Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
297160200 | Collapsed to a compact bundle having all rigid elongated elements extending in a single longitudinal direction | 38 |
20080203774 | Collapsible chair - A collapsible chair is described, comprising a carrying frame which receives a covering ( | 08-28-2008 |
20080224504 | TENT CHAIR - The tent chair includes a folding frame supporting a folding cover, with the frame attached to a folding or portable chair. The chair has a single rearward frame bow which is radially flexible but rigid orthogonal to the lateral bow pivot axis of the chair. A series of similar bows is pivotally attached at or toward the front of the chair. The axially orthogonal rigid rearward bow supports the cover and prevents the forward bows from collapsing the cover forwardly as it is pulled taut. One use of the device is as a hunting blind, with a quick release optionally allowing the cover to be rapidly opened. Other configurations provide for use as a photography blind, a privacy shelter for camping or beach use, ice fishing, as a wheelchair or beach lounge chair cover, etc., and may have sufficient room for more than one person. | 09-18-2008 |
20080252107 | Portable folding lounging recliner - A sturdy foldable lounging recliner with foldable trapezoidal legs, which when unfolded, forms a trapezoidal base to provide adequate chair support even when placed on uneven ground. | 10-16-2008 |
20080284215 | Stackable Chair - A chair according to the invention is provided. The chair preferably includes a substantially square seat. The seat includes four walls. Each of the walls preferably projects substantially perpendicularly downward from one side of the outer perimeter of the upper surface. Each of the walls preferably includes an interior surface and an exterior surface. Each of the walls preferably includes a stability tab mounted on the interior surface. The stability tab is adapted to engage at least a portion of a chair that is stacked immediately beneath the folding chair. The chair also preferably includes a first rigid portion that is pivotably attached to the seat at a first set of two contact points. The first rigid portion includes a backrest. The second rigid portion is pivotably attached to the seat at a second set of two contact points. Finally, the chair may include a pair of connectors. Each of the pair may be pivotably attached to the first rigid portion and pivotably attached to the second rigid portion. | 11-20-2008 |
20090039685 | Chair shelter - A collapsible user support coupled to a collapsible, walled shelter. Individual and multi-occupant chairs provide a sling chair having a number of pivoting frame pieces that are trained through grommets at a fabric seat and backrest. An independently collapsible shelter or cover framework includes frame pieces that pivot under tension about the collapsible chair. Washer-like members splay the frame pieces away from the chair. The shelter framework supports a surrounding, collapsible fabric cover that can include windows, panel voids and/or doors and/or vents. The chair, shelter framework and fabric cover are organized to collapse and deploy to conditions that partially and completely cover the chair. The fabric cover can be constructed of netting and/or solid and/or three-dimensional fabric panels containing sleeves and pockets to support resiliently bowed stays. | 02-12-2009 |
20090102248 | COLLAPSIBLE ARTICLES OF FURNITURE - Collapsible articles of furniture are provided which have at least one leg assembly which includes a first leg and a second leg. The first leg has a first upper leg segment and a first lower leg segment coupled to the upper leg segment by a first link and the second leg has a movable second upper leg segment and a fixed second lower leg segment coupled to the upper leg segment by a second link. The two links are pivotally connected to each other for movement between an open position wherein the first and second legs cross each other to form a generally X-shaped configuration and a closed position wherein the upper and lower leg segments are aligned with each other and the upper leg section of the first leg is received within the lower leg section of the second leg and is aligned with and telescopically received within the lower leg section of the first leg. The pair of control links pivotally supported in a space between the link plates move in response to movement of the plates prevent telescopic connection between the upper and lower leg segments and prevent the upper leg segments from being telescopically received within the lower leg segments until a predetermined condition of alignment between the upper and lower leg segments has been attained. | 04-23-2009 |
20090134673 | Folding frame for a folding chair with seat back - 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. | 05-28-2009 |
