Patent ID: 6312048
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
In combination, a foldable aluminum chair having at least foldable legs and an assembly for converting said chair into a wheeled tote, said chair legs being comprised of substantially U-shaped hollow tubes comprised of a yoke and integral arms extending from the yoke, said arms pivotally mounted so that said legs are moveable between a collapsed position wherein the yokes lie adjacent to one another and an open position with the yokes displaced from one another for supporting the chair on a supporting surface;said converting assembly comprising first and second pairs of brackets;each bracket pair comprising first and second bracket halves, each bracket half having first and second arcuate-shaped, concave, tube receiving recesses having their longitudinal axes transverse to one another, and locking portions on opposite sides of said recesses;fastening means extending through aligned openings in the locking portions of said first and second bracket halves of said first and second pairs of brackets each bracket pair respectively embracing an arm of one of said legs;a tubular extension inserted into each cooperating pair of second recesses which receive and support one of said extensions;each extension having openings on opposite diametric sides thereof,axle extending though the openings in each extension;a pair of wheels mounted on each axle, said wheels being on opposite sides of said extension;end caps locking each pair of wheels on their respective axle;said bracket pairs being slidable along their respective integral arms;first self-tapping fasteners extending through openings in said brackets for securing said brackets at a desired location along said leg arm; said extension being slidable within said brackets; andsecond self-tapping fasteners extending through further openings in said brackets for securing said extensions to project a desired distance from said brackets.