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Class 297/16.2 - Collapsed to a compact bundle having all rigid elongated elements extending in a single longitudinal direction


Subclass of Class 297 - Chairs and seats
Definition: Device comprising a plurality of stiff elongated members
No. of patents: 176
Last issue date: 03/20/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8136873Foldable rest support
A foldable rest support including a frame has at least four sections articulated together about an axis to which is associated a bearing surface, two of the sections constituting the suspension arms. According to the disclosed embodiments, two other of the sections ...
03/20/2012
8066323Method and apparatus for sitting
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 memb...
11/29/2011
7857378Seating apparatus
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 foldi...
12/28/2010
7758111Foldable chair with a backrest unit
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 ...
07/20/2010
7427101Chair shelter
A collapsible user support coupled to a collapsible, walled shelter. One assembly provides a sling chair having a number of frame pieces that are trained through grommets at a fabric seat and backrest fitted to pivot couplers. Armrests are optionally included along ...
09/23/2008
7422276Folding child booster seat
A folding child booster seat having a frame portion and a seat portion. The frame portion includes foot hubs, seat hubs, and a set of pivoting support members joining the foot hubs and the seat hubs. The frame portion further includes a pair of seat back support mem...
09/09/2008
7413254Quick-assembly stool
A portable, easily assembled and disassembled three-legged stool or stool kit includes a seat with a quick-release leg-fastening assembly, three legs having keyhole slots to engage with the quick-release leg-fastening assembly, and a substantially planar leg bracket...
08/19/2008
7404601Light-weight foldable chair for leisure
This invention relates to a light-weight foldable chair for leisure with seat and backrest loop capable to be folded once, which can be used in households, outdoors, in a courtyard, in a park and at the beach. ...
07/29/2008
7401850Locking device for collapsible seat
A locking device for a foldable collapsible seat is provided. The collapsible seat includes a plurality of legs. A pivoting mechanism pivotally connects together the plurality of legs. A seat portion is mounted to an upper end of the plurality of legs. A locking dev...
07/22/2008
7396073Collapsible moon chair
A moon chair is configured to collapse in a single movement in which a seat frame is folded while the legs approximate each other. Contemplated moon chairs particularly include those that can be collapsed without separating the seat portion form the leg portion....
07/08/2008
7384097Collapsible support frame for furniture
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 position and an deployed position. In the folded position, the legs segm...
06/10/2008
7374237Collapsible support frame
A collapsible support frame includes a plurality of frame structures each having frame members joined together by a tension cable. A locking mechanism pivotably connects the frame structures and allows a user to move the frame structures between a folded position an...
05/20/2008
7370728Apparatus for a reclining and rectractable sling seat for use with a portable hunting tree stand
A lightweight portable tree stand incorporating a detachable reclining seat which is used in an elevated position removably affixed to a tree's trunk. With the recliner tree stand installed on a tree and the user sitting in a reclined position, and upon seeing the q...
05/13/2008
7370908Collapsible portable platform
A portable platform having at least three outwardly-inclined legs and a platform supported thereby is provided, the legs each having multiple nestable sections, an uppermost portion of each of the legs being adapted to be attached to an underside of said platform, t...
05/13/2008
7367617Collapsible pocket chair
The present invention provides a collapsible, portable, tripod chair. ...
05/06/2008
7347499Marine seat interchangeable component assembly and method
A seat for marine use including a hollow primary seat structure. The primary seat structure has a generally upright back portion and a seat portion formed integrally with the back portion and extending forwardly therefrom. The back portion includes at least a pair o...
03/25/2008
7334836Foldable chair
A foldable chair includes a rear leg connected pivotally to a front leg, a carrier frame retained pivotally on the rear leg, a locking seat provided on the front leg and formed with first and second engaging portions, and a slide member mounted to a front arm part o...
02/26/2008
7334837Modular multi-functional portable seating device
A modular multi-functional portable seating device that provides individual telescopic legs to accommodate varied and uneven surfaces, the seating device further provides a firearm support which is both removable and adjustable. The frame and other components are du...
02/26/2008
7331628Folding chair with safety folding device
A folding chair with safety folding device comprises a safety hook, a pin, a torsion spring, a bottom cover, a seat, a back, a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs, a front crossbar, a rear crossbar and a pivotal shaft. The safety hook is employed to position the...
02/19/2008
7328951All-terrain seat
A new and improved all-terrain seat that is ideal for hunting, fishing, backpacking, camping, sports viewing, and the like. The all-terrain seat includes legs that are individually adjustable enabling the seat to be securely positioned on any surface, regardless of ...
02/12/2008
7328940Collapsible quad chair with integrated back and armrest
Particularly preferred collapsible chairs have a minimum configuration in which the back and front rods in a quad arrangement are extended to support the arm rests, the backrest, and the seat, and wherein the back and front rods are angled such that the backrest wid...
