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Laterally collapsible

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297 - Chairs and seats

297160100 - COLLAPSIBLE CHAIR; I.E., RELATIVELY FOLDING BOTTOM, BACK, AND LEGS

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Class / Patent application numberDescriptionNumber of patent applications / Date published
297042000 Laterally collapsible 15
20080265631Folding ottoman - The present invention provides a foldable ottoman having a sidewall assembly, a bottom panel, and a top lid. The sidewall assembly comprises a number of sidewalls, wherein adjacent sidewalls are interconnected by flexible hinges so as to enable the sidewall assembly to be moved between a collapsed state and a deployed state. In the deployed state, the sidewall assembly forms a geometric shape. The bottom panel is inserted into the deployed sidewall assembly and is removably supported by a plurality of removable support means. The top lid is placed onto the sidewall assembly and is removably supported thereon.10-30-2008
20090079235STRUCTURE OF CHAIR CAPABLE OF BEING STACKED VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY - A chair assembly capable of being stacked vertically and horizontally includes a frame assembled with a turnable seat, a backrest, and armrests; wherein the frame is comprised of two frontal supports and two rear supports; an assembling shaft is horizontally disposed within the frame for holding and allowing the seat to be turned, a positioning rod disposed parallel to the assembling shaft for allowing the seat to be turned upward or downward and keeping the seat upturned or downturned. The assembly and combination of the frame, the backrest, the armrests, and the turnable seat causes that the resulted chair is stacked both horizontally and vertically. Moreover, the disposition of hooks and slots at both sides of the frame further allow the chairs to be aligned and connected together in an orderly manner.03-26-2009
20100013273Foldable director's chair - A foldable director's chair comprises a pair of armrest unit and leg frame unit. Each armrest unit and leg frame unit is hollow tube of which the right angle ends extending straightly downward or upward for a suitable length with their opening of the tubes corresponding to each other via a gliding tube connecting through the armrest unit and the leg frame unit. The diameter of the gliding tube is smaller than that of the tube of the armrest unit allowing one end of each gliding tube being able to engaged through the tube of the armrest unit and fixed to each other via nails and first retaining sleeve while another end being engaged through the leg frame unit without being fixed thereto allowing the armrest unit moving straightly upward or downward along the gliding tube.01-21-2010
20100013274FRAME STRUCTURE FOR A FOLDABLE CHAIR - A frame structure for a foldable chair comprises a front interconnecting supporting unit, a rear interconnecting supporting unit, a lateral interconnecting supporting unit, an armrest unit, a seat supporting unit, an armrest unit, and a transverse supporting rod. The front interconnecting supporting unit is installed with a front leg unit, a crisscrossed supporting unit. The rear interconnecting supporting unit comprises a rear leg unit, an arc-shaped supporting unit of which one end of each section is curved in shape. Each of the lateral interconnecting supporting unit includes two board members pivotally crisscrossed connected with each other between the front and rear leg unit. Beneath the armrest unit, a gliding rod is extending along thereof and a connecting joint is protruding there from. The transverse supporting rod is formed with a connecting plate, a rod and a connecting joint.01-21-2010
20130038094TRANSFORMABLE TATTOO CHAIR - The present invention discloses a portable folding tattoo chair comprising a left part (02-14-2013
20130057030Collapsible Chair - A collapsible chair includes a frame having two sidepieces, each having a base portion and a back portion. The base has an upward facing concave edge complementary to a portion of a spherical profile of a seating ball, the base portion further includes a frontal aspect. Each sidepiece has one or more hinges to connect the two sidepieces. The sidepieces, when hinged together, are moveable between a collapsed arrangement and an open arrangement. The chair further includes a cross member having an upward facing concave edge complementary to a portion of the spherical profile of the seating ball. The cross member is configured to mate with the frontal aspects of the two sidepieces so as to stabilize the two sidepieces in the open position. The upward facing concave edges of the sidepieces and the cross member form a triangular cradle that supports the seating ball.03-07-2013
20130106145Folding Chair05-02-2013
