to the first ends are aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: New-Tec Integration (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Luhao Leng
  • Patent number: 7794019
    Abstract: A linkage comprised of at least four links is provided. Each of the links has a polygonal profile with each link having at least two hinged axes that do not intersect one another. Each link is connected to at least two other links by the non-intersecting axes such that the linkage can smoothly transform from an extended surface into a compact bundle. The linkage can be constructed into the form of a foldable chair, a foldable table or a foldable wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Inventor: Charles Hoberman
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20100207429
    Abstract: The folding canopy chair includes a frame, a seat, a back, and arm rests. An umbrella is secured to the frame and is pivotal between an upright use position extending above the chair and a downward storage position adjacent the frame. The umbrella is pivotal about both a horizontal axis and a vertical axis for selective positioning of the umbrella relative to the chair, so as to shade a person sitting in the chair from the sun. The umbrella is non-symmetrical, and is removably mounted on either the left or right side of the chair using a clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: PRO PERFORMANCE SPORTS
    Inventor: THOMAS A. QUINN
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20100201162
    Abstract: The invention provides a collapsible seat suitable for forming from a sheet material. The seat includes a seat panel, a back panel linked to the seat panel along a first fold line, and a support panel linked to one side of the back panel via a first web defined by second and third fold lines. The support panel is adapted to be linked to another side of the back panel via a second web partially defined by a fourth fold line. The seat also includes a reinforcement panel having one end linked to the support panel along an eighth fold line and an opposite end. The reinforcement panel is adapted to be positioned generally horizontally and under the seat panel in use. The reinforcement panel includes twelfth and thirteenth fold lines intermediate the seventh fold line and the support panel such that the reinforcement panel is divided into first, second and third portions. The first and third portions are substantially identical in size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Nicholas John Leywood, John Edward Smith, Natarsha Skye Leywood
  • Publication number: 20100187866
    Abstract: A director's chair comprises outer frames, connecting units, seat supporting units and back supporting units. The outer frame in square shape comprises with a pair of horizontal units and a pair of vertical units. A seat-supporting-unit connected piece setting under the top right angle of the horizontal unit. A stopper is set inside of each front and rear vertical unit. The connecting units which are pivotally crisscrossed with each other form an arc-shaped and an up-side-down arc-shaped connecting structure. The front protruding end of the seat supporting unit is curved. The back supporting unit comprises a supporting unit and a fitting seat wherein a concave is inside and a movable piece is at the bottom of the fitting seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventor: Gao-Shan Chen
  • Publication number: 20100187867
    Abstract: An apparatus for sitting is provided including a semi-flexible fulcrum band having an inner surface, the inner surface integrally including at least one penetration member, wherein the semi-flexible fulcrum band is configured to hold together a plurality of leg members having different varieties, permitting the plurality of leg members to spread above and below the fulcrum band into a supporting position. The apparatus further includes a flexible seat portion containing a plurality of pockets, each pocket configured to receive an upper end of one of the plurality of leg members when the plurality of leg members are in the supporting position, whereby the flexible seat portion is adapted for supporting a person sitting on said flexible seat portion. Finally, the at least one penetration members is configured to penetrate at least one of the plurality of leg members when the person sits in the flexible seat portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventor: Timothy Lee McCabe
  • Publication number: 20100181806
    Abstract: Children chair having a height adjusting device and a folding device completes folding up by height adjusting. A first leg frame of the children chair includes a first upper leg and a first lower leg capable moving relatively. When operating the height adjusting device to adjust the first upper leg relative to the first lower leg, an actuator on the first upper leg pushes a slider of the folding device, which locates at the pivot of the first leg frame and a second leg frame. The slider then interferes with a coupler locating at the second leg frame to disengage from a base mounted on the first leg frame. The second leg frame is then rotatable relative to the first leg frame and may be folded to a folding position. The children chair is easy to perform height adjustment and folding movement by simply operating a button at the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Jun-Jie Hu, Wen-Qu Hu, Shun-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 7758111
    Abstract: A foldable chair with a supporting backrest unit includes a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs, a plurality of interconnected frames, a pair of armrest rods, a backrest rod and a seat unit (30). Each of rear leg rods is installed with a round protrusion and the interconnected frames are pivotally joined between each leg rods. Each armrest rod is engaged between the front and rear leg rods so as to enforce the supporting strength of entire structure. The seat unit comprises a seat fabric and a backrest fabric. Further, the backrest unit includes two sleeves and a backrest rod, wherein the first sleeve is engaged through one rear leg rod while the second sleeve is installed on another end of the backrest rod to engage through another rear leg rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Inventor: Te-Lung Chen