20090140556 | COLLAPSIBLE BENCH OR SEATING WITH CANOPY - A collapsible bench and canopy has a seat frame made up of a plurality of crossing pairs of seat tubes pivotally connected to each other supporting a fabric seat. A fabric back rest is supported by back tubes attached to the seat frame and a canopy is supported by the back tubes to provide shelter to occupants of the collapsible bench. The bench and canopy can be collapsed in one piece by pivoting down the canopy and ten moving the crossing pairs of seat tubes so that each pair is substantially aligned. | 06-04-2009 |
20090174233 | WASHER CAP AND ROTATING STOOL - A stool includes a collapsible frame, a triangular seat and a back. The frame includes a bottom hub with three telescopingly adjustable legs and enlarged feet. A top hub is rotatably coupled to the bottom hub for 360 degree rotation, and includes three seat-supporting arms that extend from the top hub, and a pair of uprights that extend from two of the arms. The seat hook-attaches to loops on ends of the arms, and the back extends between the uprights. The legs and arms are pivoted to their respective hubs, but the pivots are slightly frictional so that the arms and legs remain in adjusted positions, with stops on the hubs stopping the legs and arms in their upwardly-pivoted use positions. The frictional pivots include lubricious plastic that facilitates quiet unfolding of the stool, which is important when hunting. | 07-09-2009 |
20090189419 | Folding Chair - A folding chair includes two side boards, a foldable paper beehive structure, and a positioning device. The foldable paper beehive structure includes a plurality of paper boards interconnected with one another. The paper beehive structure includes two sides to which the side boards are mounted to form a chair body. A plurality of polygonal holes are formed between two paper boards adjacent to each other. The polygonal holes extend perpendicularly to a ground on which the paper beehive structure is placed. The positioning device is made of rigid material and coupled with the side boards when the paper beehive structure is in an extended state to fix a width of the chair body. | 07-30-2009 |
20090200838 | FOLDING STROLLER INCLUDING LOCKING MECHANISM - A folding chair includes handle frames, and front legs and rear legs configured to support the chair in an upright position. The front legs are pivotally attached to respective rear legs. A chair portion, includes a back rest, a seat, and a leg rest pivotally attached to the seat. Pivot frames are pivotally attached to respective handle frames, the back rest, and the rear legs. Sliders are pivotally attached to respective pivot frames, the back rest, respective arm rests, and the seat, and are configured to slide along the front legs. | 08-13-2009 |
20090230736 | Portable Chair - The portable chair frame that supports a sling of the preferred embodiments includes a brace, a first pair of collapsible bars, a second pair of collapsible bars, and two joints that each provide a point of contact with a ground surface. Each collapsible bar has a first end coupled to the brace and a second end that provides a sling interface for the sling. The joints are included in each of the collapsible bars of the first pair of collapsible bars. | 09-17-2009 |
20090243345 | Universal hunting swivel chair - The invention is a compact swivel chair that folds up. Keeps the hunter off the ground and will be able to move freely and quietly without getting up. Made for all types of hunting. The universal hunting chair is made light weight, and easy to carry. The legs extend out to change the height of the chair. Any one that turkey, deer, dove hunts, etc., should want to own a universal hunting swivel chair. | 10-01-2009 |
20090250978 | Collapsible portable child seat - A collapsible chair has an inner frame with multiple inner cross members configured in an X structure, an outer frame with multiple outer cross members configured in an X structure, a surface coupled to the inner frame and the outer frame, and a seat support extending downward from the surface and configured to support a child. The multiple inner cross members configured in an X structure each have a first inner brace member pivotally connected to a second inner brace member. Similarly, the multiple outer cross members configured in an X structure each have a first outer brace member pivotally connected to a second outer brace member. | 10-08-2009 |
