Folding chair and folding support thereof

• US 10,455,942 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2018
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Libin Chen
• Original Assignee: Libin Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Libin, Kong, Qinglei
• Primary Examiner(s): White, Rodney B
• Application Number:
  US16/019,496
• Publication Number:
  US 20190290007A1
• Time in Patent Office: 490 Days
• Field of Search: 297 45
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 3/0255 pivotally mounted in the base frame, e.g. swings
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 4/02 Dismountable chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 4/286 foldable side to side and front to back, e.g. umbrella type
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 4/30 Attachment of upholstery or fabric to frames in general A47C31/02
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 4/48 with cross legs

Abstract

A folding support includes a linkage mechanism having two crossed and hinged linkage rods, and two mirror-image support mechanisms. Each support mechanism includes an upright rod, a sliding sleeve, a connector, and two diagonal bracing mechanisms. The sliding sleeve is slidably received on the upright rod. Each diagonal bracing mechanism includes a diagonal bracing rod and a bottom frame rod. An upper end of the diagonal bracing rod is hinged with the sliding sleeve, and a lower end of the diagonal bracing rod is hinged with one end of the bottom frame rod. An opposite end of the bottom frame rod is hinged with the connector, and a lower end of one linkage rod is hinged with the connector. A folding chair including the above-mentioned folding support is also disclosed. The folding chair with such folding support is easy to fold and has good supporting effect.

Claims

1. A folding support, comprising:

a linkage mechanism, the linkage mechanism comprising two linkage rods which cross each other and are hinged;

two support mechanisms, which are disposed in a mirror image relationship on two sides of said linkage mechanism respectively, each support mechanism comprising an upright rod, a sliding sleeve, a connector, and two diagonal bracing mechanisms;

said sliding sleeves being slidably received on said upright rods, an upper end of one linkage rod being hinged with said sliding sleeve, and a lower end of the other linkage rod being hinged with a lower end of said upright rod;

said two diagonal bracing mechanisms being disposed in a mirror image relationship with respect to said upright rods, each said diagonal bracing mechanism comprising a diagonal bracing rod and a bottom frame rod, an upper end of said diagonal bracing rod being hinged with said sliding sleeve, and a lower end of said diagonal bracing rod being hinged with one end of said bottom frame rod, an opposite end of said bottom frame rod being hinged with said connector, and a lower end of one linkage rod is hinged with said connector.

2. The folding support of claim 1,

wherein each sliding sleeve comprises a locking mechanism, each said locking mechanism capable of preventing said sliding sleeve from sliding upward along said upright rod when said linkage mechanism and said two support mechanisms are completely expanded.

3. The folding support of claim 2,

wherein each said locking mechanism comprises a locking pin, and a through pin hole is provided on said upright rods;

said through pin hole being located at an upper portion of each said sliding sleeve, and said locking pin being inserted into said through pin hole when said linkage mechanism and said two support mechanisms are completely expanded.

4. The folding support of claim 3, wherein a ring buckle is fixed at one end of said locking pin.

5. The folding support of claim 2, wherein each said locking mechanism comprises a button, a fixed shaft, a fixed housing and a spring;

said fixed housing is fixed on said sliding sleeve, said fixed shaft is mounted on said fixed housing, and said button is rotatably received on said fixed shaft;

a clamping nail is fixed on a clamping end of said button, the clamping nail extending outwardly of said fixed housing;

a lower surface of a pressing end of said button is fixedly connected with one end of said spring, an opposite end of said spring is fixedly connected with a bottom surface of said fixed housing, and said clamping end and said pressing end are located on two sides of said fixed shaft;

a blind hole for receiving the clamping nail is provided on said upright rod;

said clamping nail is inserted into said blind hole for receiving the clamping nail when the linkage mechanism and said two support mechanisms are completely expanded.

6. The folding support of claim 1, wherein the opposite ends of said bottom frame rods are hinged with said connector via hinge shafts in each support mechanism;

an axis of one of said hinge shafts intersects at an intersection point with an axis of another one of said hinge shafts;

said intersection point in one of said support mechanisms and said intersection point in another one of said support mechanisms are located on two sides of said linkage mechanism respectively.

7. A folding chair, comprising the folding support of claim 1, wherein a seat cushion cloth is arranged on said folding support, two sides of said seat cushion cloth are arranged in a mirror image relationship and connected with two hanging portions respectively, two ends of each said hanging portion are fixedly connected with said seat cushion cloth, and each said hanging portion is fixed on an upper end of a corresponding one of said upright rods.

8. The folding chair of claim 7, wherein a sleeve is fixed to a waist portion of said hanging portion, and said sleeve is received on the upper end of said upright rod.

9. The folding chair of claim 7, further comprising two armrest rods, which are disposed in a mirror image relationship on two sides of said seat cushion cloth respectively, each of said armrest rods corresponding to one of said hanging portions, and two ends of each said hanging portion being fixedly connected with two ends of a corresponding one of said armrest rods, respectively.

10. The folding chair of claim 9, further comprising a backrest portion for backrest, said backrest portion being disposed along a length direction of said seat cushion cloth, and said backrest portion being fixedly connected with said seat cushion cloth.