Inclined back support arrangement for folding furniture

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6296304
  • Patent Number
    6,296,304
  • Date Filed
    Friday, February 18, 2000
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, October 2, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Nelson, Jr.; Milton
    Agents
    • Chan; Raymond Y.
    • David & Raymond Patent Group
Abstract
An inclined back support arrangement for folding furniture includes a pair of back support joints pivotally connected to two bottom ends of two back frame legs and a pair of inclination locker for pivotally coupling the two back support joints with two lower portions of the two rear side crossed legs of the seat frame respectively, so as to inclinedly support the two back frame legs in position. Moreover, by varying the coupling position of the two rear side crossed legs with the two bottom ends of the two back frame legs can adjust the inclination of the two back frame legs of the back frame.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION




1. Field of Invention




The present invention relates to folding furniture, and more particularly to an inclined back support arrangement for folding furniture which provides the user of the folding furniture with an inclined back support.




2. Description of Related Arts




Referring to

FIG. 1

of the drawing, a conventional foldable chair comprises a foldable chair frame A


1


constructed by metal tubes and a seat fabric B


1


. The foldable chair frame A


1


comprises a plurality of construction tubes A


11


to construct a back frame A


2


and a seat frame A


3


for supporting the fabric seat B


1


. The seat frame A


1


comprises a front pair, a back pair and two side pairs of the construction tubes, wherein each pair of the construction tubes are pivotally connected together where they cross so that the chair frame A


1


can be easily unfolded to provide a rigid cross-support for use and be folded up for storage.




Because such a conventional foldable chair can be quickly and easily unfolded for use and folded into a compact for carriage, a user can carry the foldable chair to everywhere such as campground or beach. However, the back frame A


2


of the conventional foldable chair merely comprises a pair of elongated construction tubes A


21


vertically connected to the seat frame A


3


for supporting a back support portion B


11


of the fabric seat B


1


in an upright manner.




Accordingly, the user of such conventional upright foldable chair is forced to sit upright on the chair. In other words, none of the conventional folding chair provides an inclined back support that enables the user to inclinedly lay his or her back thereon comfortably.




Moreover, most people trend to sit down with their back inclined backwards; therefore most of the furniture chairs are designed to have an inclined back. However, such upright back frame A


2


of the conventional folding chair fails to well support the inclined back of the user.




SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION




A main object of the present invention is to provide an inclined back support arrangement specifically incorporated with folding furniture, which can well support a user's back so that the user is capable of lying on the folding furniture naturally and comfortably.




Another object of the present invention is to provide an inclined back support arrangement for folding furniture which can be quickly and easily folded into a compact unit for carriage and storage and unfolded for use.




Another object of the present invention is to provide an inclined back support arrangement for folding furniture, which inclination is adjustable, that is the slope of the back frame can be adjusted to fittingly support the user's back.




Another object of the present invention is to provide an inclined back support arrangement for folding furniture, which enables the back frame to be inclinedly supported without altering or complicating the back frame and seat frame structure.




Another object of the present invention is to provide an inclined back support arrangement for folding furniture, which can even reinforce the structure of the seat frame and enhance the seat frame's weight supporting ability.




Another object of the present invention is to provide an inclined back support arrangement for folding furniture, wherein the weight of the user applied on the seat frame and the back frame will further ensure the construction of the inclined back support arrangement.




Accordingly, in order to accomplish the above objects, the present invention provides a folding furniture, comprising a seat frame and a back frame constructed to support a fabric seat thereon.




The seat frame comprising two side leg frames and a construction leg frame foldably supported between the two side leg frames. Each of the side leg frames comprises a front side crossed leg and a rear side crossed leg pivotally connected together where they cross, a front frame joint pivotally connected to a top end of the rear side crossed leg, and a back frame joint pivotally connected to a top end of the front side crossed leg. The back frame comprises a pair of back frame legs slidably passing through the two back frame joints respectively.




The folding furniture further comprises an inclined back support arrangement which comprises a pair of back support coupling means for pivotally coupling two bottom ends of the two back frame legs with two lower portions of the two rear side crossed legs of the seat frame respectively, so as to inclinedly support the two back frame legs in position.




Whereby, by varying the coupling position of the two rear side crossed legs with the two bottom ends of the two back frame legs can adjust the inclination of the two back frame legs of the back frame.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a perspective view of a conventional folding chair.





FIG. 2

is a perspective view of a folding furniture incorporated with an inclined back support arrangement according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 3A

is a top perspective view of a rear frame joint of the folding furniture according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 3B

is a bottom perspective view of the rear frame joint as shown in FIG.


3


A.





FIG. 4

is a sectional view of the rear frame joint as shown in

FIGS. 3A and 3B

.