20090261627 | STOOL WITH TELESCOPIC LEGS - A stool with telescopic legs, comprising a seat and four legs, wherein one end of said four legs are hinged to the seat, the two legs in a side are pivotally cross to other two legs in the other side respectively, and the two crossing joints are connected by a cross beam, and two parallel legs having the telescopic rod structure. When the stool is folded, the sliding rod of the telescopic rod structure of the two parallel legs slid out of the outer rod. Meanwhile, the seat of the stool fold downwards till four legs attached together completely. At this position, the seat of the stool attached to the legs completely too, thus the space engaged by the stool farthest saved. Moreover, because of the telescopic structure and the four legs of the folded stool is in a same height, the stool is more convenient to be placed, stored and transported. The structure of this invention is simple and easy to be manufactured. | 10-22-2009 |
20090309394 | Foldable beach chair - A foldable chair having a foldable frame and a soft cover attached on the foldable frame. The frame has a pair of curved front legs and a pair of curved rear legs, which gives the chair a stronger structure. The beach chair has only two sleeves, which decreases a friction between the sleeves and the tubes and which is able to make the operation of folding and expanding of the chair smoother. | 12-17-2009 |
20100026056 | FOLDABLE CHAIR - A foldable chair includes a foldable frame assembly movable between a folded configuration and an extended configuration. The frame assembly includes at least three scissor units. Each scissor unit is pivotally coupled to adjacent scissor units. A seat is coupled to the frame assembly. The seat has a first surface on which a user sits and an opposing second surface. A strap includes a first portion and a second portion each coupled to the second surface with respect to a first peripheral edge of the seat. The strap has a midsection between the first portion and the second portion. The midsection is operatively coupled to the seat to facilitate moving the frame assembly from the extended configuration to the folded configuration. | 02-04-2010 |
20100096890 | Collapsible portable infant chair - A collapsible foldable infant chair has a flexible seating member, a flexible backrest, a pair of flexible arm rests, a flexible tray stretchable between the armrests, and a foldable support frame made of a plurality of leg rods secured at the bottom ends to bottom leg support members and secured at their upper portions with leg brackets. The seating member, the backrest, the armrests and the tray assembly collapse when the chair is moved into the folded position, while the leg rods pivot for orienting in a generally parallel orientation when the chair is moved into the folded position. The folded chair fits into a storage bag for storage and transportation. | 04-22-2010 |
20100164256 | FOLDABLE CHAIR WITH FORCED AIR COOLING SYSTEM - A foldable chair, which includes a forced air cooling system. The foldable chair includes a frame member. A flexible seat, which includes a meshed back rest suspends from the frame member. A fan bag, which has a pocket, is attached to the meshed back rest of the flexible seat. A fan is located at the bottom of the fan bag and is electrically disconnectable to a re-chargeable power source that is housed in a housing, which has an ON/OFF toggle switch so as to supply power to the fan. | 07-01-2010 |
20100237663 | FOLDING FRAME FOR A FOLDING CHAIR WITH SEAT BACK AND SEAT COVER. - 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. | 09-23-2010 |
20100237664 | TWO-WAY FOLDABLE CHAIR - Two-way foldable outdoor chair selectively foldable from set-up position to a first flatly folded position or to a second bundled position may be prevented from being folded to the second position while at all times remaining foldable to the first position and may include an adjustable reclining position. | 09-23-2010 |
20100237665 | TWO-WAY FOLDABLE CHAIR - Folding chair adapted for folding from a set-up position to a selected one of two fold positions including a first position wherein the chair is folded to a substantially flat condition and a second folded position wherein the chair forms a bundle. Another form of said drive link mechanism includes a drive link having an active position wherein said drive link moves said articulated frame to its bundled condition in response to any folding movement of the frame and an inactive position wherein said drive link merely idles without exerting influence on the folding movements of the articulated frame. | 09-23-2010 |
20100283295 | HEATED COLLAPSIBLE ARTICLE OF FURNITURE - A heated collapsible article of furniture is provided. The article of furniture has a collapsible frame movable from an open orientation to a collapsed orientation. A heating element is formed integrally with the article of furniture and is configured for converting electrical energy to thermal energy. A rechargeable electrical storage device is couple to the heating element and configured to receive electrical energy photovoltaically and provide the electrical energy to the heating element. | 11-11-2010 |
