Patent ID: 6029406
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A collapsible seating system, comprising:a forward seating system extending between front and rear support frames, comprising a lower series of folding seats affixed to a lower platform proximate said rear support frame, a lower panel hingedly connected to said lower platform and extending between said lower platform and said front support frame, and a lower series of vertical folding panels beneath said lower platform and said lower panel, said lower vertical panels being affixed to and spanning between said front and rear support frames, whereby said lower vertical panels fold inward drawing said front frame toward said rear frame; anda rear seating system extending between said rear support frame and a stationary wall, comprising an upper series of folding seats affixed to an upper platform proximate said stationary wall, an upper panel hingedly connected to said upper platform and extending between said upper platform and said rear support frame, and an upper series of vertical folding panels beneath said upper platform and said upper panel, said upper vertical panels being affixed to and spanning between said rear support frame and said stationary wall, whereby said upper vertical panels fold inward drawing said rear frame toward said stationary wall.