FIG. 5

is a partial perspective view of the inclined back support arrangement incorporated with the folding furniture according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 6

is a partially sectional side view of the inclined back support arrangement incorporated with the folding furniture according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 7

is a partial perspective view of an alternative mode of the inclined back support arrangement according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 8

is a perspective view of a folding furniture incorporated with an inclined back support arrangement according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 9

is a perspective view of a back support joint of the back support means according to the above preferred second preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 10

a partially sectional side view of the folding furniture incorporated with the inclined back support arrangement according to the above second preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 11

a side view of the folding furniture, after folded up, according to the above second preferred embodiment of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




Referring to

FIGS. 2

to


6


of the drawing, a folding furniture


1


incorporated with an inclined back support arrangement


30


according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. The folding furniture


1


of the first preferred embodiment is embodied by a folding chair which comprises a seat frame


10


and a back frame


20


constructed to support a fabric seat


1


A thereon.




The seat frame


10


comprising two side leg frames


11


,


12


and a construction leg frame


13


foldably supported between the two side leg frames


11


,


12


. Each of the side leg frames


11


,


12


comprises a front side crossed leg


111


,


121


and a rear side crossed leg


112


,


122


pivotally connected together where they cross, a front frame joint


14


,


15


pivotally connected to a top end of the rear side crossed leg


112


,


122


, and a back frame joint


16


,


17


pivotally connected to a top end of the front side crossed leg


111


,


121


. The back frame


20


comprises a pair of back frame legs


21


,


22


slidably passing through the two back frame joints


16


,


17


respectively.




According to the preferred embodiment as shown in

FIG. 2

, the construction leg frame


13


comprises a pair of front crossed legs


131


,


132


pivotally connected together where they cross and a pair of rear crossed legs


133


,


134


pivotally connected together where they cross. Four top ends of the front and rear crossed legs


131


,


132


,


133


,


134


are pivotally connected to the two front frame joints


14


,


15


and the two rear frame joints


16


,


17


respectively.




The seat frame


10


further comprises four base frame joints


181


,


182


,


183


,


184


. The bottom ends of the front crossed leg


131


and the front side crossed leg


111


are pivotally connected to the first base frame joint


181


. The bottom ends of the front crossed leg


132


and the other front side crossed leg


121


are pivotally connected to the second base frame joint


182


. The bottom ends of the rear crossed leg


133


and the rear side crossed leg


112


are pivotally connected to the third base frame joint


183


. The bottom ends of the rear crossed leg


134


and the other rear side crossed leg


122


are pivotally connected to the fourth base frame joint


184


. Furthermore, the top ends of the two front crossed legs


131


,


132


are pivotally connected to the two front frame joints


14


,


15


respectively, and the top ends of the two rear crossed legs


133


,


134


are pivotally connected to the two rear frame joints


16


,


17


respectively.




The inclined back support arrangement


30


comprises a pair of back support coupling means


31


,


32


for pivotally coupling two bottom ends


211


,


221


of the two back frame legs


21


,


22


with two lower portions of the two rear side crossed legs


112


,


122


of the seat frame


10


respectively, so as to inclinedly support the two back frame legs


21


,


22


in position. Moreover, by varying the coupling position of the two rear side crossed legs


112


,


122


with the two bottom ends


211


,


221


of the two back frame legs


21


,


22


can adjust the inclination of the two back frame legs


21


,


22


of the back frame


20


.




Each of the back support coupling means


31


,


32


of the inclined back support arrangement


30


for the folding furniture


1


comprises a back support joint


33


pivotally connected to the bottom end


211


(


221


) of the respective back frame leg


21


(


22


) and slidably coupled with the lower portion of the respective rear side crossed legs


112


(


122


), and an inclination locker


34


for firmly locking up the inclination angle of the respective back frame leg


21


(


22


) with respect to the seat frame


10


when the folding furniture


1


is fully unfolded as shown in FIG.


2


.




Referring to

FIGS. 5 and 6

of the drawing, according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, each of the back support joints


33


is a U-shaped member having two ends to pivotally connect the bottom end


211


(


221


) of the respective back frame leg


21


(


22


) therebetween, wherein the respective rear side crossed leg


112


(


122


) is arranged to slidably pass through the back support joints


33


. Each of the inclination lockers


34


comprises an engagement rack


341


affixed along an upper side of the lower portion of the respective rear side crossed leg


