Patent ID: 6913312
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. An articulating chair, comprising: a knockdown frame including a pair of separate generally U-shaped frame portions, one constituting a seat portion and the other constituting a backrest frame portion, each of said U-shaped frame portions having two chamfered ends, and a pair of generally L-shaped connectors adapted for a telescopic fit into the chamfered ends of said frame portions to form a rigid generally L-shaped frame, and all of said U-shaped frame portions and L-shaped connectors being Zinc plated for ease of assembly; a removable cover formed to fit over the frame and to hold said knockdown frame in assembly, said cover including a top panel section sewn against a bottom panel section, a side panel section sewn there between, and a cushion enclosed there between, said cover being insertable over said frame and swingable relative to the frame; whereby said chair may be assembled and positioned on a surface in one of a first position in which the seat portion of the frame rests flat with the backrest portion extending upward to provide a backrest, said cushion extending forwardly from the frame to provide a seat, and a second position said chair being adapted to be overturned from said first position to a second position in which the seat portion of the frame extends upwardly and the backrest portion slopes downwardly with the cushion resting thereon to present a reclining surface.