Patent ID: 6899384

Claim:
A foldable chair assembly comprising: a seat frame including left and right side sections and having a first width measured in a direction transverse to said left and right side sections; a backrest including left and right side sections which are pivoted respectively to said left and right side sections of said seat frame, said backrest having a second width measured in a direction transverse to said left and right side sections of said backrest; a rear leg including left and right side sections which are pivoted respectively to said left and right side sections of said backrest, said rear leg having a third width measured in a direction transverse to said left and right side sections of said rear leg; a front leg including left and right side sections which are pivoted respectively to said left and right side sections of said rear leg and said left and right side sections of said seat frame, said front leg having a fourth width measured in a direction transverse to said left and right side sections of said front leg; a pair of pivot units, each of which interconnects one of said left and right side sections of said backrest and one of said left and right side sections of said rear leg; and two connecting units, each of which includes a pivot portion connected between a respective one of said left and right side sections of said seat frame and a respective one of said left and right side sections of said front leg, and a connecting plate connected to said pivot portion and having an elongated slot to permit one of said pivot units to extend therethrough and to slide therewithin; wherein when said chair assembly is folded, said seat frame, said backrest, and said front and rear legs lie substantially in the same plane.