Patent ID: 7125080

Claim:
A foldable chair comprising a seat and a backrest, the seat having a front end and a back end with the backrest having a lower end and an upper end and with a chair pivot pivotably mounting the lower end of the backrest to the back end of the seat for enabling the backrest to be pivoted between an operating position and a folded position, the improvement comprising: an armrest having a first and a second end; an armrest pivot for pivoting said armrest relative to the backrest; said armrest pivot located between said first and second ends of said armrest for pivotably mounting said armrest for rotational movement between an extended position and a retracted position; said armrest pivot positioned between the lower end and the upper end of the backrest; a first pivot located on said armrest and positioned closer to said first end of said armrest than said armrest pivot; said second end of said armrest providing an arm support for an occupant of the chair; a second pivot located on the seat and positioned closer to said back end of the seat than the chair pivot; a link operating between said first pivot and said second pivot for enabling said armrest to be rotated independently on said armrest pivot between said extended position and said retracted position when said backrest is in the operating position; and said link rotating said armrest on said armrest pivot from said extended position to said retracted position when the backrest is moved from the operating position to the folded position.