US 12,144,430 B2
Portable chair
Michael Christopher Cieszko, Austin, TX (US); Evan Goldberg, Austin, TX (US); and Andrew J. Winterhalter, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to YETI Coolers, LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by YETI Coolers, LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/546,323.
Application 17/546,323 is a continuation of application No. 16/891,215, filed on Jun. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,241,097.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/857,001, filed on Jun. 4, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0167746 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. A47C 1/032 (2006.01); A47C 1/03 (2006.01); A47C 4/06 (2006.01); A47C 4/28 (2006.01); A47C 4/30 (2006.01); A47C 4/42 (2006.01); A47C 4/44 (2006.01); A47C 4/46 (2006.01); A47C 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 4/44 (2013.01) [A47C 1/0307 (2018.08); A47C 1/03244 (2013.01); A47C 4/28 (2013.01); A47C 4/42 (2013.01); A47C 4/46 (2013.01); A47C 5/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable chair comprising:
a first front leg and a second front leg;
a first back leg and a second back leg;
a seat frame including a forward rail, a rear rail opposite the forward rail, a first seat side rail extending between the forward rail and the rear rail, and a second seat side rail extending between the forward rail and the rear rail opposite the first seat side rail;
a back frame including a top rail, a first back side rail extending downward from the top rail, and a second back side rail extending downward from the top rail opposite the first back side rail;
a fabric member connected to the seat frame and the back frame, wherein the fabric member extends from the forward rail to the top rail;
an armrest that is pivotally connected to the back frame at a rear end, and a control assembly connected to the armrest, wherein the control assembly includes a sliding pivot that is pivotally attached to the first front leg and the first back leg and is also slidably engaged with the armrest; and
wherein a rearward movement of the sliding pivot relative to the armrest causes the portable chair to move from a reclined position to an upright position, and wherein the sliding pivot engages a plurality of engaging teeth to secure the sliding pivot in a fixed location relative to the armrest; and
a button, wherein a vertical movement of the button causes the sliding pivot to engage or to disengage the plurality of engaging teeth on the armrest to allow the sliding pivot to move relative to the armrest; and
wherein the portable chair has an unfolded position and a folded position.
 
16. A portable chair comprising:
a first front leg and a second front leg;
a first back leg and a second back leg;
a seat frame pivotally engaged with the first front leg and the second front leg, wherein the seat frame includes a forward rail, a rear rail opposite the forward rail, a first seat side rail extending between the forward rail and the rear rail, and a second seat side rail extending between the forward rail and the rear rail opposite the first seat side rail;
a back frame including a top rail, a first back side rail extending downward from the top rail, and a second back side rail extending downward from the top rail opposite the first back side rail;
an armrest that is pivotally connected to the back frame, wherein the armrest includes plurality of engaging teeth and the armrest comprises a smooth top surface and a plurality of ribs arranged on a bottom side of the armrest, wherein a first rib of the plurality of ribs intersects a second rib of the plurality of ribs;
a sliding pivot that is pivotally attached to the first front leg and the first back leg, wherein the sliding pivot is slidably engaged with the armrest, wherein the sliding pivot engages an engaging tooth of a plurality of engaging teeth located on the armrest to secure the sliding pivot in a fixed location relative to the armrest, and wherein a rearward movement of the sliding pivot relative to the armrest causes the portable chair to move from a reclined position to an upright position; and
wherein the portable chair has an unfolded position and a folded position.