Patent ID: 8864222
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A unifoldable reclining chair comprising: an articulated frame defining a back support and a seat support, wherein said frame has a set-up condition and a collapsed condition, and wherein in said set-up condition, the back support is adapted to be angularly adjusted between at least two reclined positions relative to the seat support; a flexible seat panel mounted on the seat support of the frame, said flexible seat panel defining a generally taut chair seat when same frame is in its set-up condition; and a flexible backrest panel mounted on the back support of the frame, said flexible backrest panel defining a generally taut chair backrest when said frame is in its set-up condition; wherein said frame comprises a pair of side frame assemblies of opposite hand disposed in generally parallelly extending and transversely spaced apart opposing relation to each other in the set-up condition of said chair, each said side frame assembly having a plurality of generally axially elongated frame members being interconnected for pivotal movement relative to one another about generally transversely extending pivot axes, said frame members including: wherein said frame further comprises generally transversely extending front and rear connector assemblies extending between and pivotally connected to said side frame assemblies for transversely moving said side frame assemblies towards and away from each other during collapsing or set-up of the chair frame; wherein each lower end of the rear connector assembly is movably attached to a respective one of the rear leg members of the frame for movement between first and second positions spaced apart along the respective rear leg member, said positions corresponding to respective first and second reclined positions of the back support relative to the seat support; wherein said chair in its collapsed condition forms a bundle with all of the frame members and the front and rear connector assemblies gathered together from the set-up condition and having generally common directions of extent; and wherein said chair is folded from its set-up condition to its collapsed condition with a single folding action.