112


(


122


), wherein a plurality of engagement teeth


341


A evenly provided along an upper side of the engagement rack


341


. Each of the inclination lockers


34


further comprises a locking latch


342


coaxially protruded from the bottom end


211


(


221


) of the respective back frame leg


21


(


22


) and extended in the back support joint


33


, wherein several locking teeth


342


A are provided underneath the locking latch


342


opposing the engagement teeth


341


A. In which, the locking latch


342


and the engagement rack


341


are arranged in such a manner that when the back frame leg


21


(


22


) is rotated about the back support joint


33


towards the respective rear side crossed leg


112


(


122


), the locking latch


342


will move apart from the engagement rack


341


where the locking teeth


342


A are disengaged with the engagement teeth


341


A so that the back support joint


33


and the back frame leg


21


(


22


) can be slidably move along the lower portion of the rear side crossed leg


112


(


122


), and that when the back frame leg


21


(


22


) is rotated about the back support joint


33


away the respective rear side crossed leg


112


(


122


), the locking teeth


342


A of locking latch


342


will be pressed to engage with the respective engagement teeth


341


A of the rear side crossed leg


112


(


122


).




As shown in

FIGS. 2

,


5


and


6


, the user can adjust the inclination of the back frame


20


, i.e. the inclined angle of the two back frame legs


21


,


22


, by sliding the back support joints


33


to the desired position on the rear side crossed legs


112


,


122


and engaging the locking teeth


342


A of the locking latches


342


with the corresponding engagement teeth


341


A provided at that position on the engagement rack


341


, wherein the lower the back support joints


33


positioned, the more upright the back frame


20


is arranged, an that the upper the back support joints


33


positioned, the more inclined the back frame


20


is supported. To fold up the folding furniture


1


, disengage the locking latch


342


from the engagement rack


341


and fold the front side crossed legs


111


,


121


and the back frame legs


21


,


22


towards the rear side crossed legs


112


,


122


together.




As shown in

FIGS. 2

to


6


, when the user sits on the folding furniture


1


which incorporates with the inclined back support arrangement


30


, the user's weight applied to the seat frame


10


and the back frame


20


will substantially press the back frame legs


21


,


22


apart from the rear side crossed legs


112


,


122


, and thus ensure the engagement between the locking latch


342


and the engagement rack


341


. In other words, the weight of the user will reinforce the engagement of the locking teeth


342


A and the engagement teeth


341


A and enhance the support the inclined back frame


20


.




Referring to

FIGS. 3A

,


3


B and


4


, each of the rear frame joints


16


,


17


has a guiding hole


161


(


171


) for the back frame leg


21


(


22


) slidably passing through. An inclined hole is intercrossed with the guiding hole


161


(


171


) to form an inclined upper surface


162


(


172


) and an inclined lower surface


163


(


173


) for respectively supporting the lower side and the upper side of the back frame leg


21


(


22


) when it is inclined in the unfolded state, as shown in

FIG. 4

, so as to evenly distribute a downward force applied by the user's weight by the rear frame joints


16


,


17


and minimize a stress around the rear frame joints


16


,


17


. Since the back frame legs


21


,


22


are respectively slidably passing through the guiding holes


167


,


171


of the two rear frame joints


16


,


17


, so that when the folding furniture


1


is being folded or unfolded, the two rear frame joints


16


,


17


will respectively slide upwardly downwardly along the two back frame legs


21


,


22


.




Referring to

FIG. 7

of the drawing, an alternative mode of the back support coupling means


31


′,


32


′ for the above first preferred embodiment is illustrated, wherein the engagement teeth


341


A is replaced by a plurality of engagement sockets


341


B of the engagement rack


341


′ and the locking latch


342


is substituted by a locking plug


342


′. Therefore, the teeth engagement of the inclination locker


34


in the above first preferred embodiment is substituted by the alternative inclination locker


34


′ by selectively inserting the locking plug


342


′ into one of the engagement sockets


341


B.




Referring to

FIGS. 8

to


11


, since some users do not need the adjustable inclined back support arrangement as suggested in the above preferred embodiment, a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein each of the back support coupling means


31


,


32


of the inclined back support arrangement


30


for the folding furniture


1


comprises a back support joint


33


″ pivotally connected to the bottom end


211


(


221


) of the respective back frame leg


21


(


22


) and an inclination locker


34


″ for firmly locking up the inclination angle of the respective back frame leg


21


,


22


with respect to the seat frame


10


when the folding furniture


1


is unfolded as shown in FIG.


8


.




Each of the back support joints


33


″ comprises a slider body


331


″ and an upper and lower pivot joints


332


″,


333


″ integrally extended at two ends of the slider body


331


″. The slider body


331


″ has a slider hole


331


A which has a diameter slightly larger than the respective rear side crossed leg


112


,


122


and transversally extended through slider body


331


″ for the respective rear side crossed leg


112


,


122


slidably passing through. Each of the two upper pivot joints


332


″ comprises two parallel arms


332


A to pivotally connect the bottom end


211


,


221


of the respective back frame leg


21


,


22


therebetween. According to the second embodiment, each of the upper pivot joints


332


″ can further has an end wall


332


B integrally extended between the two parallel arms


332


A so as to limit the rotation angle of the back frame leg


21


,


22


and support the back frame leg


21


,


22


when it is unfolded to inclinedly extend with respect to the rear side crossed leg


112


,


122


.