20100314914 | Chair Having Legs That Are Adjustable Independently and in a Coordinated Manner - A chair is provided that permits a chair user to configure the chair to accommodate uneven terrain. The chair user manually grasps a strap, additionally grasps the chair at another location, and moves the strap toward the top of the chair. The strap movement releases in a coordinated manner a group of telescoping leg posts from their fixed securement, whereupon the telescoping leg posts individually adjust to respective heights such that a seating portion of the chair is supported at a level disposition. | 12-16-2010 |
20110018312 | UNIFOLDABLE RECLINING CHAIR - A unifoldable reclining chair design has a collapsible articulated frame and includes a pair of opposing side assemblies having longitudinally elongated pivotally connected side frame members that are maintained in opposing transversally spaced relation by front and rear collapsible X-shaped connector assemblies. Slidable pivot connections, or alternatively, pivotal connecting linkages, which join the rear connector assembly to associated side frame members, enable all of the frame members to move substantially in unison and in multiple directions relative to each other while simultaneously undergoing multiple changes in an angular position relative to each other to move the chair frame from a set-up condition for use to a collapsed condition for transportation and/or storage in response to a single folding action. The slidable pivot connections and pivotal connecting linkages also enable a chair occupant to change the angular position of the chair back support when seated or reclined in the set-up chair. | 01-27-2011 |
20110095576 | COLLAPSIBLE CHAIR HAVING REDUCED LINKAGES - An apparatus includes a seat frame having an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The seat frame includes a support member and four elongate members. A first elongate member is of a first pole type, a second elongate member is of a second pole type, and a third and fourth elongate member are of a third pole type defined by a length and a shape. Each of the elongate members are pivotably connected to the support member. When the seat frame is in the expanded configuration, the first and second elongate members have a first end disposed at a front portion of the seat frame and a second end disposed at a back portion of the seat frame; and the third and the fourth elongate member have a first end disposed at the back portion of the frame and a second end disposed at the front portion of the frame. | 04-28-2011 |
20110156449 | Folding swivel chair - A swiveling folding chair is provided. The chair swivels independently of the legs of the chair. | 06-30-2011 |
20110254325 | Folding swivel chair - A swiveling folding chair is provided. The chair swivels independently of the legs of the chair. The chair includes audio speakers exterior of the back support of the chair. | 10-20-2011 |
20130088053 | FOLDABLE FRAME STRUCTURE - A pitman-style foldable frame structure has an innovative and unique assembled design. The frame structure includes foldable panels, a central spindle, lateral frames, oblique connecting rods, a control device, and a central connecting frame. The frame structure offers improvement over the prior art in lowering the material cost and increasing structural support strength and rigidity of the pitman-style foldable frame and achieves practical advancement and better industrial utilization effect. | 04-11-2013 |
20140167455 | PORTABLE FOLDING AND RECLINING CHAIR - A folding and reclining chair has first left and right side poles pivotally attached to left and right rear feet. Risers are pivotally attached to the left and right side poles. An angle fitting is rigidly attached to each riser. Back poles are pivotally attached to the angle fittings. A flexible material is attached to or supported by the back poles to provide a back rest. A position lock may be associated with the angle fitting for locking the back pole into one of two or more positions. The chair may be a quad type chair having sliding front and rear connectors. | 06-19-2014 |
20140306493 | Folding swivel chair - A swiveling folding chair is provided. The chair swivels independently of the legs of the chair. The chair includes a drawstring to fold the arms or legs of the chair. | 10-16-2014 |
20140312659 | CHAIR WITH COLD PROTECTION HAND POCKETS - A chair with cold protection hand pockets includes a chair body having a seat, a backrest upward extended from a rear edge of the seat, and two armrests located above two lateral side of the seat; and a base located below the chair body to support the seat at a predetermined height from the ground. Two cold protection hand pockets are provided on front ends of the two armrests. Each of the cold protection hand pockets encloses a receiving space having an inlet opening, via which a user may extend one hand into the receiving space. When the chair is used outdoors, the user may rest two arms on the armrests with two hands extended through the inlet openings into the receiving spaces of the cold protection hand pockets to achieve the purpose of protecting hands against cold and wind while keeping hands warm. | 10-23-2014 |
