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Class 297/46 - Back and legs collapse concurrently


Subclass of Class 297 - Chairs and seats
Definition: Device wherein the back and legs are movably joined to each
No. of patents: 34
Last issue date: 02/01/2011


NumberTitleIssue Date
7878583Foldable high chair
A foldable high chair in accordance with the present disclosure includes a juvenile seat and a seat foundation. The juvenile seat is mounted for movement on the seat foundation during folding and unfolding of the foldable high chair. ...
02/01/2011
7740309Folding chair
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 loc...
06/22/2010
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
7338116Folding chair
A folding chair includes front and back legs, a cushion frame, a cushion embedded in the cushion frame and has a hard board having air vents, a sound absorbing foam, and a back cushion connected with the inner edge of the front leg and includes a second hard board. ...
03/04/2008
7207626Device for securing items between two adjacent seats
A storage device is provided that secures a plurality of items commonly used by individuals in automobiles. More specifically, in one embodiment, the device secures a plurality of items by engaging adjacent seats of an automobile, thus allowing for easy access to th...
04/24/2007
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
7063380Collapsible easy chair
This invention discloses a leisure time use easy chair, especially for use in the garden or camping. The chair includes a back, a seat, and a leg rest, with a piece of fabric stretched over the surfaces being formed by these elements, a pair of armrests, and a base ...
06/20/2006
7011372Modular chair assembly
A modular chair assembly includes a support frame, a leg frame, a link unit, and a seat mounted on the support frame. The support frame includes a plurality of curved supporting tubes, each of which has opposite first and second ends. The first end of each supportin...
03/14/2006
6957852Foldable furniture device
A furniture device includes first and second leg frames pivotally connected to a main frame, and a slide rod inserted into and movable within the second leg frame. The second leg frame includes an elongate slot having first and second ends respectively proximate to ...
10/25/2005
6932425Foldable bench
A foldable bench includes a first leg frame having a first cross bar, a second leg frame connected pivotally to and intersecting the first leg frame and having a second cross bar, a backrest frame connected pivotally to and extending upwardly and rearwardly from a t...
08/23/2005
6899384Foldable chair assembly
A foldable chair assembly includes a seat frame, a backrest pivoted to the seat frame, a rear leg pivoted to the backrest, and a front leg pivoted to the rear leg and the seat frame. When the chair assembly is folded, the seat frame, the backrest, and the front and ...
05/31/2005
6871911Continuously adjustable lawn furniture having tubular construction
A folding chair having adjustable, telescoping rear legs for use on level ground and sloping terrain. The chair is continuously adjustable by a user while in a seated position, each of the telescoping rear legs housing a biasing means to mechanically assist the user...
03/29/2005
6824207Chair assembly
A chair assembly includes a first support stand, a second support stand, a support frame, four support tubes, four connecting members, two first mounting members, two elastic members, and two second mounting members. Thus, the chair assembly can be folded and expand...
11/30/2004
6824210Collapsible chair
A collapsible chair has a front leg, a rear leg, a cross brace, a seat support rod, and a back rest, coupled together such that the chair collapses in a single movement. In especially preferred aspects, a collapsible chair comprises a connector that is slidably coup...
11/30/2004
6454348Foldable chair assembly
A foldable chair assembly includes front and rear leg rods, sleeve members sleeved slidably and respectively on the leg rods, a fabric seat connected to the sleeve members, a fabric backrest connected to the rear leg rods, and four foldable cross-frames c...
09/24/2002
6332646Foldable chair frame
A foldable chair frame includes pivotally connected front and rear legs. The front leg has a tubular upper end portion which confines an axial insert hole and which is formed with a radial positioning hole. An extension rod has a lower end portion extendi...
12/25/2001
6299194Foldable stroller
A foldable stroller includes a pair of hollow handle tubes, a pair of front legs, a pair of plungers, and a pair of actuating members. Each handle tube has a lower end with an enlarged portion. Each front leg has an upper end with a rearward enlarged part...
10/09/2001
6132342Exercise system comprising rocking chair and footstool
