Patent ID: 6193308
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A47B,A47C

Abstract:
A collapsible chair, comprising:two or more collapsible chair units arranged abreast on the chair with a gap being defined between the chair units, said collapsible chair units being integrated with each other into a collapsible single body, each of the chair units further comprising front, rear, left and right X-shaped collapsible leg frames, a plurality of front and rear supports, a plurality of front and rear connectors, two back support columns, a back support member, a seat member, a pair of guide columns, a support wire and two auxiliary connectors; said leg frames being coupled to each other at their upper and lower ends using said plurality of front and rear supports and said plurality of front and rear connectors, thus forming a collapsible chair framework with two back support columns being held by the two rear supports and the two rear connectors, said two back support columns supporting said back support member, each of the collapsible chair units also having said seat member supported by the front and rear connectors which respectively define the front and rear portions of the chair;said guide columns being oriented vertically and being positioned in the back of the inside one of the two back support columns of each collapsible chair unit while extending in parallel to the back support column, each said guide column being fixed to the inside one of rear supports of adjacent chair units, with the collapsible chair units additionally being coupled to each other into the collapsible single body by the support wire, which is attached across the chair unit tops such as to encircle the tops of the two auxiliary connectors, which are vertically oriented and individually mounted to the top portion of both the inside back support column and an associated vertical guide column of each of the collapsible chair units;a movable guide member received in each of the guide columns in a way such that the guide member is movable in a vertical direction under the guidance of said guide column, with a table being movably coupled to the outside end of the guide members of adjacent collapsible chair units in a way such that the table is rotatable around the two guide members forwardly or backwardly;two front vertical columns individually provided at the inside corner of the front portion of each collapsible chair unit, thus supporting the front portion of said table when the table is positioned horizontally; andan extension provided at each of the two auxiliary connectors so as to allow the two auxiliary connectors to have the same height as that of the two front vertical columns, thus supporting the rear portion of said table when the table is positioned horizontally.