US 12,262,818 B2
Portable chair
Andrew J. Winterhalter, Austin, TX (US); Michael Cieszko, Austin, TX (US); Evan Goldberg, Austin, TX (US); Derek Sullivan, Austin, TX (US); and Donald Edward Desroches, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to YETI Coolers, LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by YETI Coolers, LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/222,757.
Application 18/222,757 is a continuation of application No. 17/868,374, filed on Jul. 19, 2022, granted, now 11,744,370.
Application 17/868,374 is a continuation of application No. 17/135,535, filed on Dec. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,389,003, issued on Jul. 19, 2022.
Application 17/135,535 is a continuation of application No. 16/797,964, filed on Feb. 21, 2020, granted, now 10,874,219, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 16/797,964 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/247,121, filed on Jan. 14, 2019, granted, now 10,722,034, issued on Jul. 28, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/638,879, filed on Mar. 5, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/617,160, filed on Jan. 12, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0032694 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. A47C 4/28 (2006.01); A47C 4/30 (2006.01); A47C 4/32 (2006.01); A47C 4/38 (2006.01); A47C 4/42 (2006.01); A47C 4/48 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 4/286 (2013.01) [A47C 4/30 (2013.01); A47C 4/32 (2013.01); A47C 4/38 (2013.01); A47C 4/42 (2013.01); A47C 4/48 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A chair comprising:
a seat pan;
a backrest; and
a rear tensioner configured to maintain the backrest in an unfolded position, the rear tensioner comprising a pair of rear tensioner arms and a tensioner housing; and
wherein a first rear tensioner arm of the pair of rear tensioner arms is connected to the tensioner housing with a first pin to allow the first rear tensioner arm to pivot relative to the tensioner housing at a first pivot point, and a second rear tensioner arm of the pair of rear tensioner arms is connected to the tensioner housing with a second pin to allow the second rear tensioner arm to pivot relative to the tensioner housing at a second pivot point; and
wherein the tensioner housing includes a pair of slots; and
wherein the rear tensioner includes a first projection that engages a first slot of the pair of slots to limit travel of the first rear tensioner arm and a second projection that engages a second slot of the pair of slots to limit travel of the second rear tensioner arm.