Chair having a solid base

• US 6,270,162 B1
• Filed: 12/14/1999
• Issued: 08/07/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Andy Jeny
• Original Assignee: Andy Jeny
• Inventors: Jeny, Andy
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelson, Jr., Milton
• Application Number:
  US09/465,244
• Time in Patent Office: 602 Days
• Field of Search: 297/440.1, 297/440.22, 297/445.1, 297/448.1
• US Class Current: 297/440.22
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 3/00 Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats A47C1/00, A47C4/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 4/02 Dismountable chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 4/03 Non-upholstered chairs, e.g. metal, plastic or wooden chairs

Abstract

A chair includes a seat plate disposed on a base, four panels secured to the bottom of the seat plate and secured to the base for securing the seat plate on the base. The base includes a pair of bars having a middle portion secured together to form a cross-shape. Four fasteners are engaged through the bars and engaged with the panels for securing the seat plate on the base. The middle portions of the bars each has a flat recess engaged with each other for maintaining the bars at the cross-shape. Four pads are engaged on the bars and engaged between the bars and the panels.

Claims

1. A chair comprising:

a base,

a seat plate provided above said base and including a bottom portion,

four panels secured to said bottom portion of said seat plate, and

means for securing said base to said panels and to secure said seat plate on said base,

wherein said base includes a pair of bars having a middle portion secured together to form a cross-shape, said bars each includes an aperture formed therein, said securing means includes four fasteners engaged through said apertures of said bars and engaged with said panels respectively for securing said seat plate on said base.

2. The chair according to claim 1, wherein said middle portions of said bars each includes a recess formed therein for receiving said middle portions of said respective bars and for maintaining said bars at said cross-shape.

3. The chair according to claim 2, wherein said middle portions of said bars each includes a flat surface formed in said recess thereof, said flat surfaces of said bars are engaged with each other.

4. The chair according to claim 1, wherein said bars each includes two ends each having a leg dependent downward therefrom.

5. The chair according to claim 1 further comprising four pads engaged between said bars and said panels.

6. The chair according to claim 5, wherein said pads each includes an opening laterally formed therein for receiving said bar and for allowing said pads to be engaged onto said bars.

7. The chair according to claim 5, wherein said pads each includes an orifice formed therein, said fasteners are engaged through said apertures of said bars and engaged through said orifices of said pads and engaged with said panels respectively for securing said seat plate on said base.

8. A chair comprising:

a base,

a seat plate provided above said base and including a bottom portion,

four panels secured to said bottom portion of said seat plate,

means for securing said base to said panels and to secure said seat plate on said base, and

four pads engaged between said base and said panels.