US 12,075,919 B2
Foldable chair with reclining and swiveling capabilities
Robert James Fulbright, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Anthony Joseph Koch, McKees Rocks, PA (US); Craig Francis Hofmann, Pittsburgh, PA (US); and Chinawut Paesang, Sewickley, PA (US)
Assigned to Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., Coraopolis, PA (US)
Filed by Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., Coraopolis, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/351,640.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/041,175, filed on Jun. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0039556 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A47C 4/28 (2006.01); A47C 3/025 (2006.01); A47C 3/18 (2006.01); A47C 7/62 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 4/286 (2013.01) [A47C 3/0255 (2013.01); A47C 3/18 (2013.01); A47C 7/624 (2018.08)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foldable chair comprising:
a lower hub assembly comprising:
a lower hub, and
a plurality of legs coupled to the lower hub and configured to rotate in relation to the lower hub;
a center shaft assembly mounted on the lower hub;
an upper hub assembly comprising:
an upper hub coupled to the center shaft assembly and configured to rotate in relation to the lower hub, and
a plurality of bars coupled to the upper hub and configured to rotate in relation to the upper hub;
a center support coupled to the plurality of bars and separated from the center shaft assembly; and
a webbing mounted on the bars, wherein the webbing is configured to fold and unfold as the bars rotate in relation to the upper hub, and to form a seating area when the webbing is unfolded.