JP2003102588A - Chair - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To add a function for integrally holding articles at one location to a chair. SOLUTION: A freely folding frame 1 is provided with a rear stopper part 4 and a seat part 5. The seat part 5 and a seat frame 6 are constituted of a lower plate 7 and an upper plate 8, and a plurality of holes 9 for inserting and standing rod-shaped articles such as a bat, an umbrella, etc., are formed in the lower plate 7. The upper plate 8 is rotatably connected to the seat frame 6 to open and close the holes 9. An arm 13 is rotatably mounted to the frame 1 of the back part 4, and arranged in a stored location along the frame 1 and a use location developed to the side of the frame 1. The arm 13 in the use location is approximately horizontally supported by two supporting legs 17 and 18. The bat B is stood against the arm 13, and articles such as a helmet H, a glove, etc., are hung from hanging implements 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chair having functions other than sitting down.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Folding chairs have been widely used for outdoor activities such as sports and camping because they are convenient to carry. For example, when playing baseball on a ground where no dugout is provided, a folding chair is often brought in and used as a bench.

[0003]

However, since there is no facility for organizing and holding tools in this type of ground, and a folding chair is dedicated to sitting down, a bat, glove, helmet, etc. There is a problem in that the articles are randomly left around the folding chair.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a chair having a function of collectively holding articles in one place.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the chair of the present invention is constructed as follows: (1) A chair having a plurality of holes formed by inserting articles into a seat portion to stand up. (2) A chair in which an arm for hanging an article on the backrest is attached so that the arm can be deployed. (3) A chair in which a plurality of holes for inserting articles are formed in the seat portion, and an arm for hanging the article is attached to the backrest portion in a deployable manner.

[0006] In the above (1) or (3), the "article" which is inserted into the hole and stands up is not particularly limited,
Examples include various rod-shaped articles having a thickness that can be inserted into the hole of the seat portion and stand up, such as sports equipment such as bats and rackets, outdoor portable goods such as umbrellas and canes, and other leisure goods.

The size and shape of the hole are not particularly limited, but when a bat is set up, a round hole having a diameter of 75 to 100 mm or a square hole having a side of 75 to 100 mm is preferable. The number of holes is not particularly limited as long as it is plural, but when standing up a bat, it is preferably 4 to 16 and more preferably 6 to 12 so that a large number of bats used by one team can be accommodated.

In the above (1) or (3), the following two modes can be exemplified. A mode in which the seat portion is composed of a lower plate and an upper plate, the hole is formed in the lower plate, and the upper plate is assembled to the lower plate so as to be openable and closable. In order to improve the sitting comfort, the upper plate preferably has no holes, and the upper plate closes the holes in the lower plate. Also,
It is preferable to provide a cushion on the upper surface of the upper plate to improve the sitting comfort. As the opening and closing structure, the upper plate can be opened and closed by attaching and detaching it to the lower plate, but the upper plate is rotated to the lower plate (including the seat frame that supports the lower plate) so that the upper plate does not separate from the chair. It is preferable to connect them as much as possible.

A mode in which a cushion and an upholstery are provided on the upper surface of the seat portion, the hole is formed through the cushion and the upholstery, and the edge of the hole of the upholstery is curved downward and fixed to the seat portion. Further, it is preferable that the arm be provided so as to be rotatable between a storage position along the frame and a use position overhanging from the frame. Examples of the storage position include a position where the arm is along the side of the frame and a position where the arm is along the upper side of the frame. Examples of the use position include a position where the arm extends laterally of the frame and a position where the arm extends forward or rearward of the frame.

In the above item (2) or (3), the "article" to be hung on the arm is not particularly limited, but sports equipment such as helmet, glove, protector, personal belongings such as towel, and other leisure goods, etc. It can be illustrated.

The size and shape of the arm are not particularly limited, but when the base end of the arm is rotatably attached to the upper end of the frame side of the backrest, the arm extends along the frame side. Ground surface (ground outdoors, floor indoors)
The length is preferably equal to or less than the length extending directly above. The number of arms is not particularly limited, but it is preferable that one arm is provided on either the left or right side of the backrest, or two arms are provided on both the left and right sides of the backrest.

As for the manner in which the arms are attached in a deployable manner, the manner in which the arms are rotatably attached to the frame side portion of the backrest portion, the manner in which they are juxtaposed to the backrest portion, or the backrest portion is provided. An example is a mode in which the device is inserted in a removable manner.