  • Patent number: 7753448
    Abstract: A seat position-adjusting device is used to connect adjustably a seat to a leg unit of a highchair, and includes a tube component, a slide seat and a locking unit. The tube component is sleeved on the leg unit, and is formed with positioning holes aligned along a tube axis. The slide seat is sleeved on the tube component, and is connected to the seat. The locking unit includes a latch disposed in the slide seat, pivoted to the slide seat, and pivotable between locking and unlocking positions to engage and disengage a selected positioning hole to thereby selectively lock and unlock the slide seat relative to the tube component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shun-Min Chen, Zhi-Ren Zhong
  • Publication number: 20100171341
    Abstract: A collapsible, compactable chair or seating apparatus having a pair of rigid frames hingedly connected to one another to form an A-frame configuration. Both frames may be collapsed so that the frame dimensions of the chair in an operational, deployed configuration may be reduced in two dimensions (i.e., height, length) when collapsed into a compacted configuration for storage or transport. The novel chair may be compacted into a thin bundle that may be rolled up in and contained within fabric forming a portion of the chair. In its compacted,-rolled up state, the novel chair is suitable for transportation within a backpack or other such enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventor: Christopher Loney
  • Patent number: 7748777
    Abstract: A collapsible support frame includes a plurality of segmented legs pivotally connected to an inner surface of a collar, and are held together by an elastic cord. The legs pivot between a folded and a deployed position. In the folded position, the legs segments form a bundle to facilitate storage or transport. Portions of the legs segments may seat within leg seats formed in the outer surface of the collar. In the deployed position, the legs pivot to contact leg support seats formed at angles in an inner surface of the collar. After contact, each leg extends in a different direction supported by its respective leg support seat. The elastic cord provides tension that keeps the leg segments together in the deployed position, and prevents the leg segments from becoming lost or separated in the folded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Inventors: Frederick K. Park, Paul Bradley Forrest
  • Patent number: 7740309
    Abstract: A folding chair utilizes a gear train to control a folding motion and to achieve a compact closed form. While holding a handle integrated into a backrest, the weight of the chair allows it to open and unfold automatically into an open position. The folding chair locks in place in the open position. To refold the chair, a button is depressed to release the lock and the seat is pulled toward the backrest. The gear train refolds the front and rear legs. In the compact folded position, the lightweight chair can be carried with one hand in a relaxed position, similar to an attache case. The handle is contoured so that it is possible for an adult to carry two chairs back to back in each hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Inventor: Robert P. Mayercheck
  • Patent number: 7735911
    Abstract: A collapsible high chair for children comprises a frame, a seat portion, a backrest and an adjusting mechanism, all of which are sequentially connected with. The adjusting mechanism further comprises a pivotal member and a first engaging unit for connecting the seat portion with the frame at a first portion and a second portion of the pivotal member. Two actuating pieces of the first engaging unit respectively cooperate with two rods and make the rods be removed from the pivotal member at the first portion so as to allow the seat portion being pivotally rotated about the second portion. Also, the backrest can be rotated relative to the seat portion, so that the volume of the collapsed high chair is very small. Besides, the seat portion includes at least a movable piece with a bump for be engaged into the slits with different height at the arm of the seat portion to adjust the tray in height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shun-Min Chen
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7695374
    Abstract: A bouncer seat assembly generally has a wire frame structure and a seat suspended from the wire frame structure. The wire frame structure includes a seat section and a base section resiliently and flexibly coupled to and supporting the seat section above the base section. The wire frame structure is configured so that any gap between parts of the bouncer seat assembly is either sized small enough to prohibit a head of a child from fitting between any adjacent parts or sized large enough to prevent a head of a child from being entrapped or pinched between any adjacent parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: William B. Bellows, Nicholas E. Papageorge, Baku Kakuda, Thomas M. Perrin
  • Publication number: 20100066131
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a seating apparatus are set forth herein. In one embodiment, a seating apparatus includes a folding chair, bag, and blanket. The folding chair is movable between use and storage configurations. The bag has an internal area to receive the folding chair at the storage configuration. The bag has opposed ends and a length therebetween; an opening is at one end for passing the folding chair to and from the internal area. The blanket has a primary portion and at least one flap. An end of the primary portion is coupled to the bag and extends along at least a section of the bag length. The flap is sized to extend from the primary portion beyond a bag end and is not directly coupled to the bag. At least one fastener is configured to selectively couple the blanket to itself when the blanket is wrapped around the bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventor: Zachary Lee Smith
