Patent ID: 7048331

Claim:
A foldable chair comprising: an X-shaped frame movable between a folded, closed position and an unfolded, use position for being supported on a floor, the foldable frame comprising four shaped rods, said rods held together by a central hinge and pivotally rotatable relative to one another along said central hinge, two of said shaped rods forming a bottom portion of said frame having a first and a second side and adapted to support the frame on a floor in the unfolded, use position, said two rods having an indented section and positioned on a first and a second side of bottom portion when in the unfolded, use position, said indented sections free from contact of the floor when the frame is in the unfolded, use position for being supported on the floor; the other two rods of said frame forming a top portion when in the unfolded, open position, said top portion having a first and second side; a first pair of straps extending from the first side to the second side of the top portion of the frame, said two straps forming a seat when the frame is in the unfolded, use position; and a second pair of straps having a top end and a bottom end, one of said second pair of straps connected to and extending downwardly from the first side of the top portion of the frame to the bottom portion of the frame when the frame is in the unfolded, use position, and the other of said second pair of straps connected to and extending downwardly from the second side of the top portion of the frame to the bottom portion of the frame when the frame is in the unfolded, use position, the second pair of straps connecting the top portion of the frame to the bottom portion of the frame when the chair is in the unfolded, use position; a third pair of straps, each strap having one end connected to the bottom ends of said second pair of straps and a second end connected to a locking mechanism when the foldable chair is the an unfolded, open position to be supported on a floor and to accommodate a seated occupant.