When the arm is deployed substantially horizontally, it is preferable to rotatably connect the support leg to the deployed end.
The lower end of the support leg is the ground plane (ground outdoors, floor indoors)
Abutting against. The support leg may be housed inside an arm having a U-shaped cross section so that it can be stored together with the arm.

Further, it is preferable to attach a hooking device protruding to the side of the arm to the arm so that the articles can be hung neatly, and it is more preferable to install a plurality of hooking devices at predetermined intervals. . Here, the side of the arm means the side with respect to the length direction of the arm.

In the above (1) to (3) and the respective aspects thereof, the type of chair is not particularly limited, but it is a folding chair in which the legs, seat and backrest can be folded back and forth so as to be thinly gathered. Is preferred.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a folding chair will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a frame 1 of this folding chair is configured to be foldable from a large frame 2 made of a metal pipe and having a vertically long rounded rectangular shape, and a U-shaped small frame 3 made of a metal pipe. Has been done. The lower half portion of the large frame 2 constitutes the front leg portion, and the small frame 3 constitutes the rear leg portion. A back support part 4 is provided at the upper end of the large frame 2,
A seat portion 5 is foldably supported by the middle portion of the large frame 2 and the upper end of the small frame 3. A link mechanism similar to that of a well-known office folding chair is used for the folding mechanism of the frame 1 and the seat portion 5, so that the leg portion, the backrest portion 4, and the seat portion 5 are thinly grouped in the front and back. Can be folded.

The seat portion 5 is a metal pipe seat frame 6 supported by the large frame 2 and the small frame 3, a lower plate 7 fixed to the lower surface of the seat frame 6, and an openable / closable assembly to the lower plate 7. Upper plate 8
It consists of and. In this example, nine holes 9 having a diameter of about 80 to 90 mm are formed in the lower plate 7 by inserting a bar-shaped article such as a baseball bat B or an umbrella (not shown) to stand up. The number changes depending on the size. The upper plate 8 is rotatably connected to the rear side of the seat frame 6 by a hinge 10 and has a cushion 11 and a top cover 12 on its upper surface.
Is provided.

Two arms 13 for hanging articles such as towels T and bats B are rotatably provided by shafts 14 on the upper ends of the left and right sides of the large frame 2 near the backrest 4. The storage position which is attached and which follows the large frame 2 and the large frame 2
It is arranged at a use position where it extends substantially horizontally from the side to the side.
The arm 13 is formed of a metal material having a U-shaped cross section and has a length extending from the shaft 14 along the large frame 2 to just above the ground plane. At a plurality of places (three places in the illustrated example) at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the arm 13, hooks 15 for hooking articles such as a helmet H and a grab are rotatably attached by a shaft 16. It is arranged at a storage position along the arm 13 and a use position projecting to the side of the arm (forward in this example).

Further, two support legs 17 and 18 for supporting the arm 13 substantially horizontally at a use position are attached to the tip of the arm 13, and the support legs 17 and 18 are made of a metal mold material having an L-shaped cross section. Has been formed. As shown in FIG. 3, the first support leg 17 is rotatably connected to the tip of the arm 13 by a shaft 19, and the second second support leg 18 is a shaft 20 by which the first support leg 1 is supported.
It is rotatably connected to the base end portion of 7. Then, when in use, the support legs 17 and 18 are expanded downward and the lower ends of the support legs 17 and 18 are brought into contact with the ground contact surface. When not in use, the support legs 17 and 18 are accommodated inside the arm 13 in a stacked state,
The arm 13 and the arm 13 are held at the storage position along the large frame 2.
In this case, the arm 13 has a U-shaped cross section and the supporting legs 17 and 1
The side of the large frame 2 is housed in the L-shaped cross section of 8 so as not to be bulky as much as possible.

When carrying the folding chair having the above-mentioned structure for a baseball game or practice, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper plate 8 of the seat 5 is opened and the arm 13 is deployed to the side of the frame 1. Supported by the support legs 17 and 18, and the latch 15 is pulled out. Then, the bat B is erected in the hole 9 of the lower plate 7, and the arm 1
3 rests the remaining bat B, hangs the towel T, hangs the helmet 15 or the glove on the hook 15. This makes it possible to hold a large number of baseball equipment in one place by using this folding chair even on a ground with insufficient equipment.