  • Publication number: 20100052371
    Abstract: A portable platform that allows for independent assembly and disassembly of SCUBA diving equipment comprised of a folding seating implement with a pair of front, rear and side crossed legs, a seating means, a backrest and armrests. An additional plurality of seating implement legs is pivotally connected to the posterior portions of the back crossed legs and connected at their lower portions. A concave vertical recess is located along the midline of the seating implement backrest that extends from the concave recess located at the midline rear portion of the seating implement seating means to the top edge of the seating implement backrest. At least one linear nylon support strip is connected at each lateral side of the seating implement backrest and extends laterally across a back portion of the seating implement backrest. A plurality of pouch pockets is connected to each lateral side of the seating means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventor: Carl Wells Randall
  • Publication number: 20100038934
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for supporting a person in a bathtub or shower. The apparatus comprising: an elongated base, comprising a tapered yoke operably coupled to a first end of the elongated base and a stabilizer operably coupled to a second end of the elongated base. The apparatus comprising a rotatable and/or slidable chair, wherein the rotatable and/or slidable chair is operably coupled to the same end of the elongated base as the tapered yolk. The method comprising: providing an apparatus having a rotatable and/or slidable chair, wherein some of the components may be foldable, such as a foldable seat, a foldable back, foldable legs, and a plurality of arms. Folding the foldable components of the slidable and/or rotatable chair make transporting easier and safer because the apparatus is more compact when the foldable components are in the folded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Roderick Bennett, Christopher W. Callahan
  • Patent number: 7641217
    Abstract: A detachable mobile seat includes a first part connected to a motor; a second part attached to the seat; and two links, each connected to the first part, the second part, and a wheel. The links transfer movement of the first part to the wheels. The first part includes a shaft connected to the motor, and two nuts disposed around the shaft that have screw threads in opposite directions and move along the shaft in response to operation of the motor. Each link includes a first link connected to the second part and to the nut, and a second link connected to the nut and to the wheel. The end of each second link that is nearest the wheel is rotatably connected to a connecting arm that has a rotating bar that rotates the wheel in response to operation of the links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Yeon Sang Yoo, Ju Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20090315366
    Abstract: A foldable chair with a supporting backrest unit includes a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs, a plurality of interconnected frames, a pair of armrest rods, a backrest rod and a seat unit (30). Each of rear leg rods is installed with a round protrusion and the interconnected frames are pivotally joined between each leg rods. Each armrest rod is engaged between the front and rear leg rods so as to enforce the supporting strength of entire structure. The seat unit comprises a seat fabric and a backrest fabric. Further, the backrest unit includes two sleeves and a backrest rod, wherein the first sleeve is engaged through one rear leg rod while the second sleeve is installed on another end of the backrest rod to engage through another rear leg rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventor: Te-Lung Chen
  • Patent number: 7635159
    Abstract: A collapsing device for child seat is provided. The collapsing device comprises a operating mechanism mounted on a connecting tube of the child seat, a safety button for preventing an accidental actuation of the operating mechanism, two engaging units disposed in the connecting tube of the child seat, and two cables connecting the two engaging units to the operating mechanism respectively for transmitting the operation of the operating mechanism to the engaging unites so as to perform a collapsing operation of the child seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shun-Min Chen, Hong-bin Xu
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20090295198
    Abstract: A high chair, comprising a supporting structure, which is provided with a supporting element associated to one post arranged along a first longitudinal direction substantially starting from an end portion of the supporting element to define at least three resting regions, the one post supporting a respective coupling element which supports a seat which forms a sitting surface, elements being provided for blocking the coupling elements with respect to the respective post in order to adjust the distance between the seat and the supporting element; the supporting element being articulated so that it can rotate, substantially at the end portion, to the post in order to pass from an extended condition, in which the supporting element is angularly spaced with respect to the respective post to a folded condition in which the supporting element is angularly closer to the respective post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: Liviano Tomasi
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20090261626
    Abstract: High chairs and methods to use high chairs are disclosed. An example high chair includes a frame and a seat, wherein the seat defines a slot and is shaped to funnel spills toward the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman, Rapheal Torion Avila
  • Publication number: 20090254011
