Patent ID: 7950744

Claim:
A collapsible footrest for a folding chair having a seat and at least two legs extending downward from a front edge of said seat to a surface on which the chair rests, said footrest comprising: a footrest panel; a first pair of crossed support members pivotally engaged to one another at a mid point and each defining a proximal end affixed to said footrest panel and a distal end; a second pair of crossed support members pivotally engaged to one another at a mid point and each defining a proximal end and a distal end, each of said distal ends of said second pair of support members pivotally engaged to a distal end of said first pair of support members by a hinged coupling allowing a limited range of relative pivotal movement about a single axis; and each of said proximal ends of said second pair of support members engaged to a leg of said chair by a bi-directional coupling allowing a limited range of relative pivotal movement about two axes; whereby said footrest panel may be unfolded to a first upright position to comfortably support a seated user's legs, and folded to a second stowed position folded into and collapsed with the folding chair for storage.