When the upper plate 8 is closed, the equipment can be supported by the arm 13 while sitting on the seat 5. At this time, since the hole 9 is covered with the upper plate 8 and the cushion 11 is provided on the upper plate 8, the sitting comfort is good. When it is used only for sitting, the upper plate 8 is closed and the arm 13 is held at the retracted position as shown in FIG. In this form, there is nothing protruding from the frame 1, it does not get in the way, and it looks good. In this state, if you fold the frame 1 and seat 5,
It is as easy to carry as a normal folding chair.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be embodied with appropriate modifications within the scope not departing from the spirit of the invention, for example, as follows. (1) As shown in FIG. 4, a pair of left and right L-shaped arms 2
Store 2 along the upper side of frame 2. In the position of use, the arms 22 are self-held horizontally by their short sides, so that the supporting legs can be omitted.

(2) As shown in FIG. 5A, the upper plate 8 is rotatably connected to the front side of the seat frame 6 by a hinge (not shown), or as shown in FIG. Upper plate 8 cushion 1
1 and the upholstery 12 are divided into two left and right, and each upper plate 8 is rotatably connected to the left and right side portions of the seat frame 6 by a hinge (not shown), or as shown in (c), the upper plate 8 and the cushion 11 and the upholstery 12 are divided into two in the front and rear, and each upper plate 8 is rotatably connected to the front and rear sides of the seat frame 6 by a hinge (not shown).

(3) As shown in FIG. 6, a convex portion 23 is provided on the lower surface of the upper plate 8, and by fitting the convex portion 23 and the seat frame 6, the upper plate 8 is attached to and detached from the seat frame 6. Assemble the lower plate 7 so that it can be opened and closed.

(4) As shown in FIG. 7, the seat portion 5 is attached to the seat frame 6
And a seat plate 24, a cushion and an upholstery 11 are provided on the upper surface of the seat 5, and a hole 9 is formed through the seat plate 24, the cushion and the upholstery 11. Bend down and stop on the seat plate 24. With this configuration, the structure of the seat portion 5 can be simplified. Also, hole 9
Is always exposed, but since a cushion is provided and the hole edge is curved downward, the sitting comfort does not deteriorate.

(5) As shown in FIG. 8, as a modification of the method of supporting the arm 13, instead of the supporting leg, the arm 25 is supported by a stay 25 rotatably attached to the side of the frame 2. .

(6) The present invention is embodied in a folding chair (for example, a so-called director's chair) different in folding method from the above-described embodiment and a non-folding type chair.

[0028]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, an excellent effect that a function of collectively holding articles at one place can be added to the chair is exhibited.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view when an upper plate of a seat portion of a folding chair according to an embodiment of the present invention is opened and an arm is expanded.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view when the upper plate of the seat portion of the folding chair is closed and the arms are stored.

FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1, showing a mounting structure of support legs.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a folding chair showing a modified example of an arm.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a folding chair showing a modification of a seat portion.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a folding chair showing another modification of the seat portion.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a folding chair showing still another modified example of the seat portion.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a folding chair showing a modified example of a method of supporting an arm.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 frame 4 back part 5 seats 6 seat frame 7 Lower plate 8 Upper plate 9 holes 10 hinges 11 cushion 12 Upholstery 13 arms 15 Hook 17 Support legs 18 Support legs 22 arms 24 seat B bat H helmet T towel

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A chair having a plurality of holes formed by inserting articles into a seat portion to stand up. 2. A chair in which an arm for hanging an article on the backrest portion is attached in a deployable manner. 3. A chair having a plurality of holes formed by inserting an article in a seat portion to stand up, and an arm for hanging the article on a backrest portion being attached so as to be deployable. 4. The seat according to claim 1, wherein the seat portion is composed of a lower plate and an upper plate, the hole is formed in the lower plate, and the upper plate is attached to the lower plate so as to be openable and closable. Chair. 5. A cushion and an upholstery are provided on an upper surface portion of the seat portion, the hole is formed through the cushion and the upholstery, and a hole edge of the upholstery is curved downward and fixed to the seat portion. The chair according to claim 1 or 3. 6. The chair according to claim 2, wherein a support leg is rotatably connected to a developed end portion of the arm. 7. The folding chair according to claim 2, 3 or 6, wherein a latching device projecting to the side of the arm is attached to said arm. 8. The chair according to claim 1, wherein the chair is a folding chair in which the leg portion, the seat portion and the backrest portion can be folded back and forth so as to be thinly gathered.