Patent Publication Number: US-2020275771-A1

Title: Folding chair having a side table

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present application relates to the technical field of folding chairs, and in particular, relates to a folding chair having a side table. 
     BACKGROUND 
     A folding chair is a lightweight, stackable chair, which is convenient to move and space-saving. It is especially important for outdoor use. The conventional folding chairs generally do not have a side table. For example, the patent CN201520901010.2 provides a folding chair having a side table. The folding chair of this technical solution has a side tabletop, and the tabletop is connected to an armrest. Since the tabletop is provided on the armrest, the normal placement of the arm of user will be affected at the time of using the chair, which is not comfortable. Further, the tabletop is small in size due to this design, resulting in a small placement space and less placement of items. 
     SUMMARY 
     Therefore, the present application provides a folding chair having a side table. The side table is provided separately from the chair frame, which does not affect the comfort of use, and the side table is provided with a relatively large size, which has relatively more items being placed. 
     In order to achieve at least one of the above purposes, the technical solution provided in this application is as follows: 
     A folding chair having a side table, including a folding chair frame and a folding table frame that is foldably linked with the folding chair frame, a plurality of support connectors are provided on the upper end of the folding table frame, and the plurality of support connectors are in the same horizontal plane to support tabletop when the folding table frame is in an unfolded state. 
     Further, the folding table frame has a hollow accommodating space in the unfolded state. 
     Further, the folding chair frame includes: a seatback tube and a foldable rear chair side frame, a front chair side frame and two side chair side frames, the two side chair side frames being arranged with a space are connected between the rear chair side frame and the front chair side frame and formed in a linkage connection, the rear chair side frame is sleeved on the seatback tube, and a position limiting structure is provided between the seatback tube and the rear chair side frame to limit the folding of the folding chair frame. 
     Further, the folding table frame includes: a foldable rear table side frame, a front table side frame and a side table side frame, the side table side frame and one of the side chair side frames being arranged with a space are connected between the rear table side frame and the front table side frame and formed in a linkage connection. 
     Further, the rear chair side frame, the front chair side frame, the side chair side frame, the rear table side frame, the front table side frame and the side table side frame are all X-shaped telescopic frame, the upper ends between the adjacent X-shaped telescopic frames are hinged through a connector, the lower ends between the adjacent X-shaped telescopic frames are hinged through a foot pad, and the connectors for connecting the side chair side frame and the back table side frame, the side chair side frame and the front table side frame, the front table side frame and the side table side frame, and the rear table side frame and the side table side frame serve as the support connectors on the folding table frame. 
     Further, the rear chair side frame is sleeved on the seatback tube through the connector connected to the upper end thereof, and the seatback tube is also fixedly inserted into the foot pad at the lower end of the rear chair side frame. 
     Further, the upper end of a connecting tube of the X-shaped telescopic frame that serves as the front chair side frame also extends upward to form an armrest tube portion. 
     The technical solution provided by this application has the following beneficial effects: 
     The independent folding chair frame and folding table frame are provided. A plurality of support connectors is provided on the upper end of the folding table frame so as to place tabletop. It is implemented by providing the side table and chair frame independently, which does not affect the comfort of use. The side table is provided with a relatively large size, which has relatively more items being placed. The folding chair frame and the folding table frame are formed in a folding linkage to achieve unified folding, which has simple structure and can be easily operated. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a first schematic structural diagram illustrating the folding chair having the side table in an unfolded state according to the embodiments; 
         FIG. 2  is a second schematic structural diagram illustrating the folding chair having the side table in an unfolded state according to the embodiments; 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic structural diagram illustrating the folding chair having the side table in a folded and housed state according to the embodiments. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     To further explain the embodiments, the present application is provided with accompanying drawings. These drawings are part of the disclosure of the application, which are mainly used to explain the embodiments, and can explain the operation principles of the embodiments in conjunction with the related descriptions of specification. With reference to these contents, a person of ordinary skill in the art should be able to understand other possible implementations and advantages of the present application. The components in the figure are not drawn in scale, and similar component symbols are often used to indicate similar components. 
     The present application will be further described with reference to the drawings and the detailed description of the embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 to 3 , the embodiment provides the folding chair having the side table, which includes a folding chair frame and a folding table frame that is foldably linked with the folding chair frame. A plurality of support connectors  111  are provided on the upper end of the folding table frame, and the plurality of support connectors  111  are in the same horizontal plane to support the tabletop  30  when the folding table frame is in an unfolded state. 
     Further, in the embodiments, the folding table frame has the hollow accommodating space  3  in the unfolded state, and the accommodating space  3  may be used to accommodate the storage bag  40  such as ice bag, which is appropriately used in fishing, camping, etc. More specifically, the accommodating space  3  is located between the plurality of supporting connectors  111 , so that the storage bag  40  is located below the tabletop  30  and does not additionally occupy space. 
     Further, in the embodiments, the folding chair frame includes the seatback tube  14  and the foldable rear chair side frame  11 , a front chair side frame  12  and two side chair side frames  13 . The two side chair side frames  13  being arranged with a space are connected between the rear chair side frame  11  and the front chair side frame  12  and formed in a linkage connection. The rear chair side frame  11  is sleeved on the seatback tube  14 , and a position limiting structure is provided between the seatback tube  14  and the rear chair side frame  11  to limit the folding of the folding chair frame. Specifically, the seatback tube  14  is provided with two, the two side ends of the rear chair side frame  11  are respectively sleeved on the seatback tube  14 , and the cloth for seatback may be sleeved on the two seatback tubes  14  so as to achieve backrest. The space enclosed and formed by the rear chair side frame  11 , the front chair side frame  12  and the two side chair side frames  13  is used for sleeve cloth layers so as to form a seat structure. During the folding operation, while any one of side frames is operated, the other side frames will move synchronously. 
