Patent ID: 7648196

Claim:
A collapsible bench and canopy frame apparatus comprising: a seat frame comprising: a plurality of pairs of seat tubes, each pair of seat tubes comprising first and second seat tubes pivotally attached to each other at a mid point thereof such that the seat tubes can pivot from a substantially aligned position to a crossed position; a plurality of upper and lower joint blocks, each joint block pivotally attached to ends of at least two seat tubes; wherein the seat tubes and joint blocks are configured such that the seat frame is movable from a collapsed position, wherein the seat tubes are substantially aligned and adjacent to each other, to a seating position, wherein each pair of seat tubes is in the crossed position and seat spaces are defined between adjacent upper front and rear joint blocks, wherein the seat frame forms a support for a fabric seat defining at least three seating positions for accommodating at least three persons in a conventional seated posture; a back rest frame comprising: a substantially vertical back tube extending up from each lower rear joint block slidingly through a corresponding upper rear joint block to a location above the seat frame; and a canopy frame comprising; at least two vertical canopy tubes, each vertical canopy tube concentrically slidably arranged within a corresponding back tube and extending telescopically upward from an open top end of the corresponding back tube; at least two lateral canopy tubes, each lateral canopy tube pivotally attached at a rear end thereof to a top end of a corresponding vertical canopy tube, wherein the lateral canopy tubes are movable from an extended position, extending forward from top ends of the corresponding vertical canopy tubes, to a collapsed position substantially aligned with the vertical canopy tubes; and a collapsible lateral canopy brace extending between the at least two lateral canopy tubes.