US1562226A - Folding chair - Google Patents

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Patented Nov. 17, 1925. v

UNIT-ED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

FOLDING CHAIR.

Application filed February 21, 1925. Serial No7 10,879.

To aZZ'wLom ztmai/ concern: Figure 5, said lugs' are disposed to lie at a Be it known that I, CHARLES GLANTZ, a right angle to the seat 2, and are of a width 55 citizen yof the United States, residing at.. to fit snugly in the slot 7 in plate G when Arkville, county of Delaware, State of New -tliezseat' is turned to the position shown in York, have invented certain new and useful Figure 6. But when the seat is moved to its Improvements in Folding Chairs, of which open position, shown in Figure 5, said lugs the following is a-specification. 10 will be given a quarter turn and will 60 My invention relatest to foldingA chairs, move up into the tapered portions 8 of said and has for its objects, first, to provide anl slots 7, and will wedge ltherein, as shown in .10 improved construction which in its folded Figure 5.

position will present a width not greater In use when the chair is in its open posithan that of the `main or front leg thereof, tion, the lugs 10 will lie in the upper por- 65` and, secondly, which. in both the openor tions ofthe slots 7 and duetto the fact that folded positions will be retained as toits they are turned to substantially vertical f" movable parts against any loose play. f position will snugly tit said slots, thereby re- -Tliese objects I accomplislr'in themen-taining the legs 5 rigidly in their adjusted ner and by the means hereinafter described 1 position. To fold .the chair, the seat 2 is 70 and claimed, reference being had to 4the ac'- vlifted at the front, and the saine swinging companying drawing, in which l onits pivots, 3 will cause its vrea-r end to Figure 1 is a perspective viewof myfi'mdescend, thereby turning the lugs 1() gradproved chair, shown in the open or unfolded ually in` theslots the downward 'moveposition. ment thereof forcing the legs 5'A towards 75 Figure2 is a side elevation -of'the ,same the legs 1, and the inclined dispositionof folded. said slots 7 ultimately will force said legs ,25 Figure 3 'is' anvenlarged detail sectional 5 into position to lie substantially paraflle `Fviewtaken on the line III- III of Figure 1. with the legs 1, so `as tobe concealed there2"`"\ Figure 4 is a similar View taken' through by when the seat 2" reaches its vertical posi- 80`\ one of the rear legs.v tion. At the same time the lugs 10, asthe `\L L Figure 5 is a detail view of a portion of seat 2 reaches its. extreme Vertical position, 30 the inner face of one of the rear legsand will be turned to substantially horizontal the chair seat, the latter being shown in the vposition and will snugly fit the, slots', as'l open position. shown in' Figure 6, thereby locking the legs 85 Figure 6 isa similar viewl with the chair 5 in their closed position, as readily will be seat shown in its closed position. understood.- Simllar numerals of reference denotecor- I have shown my improved chair as eniresponding parts inthe several v1ews. lx y bodying legs 2 Joined at their upper ends by vffln-t'hesai'd drawing, the reference numera cross piece 11, but it will be understood 90 ,f Vals 1 denote the frontlegs of my improved that the'sa-me may be' made of'bent wood if chair, the usual seat 2 being pivot-ed theredesired, and in one piece. It willalso be 'a0 to by means of bolts 3 engaging the sidesof understood that the front legs] arev prosaid seat intermediate its width, as shown. vided with the usual lower cross piece 1,2, Pivoted to the front legs 1 at 4 are the rearwand in a similar manner the lower portions 95 legs 5,-and attached to the inner face of each of the' legs 5 are connected by .a cross piece vof said rear legs is a metal plate 6 formed 13. Y with a longitudinal slot 7 therein, said slot Having thus fully described my' invenvbeing disposed at a slight angle to the length tion, what I claim as new and vdesire to seof said plate, and at its upper end being cure by Letters Patents, is 100 tapered at 8, 2' as best seenl in Figure 5. 1. A folding chair, embodying front legs, Screwed to each side of the seat 2v at its rear rear legs pivoted` thereto at their a vupper is a plate 9 having its edges overlapping the ends, a seat pivoted intermediate Aits length upper and lower faces of the seat as seen' between said front legs, and means forming -in Figure 4, said plates each being formed sliding connect-.ions between the rear of said 105 with an out-struck lug 10. As shown in seat andl said rear legs, said meansforming :t loose engagement in intermediate positions of the seat :1nd legs', but adapted to lock the two together at ea'ch extreme of adjustment.

2. A foldngehnr, embodying front legs;y

rear legs pvoted' thereto at their upper ends.v7 a seat Ipivoted intermediate its length between said front legs, flat lugs on the rear ot. .sfu'fl seat. .fl-ncl slotted plates on said l rear legs engaged thereby, said slots being tapered at theirupper ends, said lugs when CHARLES GLANTZg-4

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