Patent ID: 7717503

Claim:
A collapsible chair apparatus comprising: a frame including a plurality of legs, a plurality of braces being attached to and extending between pairs of said legs, said braces being hingedly coupled to said legs to allow said legs to be placed in a stored position positioned adjacent to each other or in a deployed position spaced from each other, each of said legs having an upper end, a first panel being attached to said upper ends and defining a seat member for sitting upon when said legs are in said deployed position, two of said legs defining back legs; a pair of back supports being attached to and extending upwardly from said back legs, said back supports being positioned adjacent to each other when said legs are in said stored position and being spaced from each other when said legs are in said deployed position, a second panel being attached to and extending between said back supports to define a backrest; and a lower securing strap having a first end and a second end, said first end of said lower securing strap being attached to one of said back legs, said lower securing strap being extended around said plurality of legs and coupled to itself by a securing member when said legs are in said stored position to releasably retain said legs in said stored position; said securing member including a first mating member attached to said lower securing strap nearer to said first end than said second end and a second mating member attached to said lower securing strap nearer to said second end than said first end; and a lower auxiliary mating member being attached to said frame and engaging said second mating member on said lower securing strap when said legs are in said deployed position.