US 12,239,236 B2
Folding chair comprising a seat upholstery arranged to be flat in a folded state
Henrik Preutz, Almhult (SE)
Assigned to Inter IKEA Systems B.V., Ln Delft (NL)
Appl. No. 18/035,909
Filed by Inter IKEA Systems B.V., Ln Delft (NL)
PCT Filed Nov. 8, 2021, PCT No. PCT/SE2021/051112
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 8, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/098292, PCT Pub. Date May 12, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2051300-8 (SE), filed on Nov. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0404265 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. A47C 4/28 (2006.01); A47C 4/04 (2006.01); A47C 4/08 (2006.01); A47C 4/18 (2006.01); A47C 7/24 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 4/28 (2013.01) [A47C 4/04 (2013.01); A47C 4/08 (2013.01); A47C 4/18 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Folding chair comprising:
a first front leg and a second front leg, said front legs extending substantially parallel to each other,
a first rear leg being connected to the first front leg in a pivoting manner, and a second rear leg being connected to the second front leg in a pivoting manner, said rear legs extending substantially parallel to each other,
a rear cross beam extending between the rear legs and defining a cross direction being substantially perpendicular to the front legs and the rear legs,
a seat element having a central section being connected to the front legs in a pivoting and/or sliding manner and an end portion (EP) being connected to the rear legs in a pivoting and/or sliding manner,
wherein the folding chair has a use state and a storage state in which it is substantially flat, characterized in that the seat element comprises an upholstery, wherein said upholstery comprises a recess extending in the cross direction and wherein in the storage state at least a part of the rear cross beam is located inside the recess of the upholstery.