20140097647COLLAPSIBLE AND PORTABLE ROCKING CHAIR - A collapsible and portable rocking chair includes left and right frame side assemblies collectively defining forward and rear leg portions, armrests, and back support members. The chair also includes cross-members connecting the left and right frame said assemblies and collectively defining a seat support in the set-up condition of the chair. The cross members are pivotally connected to one another as well as to the left and right frame side assemblies to facilitate folding of the chair frame to a collapsed condition. Each frame side assembly is supported on a fulcrum point for rocking movement of the chair frame. A rocker mechanism is attached to the chair frame to support the chair during rocking movement and to facilitate rocking of the chair in connection with the user's shifting weight. The rocker mechanism may be provided in connection with a front leg member, a rear leg member, or both.04-10-2014
297044000 Folding back or bottom sections 2
20090108640LATCH REAR SEAT BACK OPERATION - A vehicle seat for temporarily enlarging trunkspace includes a seat back and a seat bottom. The seat back is positionable in an upright position and a folded position. The seat back at least partially defines a portion of a vehicle storage compartment. In the folded position, the storage compartment is larger and able to hold more items than when the seat back is in the upright position. The vehicle seat is operable by a user with a single hand.04-30-2009
20130229032COLLAPSIBLE MOBILE FURNITURE FRAME - A collapsible mobile furniture frame is provided that includes a center frame, a left frame and a right frame. The left and right frames each include a seat base and a seat back. The left and right seat backs are pivotally connected to the left and right seat bases, respectively, such that the left and right seat backs are capable of pivoting downwardly to a collapsed position against the left seat base. Likewise, the right seat back is pivotally connected to the right seat base by right back hinges such that the right back is capable of pivoting downwardly about the right back hinges to a collapsed position against the right seat base. The left and right frames are pivotally connected to the center seat base such that they are capable of pivoting upwardly to a collapsed position against the center seat base.09-05-2013
297045000 Fabric bottom and back 5
20100072790Collapsible high chair - A collapsible high chair including a softgoods attachment supported by a collapsible frame. The collapsible high chair may include a releasably mounted tray. Embodiments include softgoods attachments that are easily removable from the frame and softgoods attachments including integrated carry bags. Embodiments may include passive restraints such a horn extending from the underside of the tray or a webbing restraint mounted near the front of the seat, for example. Embodiments of the collapsible frame include vertical legs.03-25-2010
20100171342Telescoping foldable chair - A telescoping foldable chair having a skeleton having a pair of lower leg frames of U shape each having a pair of outer legs connected with a ground bar, a pair of upper leg frames of inverted U shape each having a pair of inner legs connected with a top cross bar respectively slidable contained in one of the outer legs, a front and a rear sets each having a pair of inner tubes respectively pivotally linked to the top cross bars, a pair of outer tubes respectively pivotally linked to one lower end of the outer leg frames, and a central link which pivotally connects free ends of the inner and outer tubes, and, a sitting cloth attached on the skeleton. The telescoping foldable chair has a strong structure yet small folded volume.07-08-2010
20110169305COLLAPSIBLE CHAIR - A collapsible chair constructed of tubing and fabric that is for use at the beach, camping or outdoors where portability is important to the user. The chair included folding support members that allow the chair to fold up into a small package.07-14-2011
20150054313SLIM FOLD CROSS BRACE DESIGN - First and second U-shaped cross-members each include a front portion, a rear portion, and a cross bar connecting the front portion to the rear portion. The front and rear portions of the cross-members are pivotally connected with each other at central portions thereof. Left and right frame side assemblies are pivotally connected to the cross-members and have lateral portions that extend generally parallel the cross bars of the cross-members. The cross-members are mutually movable from a generally X-shaped setup condition in which the cross bars of the cross-members are transversely spaced apart from one another and the lateral portions of the left and right frame side assemblies also are transversely spaced apart from one another, to a generally flat collapsed condition in which the left and right frame side assemblies are nested within an envelope defined by the collapsed cross-members.02-26-2015
20150054314EASY FOLDING CROSS BRACE DESIGN - First and second U-shaped cross-members each have legs connected by cross bars and pivotally connected with each other at central portions thereof, and are mutually movable from a generally X-shaped setup condition in which the cross bars are transversely spaced apart, to a generally flat collapsed condition. Right and left frame side assemblies respectively are pivotally connected to the first and second cross-members at terminal ends of their respective front and rear portions and by at least one lost motion linkage.02-26-2015

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