    Abstract: A foldable massaging backrest structure comprises a main body and a table. The main body includes a cushion and two arms pivotally connected to two lateral sides of the cushion respectively. The cushion has a headrest portion and a backrest portion and is provided with at least a speaker and a battery cell. A massaging device is disposed within the backrest portion adjacent to users' backs. The table is movably connected to the main body for users to place books they are reading or other things thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventor: Shu Chin Chi
  • Publication number: 20090250977
    Abstract: A folding device is configured at the pivot between the rear leg frame and the front leg frame of a high chair and allows a user to complete folding process by pressing a driving member. When the driving member is pressed, an engaging member of the folding device moves correspondingly to an unlocked position, so that the rear leg frame disengages from and pivots about the front leg frame. The high chair can then be folded easily for the user, and the structure of the invention is simpler than the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Wen-Qu Hu, Shun-Min Chen
  • Publication number: 20090243346
    Abstract: A foldable swivel stool has a frame and a cushion attached to and supported by the frame. The frame has a leg frame and a seat frame supported by leg frame. The leg frame has four top connectors, four feet, and four pairs of legs each of which are pivoted at a middle thereof and able to scissor with respect to each other. One receiving opening is defined on each top connector. The seat frame has a lower frame having four downward extending poles being able to inserted into one of the receiving opening, and an upper frame for swivelably fixed to the lower frame. The swivel stool occupies a small storage volume and is able to be easily folded and expanded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventor: Libin Chen
  • Patent number: 7594701
    Abstract: Aircrafts troop seating is lightweight and minimizes protruding features on which gear might snag. High strength webbing straps are added to a light weight seat fabric to add strength where strength is required, thus reducing the overall weight. The webbing is of a type used for seatbelts and meets fire regardant requirements. Seat belt style tension adjusters allow adjustment of the seating stretch to improve comfort and crash protection. Internal hardware attachment points are provided to reduce protruding features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Conax Florida Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Kawabata, Charlie VanDruff, Michael Duran
  • Publication number: 20090230734
    Abstract: A reconfigurable piece of furniture having a two-dimensional pattern for storage and multiple three-dimensional functional patterns. The furniture piece includes a central base portion of circular, oval or polygonal shape, pivoting members disposed at discrete locations along an edge of the central base portion; plural radiating members that are bi-directionally pivotally or foldably attached to a corresponding pivoting member; and fastening members disposed on corresponding portions of radiating members. After pivoting or rotating the radiating members, adjacent radiating members are releasably secured to each other to provide structure to adjacent radiating members, forming a three-dimensional furniture piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventor: Ian Stell
  • Publication number: 20090230735
    Abstract: A collapsible chair frame includes two rear legs and two front legs. A cap is secured to a lower end of each leg. A sheath extends from each cap and continues to receive the related leg when the related cap is lowered beyond the related leg in a collapsed position of the collapsible chair frame. A lower ring is movably provided on each leg. A rear, upper ring is secured to each rear leg. A front, upper ring is movably provided on each front leg. A lateral rod includes a lower end pivotally connected to each lower ring and an upper end pivotally connected to each upper ring. A rear rod, longer than the lateral rods, connects a related cap to a related rear, upper ring. A front rod, as long as the rear rods, connects a related cap to a related front, upper ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventor: Kao-San Chen
  • Publication number: 20090224576
    Abstract: An improved knockdown chair having opposing substantially C shaped support arms, substantially L shaped tubular seating arrangement, sock type seating portion cover, front reinforcing member, and bottom reinforcing member, wherein each of the opposing substantially C shaped support arms are of laminate construction and have an upper arcuate arm support, front arcuate portion, and substantially straight bottom, the substantially L shaped tubular seating arrangement having a tubular seat back and tubular sitting portion telescopically interconnected one to the other, and wherein each of the opposing substantially C shaped support arms is opposingly removably fastened to the substantially L shaped tubular seating arrangement, the improvement comprising combination with each of the opposing substantially C shaped support arms of a substantially S shaped reinforcing member of laminate construction removably fastened to the upper arcuate arm support and the substantially straight bottom for reinforcing each of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventor: Ziming Shen
  • Publication number: 20090218853
    Abstract: A vehicle seat (1), especially motor vehicle seat, is provided with a base (3) and a main carrier (7), which is collapsible in relation to the base (3), and can be converted from a forward position into a backward position by collapsing the main carrier (7). The vehicle seat (1) has two cushioned carriers (11, 12) with upholstery, which are displaceable in relation to the main carrier (7). The moved first cushioned carrier (11) with its upholstery serves as the seat part and the extended second cushioned carrier (12) with its upholstery serves as the backrest in the forward position. The extended first cushioned carrier (11) with its upholstery serves as the backrest and the moved-in second cushioned carrier (12) with its upholstery serves as the seat part in the backward position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Dieter Harth, Mathias Gischke