Patent ID: 6343834
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A collapsible seat for mounting on a wall, said seat comprising:a seat panel with top and bottom sides; seat hinge means for mounting the seat panel on a wall for movement between a stowed position with the bottom side of the seat panel facing the wall and a use position projecting from the wall; a linkage for supporting the seat panel in the use position, the linkage comprising; a first link; linkage mounting means for pivotally mounting the first link on the wall; a second link; link pivot means pivotally connecting the first and second links at a position spaced along the first link from the linkage mounting means; linkage hinge means pivotally mounting the second link on the bottom side of the seat panel at a position spaced from the link pivot means; the linkage having a folded condition along the bottom side of the seat panel in the stowed position of the panel and an extended condition in which the linkage is extended in relation to the folded condition in the extended position of the seat; linkage retaining means for retaining the linkage in the extended condition, the linkage retaining means comprising a first tension link and a second tension link, the first tension link being pivotally connected at a first end to the linkage and extending therefrom to a second end, the second tension link being pivotally connected at a second end to the seat panel at a location spaced from a rear side of the seat panel and extending therefrom to a first end, the second end of the first tension link and the first end of the second tension link being pivotally coupled together by a pivot connection for movement with the linkage between the folded condition and the extended condition; wherein when the linkage is in the extended condition, the first and second tension links are substantially aligned with one another so as to be arranged to be supported under tension to restrict displacement of the link pivot means away from the wall; and wherein when the linkage is in the folded condition, the first and second-tension links are folded at the pivot connection; and linkage release means for releasing the linkage and the linkage retaining means from the extended condition.