02/12/2008
7303228Foldable bench
A foldable bench having at least a pair of seat sections pivotally connected together. Pivotally mounted to the other side of each seat section is a leg assembly that is movable from a folded position to an extended position. When the bench assumes an unfolded posit...
12/04/2007
7293740Aircraft crewmember articulating berth system
A crewmember rest support system (10) includes a berth mattress (32). A support structure (34) is coupled to and supports the berth mattress (32). A pneumatic system (36) is coupled to the support structure (34). The pneumat...
11/13/2007
7281759Portable high chair
A portable high chair including a flexible seat portion, a flexible tray portion, and a flexible restraint portion secured to both the seat portion and the tray portion. ...
10/16/2007
7278245Radial-hinge mechanism
A radial-hinge mechanism includes one or more elongated members arranged and interconnected into a unique, geometry-based, closed-loop assembly often resembling a multi-point star when in its fully-closed mode. The mechanism's signature function is its variable natu...
10/09/2007
7272865Support and method of using the same
An apparatus or support having a frame that can be disposed in an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The frame includes a first end portion, a second end portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and several connectors. Each of the con...
09/25/2007
7258361Collapsible conveyance folding transport chair folding wheelchair
A collapsible, foldable support structure and conveyance has a frame assembly with multiple interconnected frame members, junction blocks located at intersecting ends of some of the frame members, and wheels attached to the junction blocks or directly to frame membe...
08/21/2007
7240961Portable sling chair
A portable sling chair having a frame formed by a plurality of rigid axially elongated collapsible tubular frame members including a main frame member and a rear frame member connected for pivotal and axial sliding movement relative to each other, a collapsible fron...
07/10/2007
7229128Collapsible chair with safety lock
Collapsible furniture includes a frame structure configured to support weight, including a plurality of scissor members configured to fold and a plurality of upright members, each coupled to at least two of the scissor members. The collapsible furniture also include...
06/12/2007
7229131Invention of folding chair with portable stereo system
A folding chair that comes with a portable stereo system. The present invention includes foldable supporting frame (1), chair seat (2), chair back (3), primary armrest (4), secondary armrest (5), mini boom box (6&7), ...
06/12/2007
7204549Foldable recreational chair
A foldable recreational chair includes a leg assembly and a seat. The leg assembly includes two front legs, two rear legs, an upper board, a lower board, the same number of pivots as the number of the front and rear legs, and the same number of locking members as th...
04/17/2007
7198324Collapsible support and methods of using the same
A support including a frame having a tension member coupled to the frame is disclosed. The frame has a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The tension member is disposable in a first position to provide support for an arm of a user and a second po...
04/03/2007
7192083Folding linkage
A folding linkage, especially for a folding chair, has four pivoting bars. In the open position the first bar forms one side of a triangle. The second and third bars are colinear to form a second side of the triangle and the fourth bar forms the third side of a tria...
03/20/2007
7189164Portable juvenile swing
A swing apparatus comprises a swing and a support stand to which the swing is coupled for swinging movement. The support stand comprises a collapsible frame. The swing comprises a pair of hanger arms coupled to the support stand and a seat coupled to the pair of han...
03/13/2007
7185948Collapsible reclining chair
A collapsible reclining chair allowing users to adjust the recline angle according to their desire, and allowing users to use it safely. It comprises a supporting frame consisting of a front and a rear leg frame, a seat tubes, arm tubes a back frame, a feet frame, a...
03/06/2007
7178864Foldable chair having a detachable fabric sheet
A foldable chair includes a frame body having a looped seat frame, and a fabric sheet having a rounded marginal portion. The marginal portion includes a plurality of angularly spaced-apart flaps, each having a sleeve section and a string inserted into the sleeve sec...
02/20/2007
7168761Child carrier frame with folding system
A child carrier frame includes a lower frame, an upper frame and a frame support. The frame may be adjusted between an upright position, for use, and a folded position. During folding, the carrier frame may be adjusted both to reduce its height and its width, such t...
01/30/2007
7163228Collapsible stroller
A collapsible stroller having a collapsible chair having a seat portion, a back portion, and a pair of arms of foldable material such as textile cloth. The stroller has a collapsible frame having folding legs, folding arm supports, and rear uprights supporting the s...
01/16/2007
7152258Forked hammock support structure
A stand is described for supporting a hammock, the stand comprising several tubular members which can be assembled into an arc shaped stand having a support hook on one end and two horizontally spaced support hooks on the opposite end. ...
12/26/2006
7144078Foldable furniture device
A foldable furniture device includes a looped frame, two first leg sections, and two second leg sections connected pivotally and respectively to the first leg sections so as to move between folded and unfolded states. Two sleeve units are sleeved slidably and respec...
12/05/2006
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