Patent ID: 6896322

Claim:
A chair foldable between a closed, collapsed storage position and an open, extended sitting position comprising: a frame having spaced side walls and top and bottom walls extending between respective ends of said side walls; a first pair of spaced legs having upper and lower ends; a second pair of spaced legs having upper and lower ends located between and inwardly of said first pair of spaced legs; a first pair of pivot means intermediate the ends of said first and second legs for rotatably connecting one of each pair of legs together; a second pair of pivot means adjacent the upper ends of each of said first legs cooperatively engaging a first pair of sliding slots defined by said frame for rotatably connecting said first pair of legs to said frame and enabling movement along said slot; a third pair of pivot means adjacent the lower ends of each of said second legs for rotatably connecting said second pair of legs to said frame adjacent its bottom wall; a seat positioned between said first pair of legs and between said second pair of legs, said seat having a supporting surface defined between front and rear edges; a fourth pair of pivot means one on either side of said seat intermediate its front and rear edges for rotatably connecting said seat to the upper ends of said second pair of legs; and, a fifth pair of pivot means rearward on said seat of said fourth pivot means cooperatively engaging a second pair of sliding slots defined one in each of the first pair of legs for rotatably connecting said seat to said first pair of legs and enabling motion along said slot, whereby the chair may be moved between a closed, folded position in said frame with the first and second pair of legs and the seat collapsed to a substantially flat condition and an open position with said seat extended and first leg lower portions and said frame bottom wall locatable on a supporting surface.