20140346818 | FOLDING CHAIR - The present application provides a folding chair including a first backrest tube, on which a first through-hole bracket is sleeved; a second backrest tube, on which a second through-hole bracket is sleeved; a first connecting component connecting the first backrest tube and the second backrest tube; a first intersecting tube including a first front-leg tube and a first rear-leg tube which are articulated to one another; a second intersecting tube including a second front-leg tube and a second rear-leg tube which are articulated to one another; and a second connecting component connecting the first intersecting tube and the second intersecting tube. The folding chair further comprises a first waist-rest portion and a second waist-rest portion which are symmetrically arranged, and are configured to fit a waist curve when the folding chair is unfolded. | 11-27-2014 |
20140368003 | VENTILATED CHAIR ASSEMBLY - A chair assembly comprising a backrest, a fan assembly, and an airflow guide associated with the backrest in a manner such that airflow emitted from the fan assembly exits the chair assembly through the backrest. The assembly in various embodiments is, for example, a collapsible lawn chair, a quad chair, a bleacher chair, or an accessory for a wheelchair. | 12-18-2014 |
20150048657 | Portable Sun Shaded Folding Chair - A folding lounge chair for resting on a ground surface has an arrangement of struts mutually hinged so that the struts are able to be bundled in a common parallel pack for compact storage and for carrying about. When unfolded, the user sits on a cloth such as a towel which is supported at the top of upright struts at one end of the cloth and by the ground surface and by further struts in contact with the ground. A sun shade is mounted on the upright struts in a position for shading the user, and may be folded out of the way when not wanted. | 02-19-2015 |
20150091336 | Self-Aligning, Compactable Chair - A self-aligning, compactable, collapsible seating structure formed by sections of hollow tubing, each hollow tubing component has a first end having a first diameter and a second opposing region having a second, reduced diameter. Reduced diameter regions are insertable into said tubing regions having a first diameter to form a self-aligning joint. A pair of rigid, U-shape frames are rotatively connected together to form an A-frame shaped support. Dimensions of the chair in an operational, deployed configuration may be reduced along two dimensions (i.e., height, length) 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 that forms 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. | 04-02-2015 |
20160113402 | Sturdy, Compact, Collapsible Camping Chair - A collapsible chair includes upper tubes, leg tubes, a central tube connector and a seat back. The tube connector has two first tubes bent around a central cylinder from below and two second tubes bent around the central cylinder from above. The first and second tubes are welded to the central cylinder. Upper holes are formed by the ends of the first tubes, and lower holes are formed by the ends of the second tubes. Lower ends of the upper tubes are inserted into the upper holes, and upper ends of the leg tubes are inserted into the lower holes. Upper ends of the upper tubes fit into tube receptacles in the seat back. No part of the upper tubes other than the upper and lower ends contacts any part of the chair. The two back upper tubes are bent and are longer than the two straight front upper tubes. | 04-28-2016 |
20160113403 | Sturdy, Compact, Collapsible Camping Chair with a Central Tube Connector - A collapsible chair includes upper tubes, leg tubes, a tube connector and a seat back. The connector has four tubes bent in U shapes. Two bent tubes are welded to each other at the bottoms of the U shapes, and another two bent tubes are inverted and welded to each other at the tops of the inverted U shapes. The arms of the four U shapes are welded to each other. Upper holes are formed by ends of the first bent tubes, and lower holes are formed by ends of the second bent tubes. Lower ends of the upper tubes are inserted into the upper holes, and upper ends of the leg tubes are inserted into the lower holes. Upper ends of the upper tubes fit into tube receptacles in the seat back. The two back upper tubes are bent and are longer than the two straight front upper tubes. | 04-28-2016 |