Patent ID: 6382716
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A folding chair having a folded and an unfolded configuration comprising:a first support member having a first linking element; a second support member having a second linking element, wherein the first and second chair support members are pivotally attached to each other so as to enable tilting of the first chair support member with respect to the second chair support member, said folded configuration resulting in (a) the first and second chair support members being substantially aligned with each other and (b) the first and second linking elements being a first distance apart, said unfolded configuration resulting in (a) the first and second chair support members being substantially tilted with respect to each other and (b) the first and second linking elements being a second distance from each other; a seat that is attached to the first and second chair support members, wherein the seat is substantially aligned with the first and second chair support members when the chair is in the folded configuration and wherein the seat is substantially parallel to a surface upon which the first and second chair support members are positioned when the chair is in the unfolded configuration so as to enable a user to rest thereon in a seated position; and a first brace member having first and second ends, wherein the first end of the first brace member is slidably attached to the first linking element of the first chair support member and wherein the second end of the first brace member is slidably attached to the second linking element, said first brace member allowing the distance between the first and second linking elements to vary between the first and second distances so as to enable the chair to be manipulated between the folded and unfolded configurations, said first brace member inhibiting the distance between the first and second linking elements from increasing beyond the second distance so as to reduce the likelihood of the chair collapsing in response to a downward force applied on the seat when the seat is in the unfolded configuration.