Patent · US Expired

Folding chair

US4298227A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
3References
6Claims
0Family size

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 16, 1978
Grant dateNov 3, 1981
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 16, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47C4/14
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to the wood or metal furniture industry. It relates to a folding chair including a front frame, with a U-shaped lower portion and a U-shaped rear frame, forming together, the leg assembly of the chair, and a seat tray pivoted on the front frame and cooperating with the rear frame, characterized by pivoting means of the rear frame, on the one hand, and of the seat tray, on the other hand, on the front frame, so that in the folded position of the chair, the rear frame and the seat are both situated in the same plane, parallel to that of the front frame. Useful for supplementary seating.

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