Patent ID: 7370914

Claim:
A foldable wingback chair including a base, a seat supported on said base, a back having opposite sides, pivot means for pivotally connecting said back relative to said base so as to be selectively movable between an upright erected position and a folded position overlaying at least said base, a pair of side wings, each of said side wings including a fixed lower portion that is secured relative to said base and a movable upper portion that is pivotally connected to said lower portion such that said upper portion is selectively movable so as to be folded with respect to said base and with respect to said back, said pivot means being mounted between said opposite sides of said back and said fixed lower portions of said side wings, and securing means for selectively securing said upper portions of said side wings to said back when said back is in the upright position whereby when said back is not secured to said side wings said back may be compactly folded relative to at least said base and said side wings may also be folded relative to at least said base so that the wingback chair is compactly configured.