US 12,232,620 B2
Polyvalent folding chair with counterweight
Jean-Christophe Doyon, Terrebonne (CA)
Assigned to SIÈGES DUCHARME INTERNATIONAL (1991) INC., Montreal (CA)
Filed by SIÈGES DUCHARME INTERNATIONAL (1991) INC., Montreal (CA)
Filed on May 2, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/653,626.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/463,328, filed on May 2, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0365981 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. A47C 1/121 (2006.01); A47C 4/10 (2006.01); A47C 4/14 (2006.01); A47C 4/20 (2006.01); A47C 4/44 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 1/121 (2013.01) [A47C 4/10 (2013.01); A47C 4/14 (2013.01); A47C 4/20 (2013.01); A47C 4/44 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A folding chair comprising:
a first leg assembly;
a second leg assembly rotatably mounted to the first leg assembly, the second leg assembly foldable between an unfolded configuration and a folded configuration in which the second leg assembly extends closer to the first leg assembly;
a backrest mounted to one of the leg assemblies;
a pair of seat mounting assemblies, each one of the seat mounting assemblies being mounted to one of the legs of one of the first leg assembly and the second leg assembly; and
a seat mounted to the seat mounting assemblies, the seat, assembled to the seat mounting assemblies, being pivotable around a seat pivot axis, the seat being movable between a seating position and an upright position, the seat comprising a counterweight rearward to the seat pivot axis biasing the seat into the upright position,
wherein at least one of the seat mounting assemblies comprises a first damping means damping pivotal motion of the seat when reaching the upright position.