Patent ID: 6095597
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A collapsible chair comprising two front feet, two rear feet, a backrest fixed on upper ends of said front feet, a pivotal member pivotally connected to each said front foot and each said rear foot, a seat having two opposite sides pivotally connected with said front and said rear feet, at least two front touch blocks fitted around a first lower horizontal rod connecting said two front feet, and at least two rear touch blocks fitted around a second lower horizontal rod connecting said two rear feet; said two front feet and said first lower horizontal rod form a U shape and have upper portions extending in a cylinder formed in two opposite sides of said backrest, said upper portions are secured with bolts, said pivotal members connected to each said front foot having one end positioned outside each said front foot to permit said pivotal members to pivot, each of said two front feet having an intermediate portion pivotally connected with two opposite sides of said seat, each said touch block fitted around said lower horizontal rods having a protruding-back engaging edge extending from a rear edge and a ground-touching surface forming an angle with a respective lower horizontal rod, said ground-touching surface of each said touch block being larger than that of an upper surface thereof; said backrest forms a curve conforming to a back of a person and having an armrest formed at two opposite sides and a bent position member formed under each said armrest, said bent position member allowing said backrest to be stabilized when a plurality of said collapsible chairs are stacked in a collapsed position, said backrest further having a cylinder extending from a lower end of each said armrest to receive an upper portion of said two front feet therein, said backrest further having an open space formed in two opposite sides for said two rear feet to move in and out of, an engaging edge formed on a front upper side defining each said open space for two upper ends of said two rear feet to rest against when said rear feet are extended;said pivotal members having a left pivotal member and a right pivotal member, said left pivotal member and said right pivotal member are symmetrical, each said pivotal member having an upper and a lower pivot hole separated by a distance not less than a width of said rear feet, each said lower pivot hole is secured with a bolt, and each said upper pivot hole is secured with a bolt;said two rear feet and said second lower horizontal rod form a U shape, said two rear feet each having an upper end positioned with a bolt at an inner side of said pivot hole of each said pivotal member, a distance between said two rear feet being longer than a distance between said two front feet, said two rear feet are connected with a pivot base formed at two opposite sides of said seat; and,said seat having a pivot hole in an intermediate portion of each of two opposite sides for pivotally connecting said two front feet, said seat having a pivot base near a rear end of said two opposite sides with said rear feet, each said pivot base having a recessed flat face on both an upper and a lower surface, said upper and lower recessed flat faces supporting front feet of an adjacent chair when a plurality of said collapsible chairs are stacked in said collapsed condition.