Patent ID: 6164726
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A foldable chair comprising:a seat joined to a backrest at a hinge and a pair of outboard stays extending between said backrest and said seat, said stays being operable to limit opening of the backrest relative to the seat;said backrest having at least a pair of backrest stiffeners extending in a first direction away from the hinge, said stiffeners having distal portions located distant from said hinge, and, when said backrest is folded to a closed position against said seat, said chair being rollable in a second direction transverse to said first direction;a spacing governor having spaced apart retainers;said distal portions of said stiffeners being engaged in said retainers in spaced relationship from each other while in use, andat least two of said retainers being undersized relative to the respective stiffeners engaged thereinwhereby said undersized retainers engage said distal portions of said respective stiffeners in a forced interference fit.