GB2470864A - Fold-away seat - Google Patents

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GB2470864A
GB2470864A GB1015762A GB201015762A GB2470864A GB 2470864 A GB2470864 A GB 2470864A GB 1015762 A GB1015762 A GB 1015762A GB 201015762 A GB201015762 A GB 201015762A GB 2470864 A GB2470864 A GB 2470864A
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seat
seat member
fold
away seat
hinge
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Rombout Victor Aernout Quaestor Alting Frieling
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Royal College of Art
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C1/00—Chairs adapted for special purposes
    • A47C1/12—Theatre, auditorium, or similar chairs
    • A47C1/121—Theatre, auditorium, or similar chairs having tipping-up seats
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C9/00—Stools for specified purposes
    • A47C9/06—Wall stools ; Stools hingedly mounted against the wall

Abstract

The present invention provides a seat that can be moved between an upright storage configuration and a deployed configuration in which it can support a person sitting on it. The seat comprises a seat member (2) providing a surface on which a person can sit. The rear of the seat member (2) is pivoted to an anchor point (e.g. a wall (4)) via a hinge (3), while the front of the seat member (2) is pivoted via a hinge (1) to a support member having a flexible section (6) that flexes when the seat member (2) is deployed; the flexible member (6) supports the front of the seat member (2) and a person sitting on it.
GB1015762A 2008-02-20 2009-02-20 Fold-away seat Withdrawn GB2470864A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0803045A GB0803045D0 (en) 2008-02-20 2008-02-20 A seat that emerges when someone sits down in it
PCT/GB2009/000501 WO2009104004A1 (en) 2008-02-20 2009-02-20 Fold-away seat

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GB201015762D0 GB201015762D0 (en) 2010-10-27
GB2470864A true GB2470864A (en) 2010-12-08

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GB1015762A Withdrawn GB2470864A (en) 2008-02-20 2009-02-20 Fold-away seat

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NO331161B1 (en) * 2010-02-02 2011-10-24 Expo Nor As Folding seat assembly
MX2012013030A (en) 2010-05-18 2013-03-12 Aria Entpr Inc Portable, compact folding furniture pieces.
CN106377100B (en) * 2016-09-29 2020-01-14 浙江工业大学 Foldable bidirectional public chair

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2574302A (en) * 1949-10-24 1951-11-06 Robert S Turner Folding wall seat
US4087127A (en) * 1977-04-25 1978-05-02 Lotta Russell P Seating unit for a bath tub, shower stall or the like
GB1544139A (en) * 1977-09-20 1979-04-11 Graaff E De Seat
DE29904529U1 (en) * 1999-03-12 1999-08-05 Schmidt Oliver Collapsible seating
US20060022494A1 (en) * 2004-07-30 2006-02-02 Sanderson Brian M Systems and methods for providing a rollable supporting device

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2574302A (en) * 1949-10-24 1951-11-06 Robert S Turner Folding wall seat
US4087127A (en) * 1977-04-25 1978-05-02 Lotta Russell P Seating unit for a bath tub, shower stall or the like
GB1544139A (en) * 1977-09-20 1979-04-11 Graaff E De Seat
DE29904529U1 (en) * 1999-03-12 1999-08-05 Schmidt Oliver Collapsible seating
US20060022494A1 (en) * 2004-07-30 2006-02-02 Sanderson Brian M Systems and methods for providing a rollable supporting device

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GB0803045D0 (en) 2008-03-26
GB201015762D0 (en) 2010-10-27

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