An exercise system is provided comprising a rocking chair and a footstool. The rocking chair comprises a seat, a back support, a base, and one or more rockers for producing a rocking or lilting motion. Rocking resistance is provided for requiring that an ...
10/17/2000
5855409Foldable chair frame
A foldable chair frame includes a backrest frame, a seat frame and an armrest member pivoted to the backrest frame, a front leg frame pivoted to the seat frame and the armrest member, and a rear leg frame disposed adjacent to the seat frame and pivoted to...
01/05/1999
5622376Stroller with folding mechanism for compact collapsing arrangement
A stroller includes a pair of side frames, each including a main side tube comprised of upper and lower tube portions pivotally mounted to each other, a rear side tube pivotally connected to the upper tube portion, and a support rod pivotally connected to...
04/22/1997
5454584Collapsable stroller
A collapsable stroller for transporting a passenger includes a frame movable between a collapsed position and an operating position. The frame includes rotatably mounted wheels for providing the stroller with mobility. A passenger seat is provided for rec...
10/03/1995
5110150Collapsible mechanism for a stroller
This invention relates to a collapsible mechanism for a stroller and in particular to one which includes an engaging seat formed with a longitudinal passage for slidably receiving the rear wheel support and two opposite lugs and a recess at a top thereof,...
05/05/1992
5106116Auxiliary safety structure for a baby stroller
This invention relates to an auxiliary safety structure for a baby stroller and in particular to one which includes a rear stay connected with an engaging member, a handle connected with a seat, a screw inserted through a tube, the engaging member and the...
04/21/1992
5087066Foldable baby stroller
A foldable infant stroller comprises a frame for supporting an infant seat, the frame comprised of three U-shaped frame members which provide a push handle, a child restraint bar and a support for the front of the seat respectively, the three members bein...
02/11/1992
5064243Apparatus and method for use in hospitals to promote patient-caregiver contact
The present invention provides an apparatus and method to facilitate direct eye level contact between a hospital caregiver or other support personnel and a patient confined to a bed. The invention provides a lightweight yet stable chair which rapidly fold...
11/12/1991
4685725Seating apparatus
A folding chair providing a lightweight, strong and sturdy chair when unfolded and providing a compact elongated structure when folded. The folding chair invention accommodating arm chair and straddle chair configurations, each of these comprising a frame...
08/11/1987
4684278Joint for use in collapsible chairs and the like
A joint for use in a collapsible chair has a main component with a stub which is connectable with the seat of the chair and is integral with a housing for the flat shorter arms of first and second two-armed levers each of which is pivotally secured to the...
08/04/1987
4629245Folding chair
The folding chair (1) comprises a rack (2) of two interlocking swivel frames (3, 4), which latter are connected centrally by means of joints. The two lateral frame sections (10, 11) of the outer swivel frame (3) and a lateral frame section (14) of the inn...
12/16/1986
4556249Collapsible chair
A collapsible high chair includes a pair of front legs (14) pivotally connected by pivot pins (13) to a pair of backrest holding rods (6) which hold a backrest (3), whereby an upper end portion of each front leg (14) overlaps a lower end portion of the as...
12/03/1985
4536026Folding chair
A foldable chair of the lawn chair type has ground-engaging front and rear legs, attached to and carrying a back frame and seat frame, the back frame and seat frame being pivotally attached to a spreader rod which extends beyond the back and seat frames t...
08/20/1985
4412688Wheeled support structure for a seat or a carry-out of a baby's push chair or perambulator
The structure includes two flat side frames connected by crosspieces, each of which has a pair of shafts pivoted together and provided with wheels; a slide is slidable on one of these by the action of rotation of a third shaft pivoted on one of the preced...
11/01/1983
4130316Step ladder/chair combination
A step ladder/chair combination comprises a first and second spaced apart step and seat platforms which are supported from a first pair of parallel legs pivotally interconnected to the platform and a second pair of parallel legs are pivoted to the seat. T...
12/19/1978
4058341Collapsible chairs
A collapsible item of furniture such as a chair is disclosed as having a back-rest portion connected by a serrated means in continual meshed engagement with a serrated means connected to posterior leg portions so that the back-rest and posterior leg porti...
11/15/1977
 
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