Patent ID: 6015190
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A foldable chair, comprising:a seat bottom having a seat bottom contoured surface having an interior and a rearward area, the rearward area having a handle formed by a generally upwardly opening elongate slot, the rearward area having a pair of apertures flanking the elongate slot, each of the pair of apertures defining abutting stops including an aft abutting stop surface at a rearward face of the aperture and a forward abutting stop surface at a forward face of the aperture; anda seat back having a seat back contoured surface, the seat back having a pair of brackets, each of which extends from the seat back and is received within one of the apertures, the brackets being pivotally connected to the seat bottom for rotation about a pivot axis, the pivot axis laterally bisecting the rearward area and the pair of apertures, the seat back being pivotable between an upright position and a folded position, the brackets projecting through the apertures and being substantially received within the interior of the seat bottom when the seat back is rotated into upright position, the brackets having pivot stops including a forward pivot stop surface and an aft pivot stop surface that contact respectively the forward abutting stop surface and aft abutting stop surface when the seat back is rotated into the upright position.