Patent ID: 9738116
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A47B,A47C,B60B

Claim:
1. A mobile folding bench comprising a generally vertically oriented seat back comprising a forward facing seat back surface configured to support the back of a sitting human occupant; a seat comprising a sitting surface configured to seat the human occupant, the seat disposed in front of the seat back; a mobile base comprising at least one mobile support member adapted to support the mobile base on a floor surface and to facilitate lateral movement of the mobile base relative to the floor surface; a stationary base movably coupled to the mobile base to permit at least vertical movement of the stationary base relative to the mobile base, the stationary base comprising at least one stationary support member adapted to support the stationary base on a generally horizontal floor surface and to inhibit lateral movement of the stationary base relative to the floor surface, the seat being supported by and pivotally coupled to the stationary base to move between a seating position in which the sitting surface is at a generally horizontal sitting angle and a folded position in which the sitting surface is at a generally vertical folded angle; the seat back being supported by at least one of the mobile base and the stationary base; a base biasing member connected between the mobile base and the stationary base and biasing the stationary base in a generally upward direction relative to the mobile base, the biasing member providing a sufficient base biasing force to maintain the stationary support member at a vertical clearance distance above the floor surface when the mobile support member contacts the floor surface and the seat is in the folded position, so that the folding bench is supported on the floor surface by the mobile support member; an engagement member operatively connected to the seat and configured to transmit a lifting force from the stationary base to the mobile base to lift the mobile base relative to the stationary base when the seat is moved from the folded position to the seating position, so that the folding bench is supported on the floor surface by the stationary support member; and an actuation member operatively connected to the mobile base, the engagement member configured to contact the actuation member and to transmit a lifting force from the stationary base to the mobile base through the actuation member during movement of the seat from the folded position to the seating position.