     Further, in the embodiments, the folding table frame includes the foldable rear table side frame  21 , the front table side frame  22  and the side table side frame  23 . The side table side frame  23  and one of the side chair side frames being arranged with a space are connected between the rear table side frame  21  and the front table side frame  22  and formed in a linkage connection so as to achieve the folding linkage of the folding chair frame and the folding table frame. 
     Specifically, the rear chair side frame  11 , the front chair side frame  11 , the side chair side frame  13 , the rear table side frame  21 , the front table side frame  22  and the side table side frame  23  are all X-shaped telescopic frame, which is a structure formed by pivotally connecting the middle of the two connecting tubes  101 . The upper ends between the adjacent X-shaped telescopic frames are hinged through the connector  1 , and the lower ends between the adjacent X-shaped telescopic frames are hinged through the foot pad  2 . The foot pad  2  is also used to support the supporting surface such as grand. The connectors  1 , serving as the support connectors  111  on the folding table frame, for connecting the side chair side frame  13  and the back table side frame  21 , the side chair side frame  13  and the front table side frame  22 , the front table side frame  22  and the side table side frame  23 , and the rear table side frame  21  and the side table side frame  23 , forms four support connectors  111 . After being unfolded, the four support connectors  111  are in the same horizontal plane. The accommodating space  3  is formed by enclosing the rear chair side frame  11 , the front chair side frame  12  and the two side chair side frames  13  together. The tabletop  30  with the storage bag  40  is placed correspondingly, that is, the storage bag  40  is located in the accommodating space  3 , the four corners of the tabletop  30  are placed on the four supporting connectors  111 , and the state shown in  FIG. 2  is finally formed. 
     The X-shaped telescopic frame is used, and the upper and lower ends between each of the adjacent X-shaped telescopic frames are connected so as to form a linkage connection. The X-shaped telescopic frame has a simple structure and is convenient for folding. Of course, in other embodiments, the X-shaped telescopic frame may also be replaced completely or partially by using other foldable brackets. For example, partially replacing refers to that, the rear chair side frame  11 , the front chair side frame  12 , and two side chair side frames  13  of the folding chair frame is replaced with other foldable brackets, and the rear table side frame  21 , the front table side frame  22  and the side table side frame  23  are unchanged and still use the X-shaped telescopic frame. The folding linkage structure of the folding chair frame and the folding table frame may also be replaced by using other linkage connection structures. 
     Further, the rear chair side frame  11 , the front chair side frame  12 , the side chair side frame  13 , and the side table side frame  23  uses a single X-shaped telescopic frame. The single X-shaped telescopic frame can support better. The width of the folding table frame is relatively narrow, and the rear table side frame  21  and the front table side frame  22  are structure connected by two X-shaped telescopic frames from lower to upper so as to adapt to size requirements. Of course, in other embodiments, the rear table side frame  21  and the front table side frame  22  may also be connected by using a single X-shaped telescopic frame. 
     Further, the rear chair side frame  11  is sleeved on the seatback tube  14  through the connector  1  connected to the upper end thereof, and the seatback tube  14  is also fixedly inserted into the foot pad  2  at the lower end of the rear chair side frame  11 . 
     Further, the position limiting structure is provided between the seatback tube  14  and the rear chair side frame  11  to limit the folding of the folding chair frame. Specifically, this position limiting structure is the prior art. For example, a position limiting protrusion (not shown) is provided on the seatback tube  14 . When fully unfolding, the connector sleeved on the seatback tube  14  is abutted against and limited the position limiting projection, thereby being fixed. Size limitation of cloth cover sleeved onto the folding chair frame can also be used for limiting. 
     Further, in the embodiments, the upper end of a connecting tube  101  of the X-shaped telescopic frame that serves as the front chair side frame  12  also extends upward to form the armrest tube portion  102  for armrest. Of course, the armrest tube portion  102  can also cooperate with the action of folding and housing. When folding and housing are needed, the folding of the front chair side frame  12  can be implemented by holding the two armrest tube portions  102  and then snugged inward, and the folding chair frame and the other side frames of the folding table frame are synchronously folded through linkage. It is convenient to operate, as shown in  FIG. 3  after housing. 
     Specifically, the folding chair frame and the folding table frame in this embodiment both use a square structure, that is, they are surrounded by four side frames, and one side frame is shared between the folding chair frame and the folding table frame, so as to realize the overall linkage connection, which has simple structure. In other embodiments, three or five or more side frames may also be used for enclosing. It can be easily increased or decreased by those skilled in the art according to the description of the above structure. Specifically, in this embodiment, the X-shaped telescopic frame is a structure formed by pivotally connecting the middle portions of the two connecting tubes  101  and assembled by tube assembly, which has light weight. 
     Of course, in other embodiments, solid rods may also be used alternatively to enhance the supporting ability and the like. 
     The independent folding chair frame and folding table frame are provided in this solution. A plurality of support connectors  111  is provided on the upper end of the folding table frame so as to place tabletop  30 . It is implemented by providing the side table and chair frame independently, which does not affect the comfort of use. The side table is provided with a relatively large size, which has relatively more items being placed. The folding chair frame and the folding table frame are formed in a folding linkage to achieve unified folding, which has simple structure and can be easily operated. 
     Although the present application has been specifically shown and described in connection with the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the present application can be modified in form and detail without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application as defined by the appended claims. Various changes are made within the scope of protection of this application.