Patent ID: 8702162

Claim:
A folding chair capable of either being in a folded position or in an upright position, the chair comprising: a base assembly having a front end and a rear end, and having a substantially planar ground contact surface; a front end leg assembly having connection points with the base assembly and a seat support area, said front end leg assembly having two vertical members joined by a first horizontal connector, said vertical members each having a top end and a bottom end, said bottom ends of the vertical members movably connected to the base assembly so that the front end of the base assembly extends forwardly from the connection points and also so that the vertical members may be positioned either folded substantially in parallel with and above the planar ground contact surface or extended substantially perpendicular to the planar ground contact surface, said front end leg assembly further comprising one or more chest support mounting brackets; a rear end leg assembly, said rear end leg assembly having two vertical members joined by a second horizontal connector, said vertical members each having a top end and a bottom end, said bottom ends of the vertical members movably connected to the rear end of the base section so that the vertical members may be positioned either folded substantially in parallel with and above the planar ground contact surface or extended substantially perpendicular to the planar ground contact surface, and where the rear end leg assembly is taller than the seat support area of the front end leg assembly when both assemblies are in perpendicular position; a seat support assembly, said seat support assembly movably connected to the top end of the rear end leg assembly and extending to rest on the seat support area of the front leg assembly when the chair is in the upright position; and a chest support removably connected to the chest support mounting bracket(s).