Patent ID: 7293826

Claim:
A folding chair with an anti-pinching device, comprising: a seat frame assembly; a front leg assembly, a rear leg assembly that includes a rear leg shaft; an anti-pinching device assembly, the anti-pinching device assembly including a clevis assembly and a further shaft, the further shaft being arranged to slide within the rear leg shaft, the clevis assembly being secured to the further shaft and pivotally connected to the front leg assembly; the rear leg assembly and the seat frame assembly being pivotally connected to the each other via a connecting pivot assembly, the front leg assembly and the seat frame assembly being pivotally connected to each other via a further pivot assembly, the further shaft having two portions of different diameters with a seat transitioning between the two portions, the clevis assembly being fitted onto the portion of the further shaft whose diameter is smaller than that of the other portion so as to limit travel of the clevis assembly relative to the further shaft.