Each of the inclination lockers


34


″ is a support bar having a first end pivotally connected to the lower pivot joint


333


″ of the respective back support joint


33


″ and a second end pivotally connected to a predetermined position of a lower portion of the respective front side crossed leg


111


,


121


. Each of the two lower pivot joints


333


″ comprises two parallel arms


333


A to pivotally connect the first end of the inclination locker


34


″ therebetween. According to the second embodiment, each of the lower pivot joints


333


″ may further has an end wall


333


B integrally extended between the two parallel arms


333


A so as to limit the rotation angle of the inclination locker


34


″.




The length of the inclination locker


34


″ and where the second end of the inclination locker


34


″ is connected to the respective front side crossed leg


111


,


121


determine the inclination of the back frame


20


, i.e. the inclined angle of the back frame legs


21


,


22


. To upwardly slide the back support joints


33


″ along the two rear side crossed legs


112


,


122


respectively will unfold the folding furniture


1


as shown in

FIGS. 8 and 10

. To downwardly slide the back support joints


33


″ along the two rear side crossed legs


112


,


122


respectively will fold up the folding furniture


1


as shown in FIG.


11


. The inclined back support arrangement


30


″ of the second preferred embodiment provides a rigid frame structure and a fixed inclination for the back frame


20


, The inclination locker


34


″ substantially supports the back frame


20


, i.e. the two back frame legs


21


,


22


. The weight of the user will also ensure the inclined back support construction.




In view of the above preferred embodiments, the present invention can be concluded to provide the following advantages.




1. It can well support a user's back so that the user is capable of lying on the folding furniture naturally and comfortably.




2. The folding furniture incorporated with the inclined back support arrangement can be quickly and easily folded into a compact unit for carriage and storage and unfolded for use.




3. The inclination of the first embodiment is adjustable, that is the slope of the back frame can be adjusted to fittingly support the user's back.




4. It enables the back frame to be inclinedly supported without altering or complicating the back frame and seat frame structure.




5. It can even reinforce the structure of the seat frame and enhance the seat frame's weight supporting ability.






6


. The weight of the user applied on the seat frame and the back frame will further ensure the construction of the inclined back support arrangement.



Claims
  • 1. A folding furniture, comprising:a seat frame and a back frame constructed to support a fabric seat thereon, said seat frame comprising two side leg frames and a construction leg frame foldably supported between said two side leg frames, each of said side leg frames comprising a front side crossed leg and a rear side crossed leg pivotally connected together where said front and rear side crossed legs cross, a front frame joint pivotally connected to a top end of said rear side crossed leg, and a back frame joint pivotally connected to a top end of said front side crossed leg, said back frame comprising a pair of back frame legs slidably passing through said two back frame joints respectively; and an inclined back support arrangement which comprises a pair of back support coupling means for pivotally coupling two bottom ends of said two back frame legs with two lower portions of said two rear side crossed legs of said seat frame respectively, so as to inclinedly support said two back frame legs in position.
  • 2. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 1, wherein each of said back frame joints has a guiding hole for said back frame leg slidably passing through, an inclined hole being intercrossed with said guiding hole to form an inclined upper surface and an inclined lower surface for respectively supporting a lower side and a upper side of said back frame leg.
  • 3. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 2, wherein said inclined back support arrangement comprises a pair of back support coupling means for pivotally coupling two bottom ends of said two back frame legs with two lower portions of said two rear side crossed legs of said seat frame respectively, so as to inclinedly support said two back frame legs in position.
  • 4. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 3, wherein each of said back support coupling means comprises a back support joint pivotally connected to said bottom end of said respective back frame leg and slidably coupled with said lower portion of said respective rear side crossed legs, and an inclination locker for firmly locking up an inclination angle of said respective back frame leg with respect to said seat frame when said folding furniture is fully unfolded.
  • 5. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 4, wherein each of said inclination lockers comprises an engagement rack affixed along an upper side of said lower portion of said respective rear side crossed leg, wherein a plurality of engagement teeth being provided along an upper side of said engagement rack, each of said inclination lockers further comprising a locking latch coaxially protruded from said bottom end of said respective back frame leg, wherein at least a locking tooth is provided underneath said locking latch opposing said engagement teeth, wherein said locking latch and said engagement rack are arranged in such a manner that when said back frame leg is rotated about said back support joint towards said respective rear side crossed leg, said locking latch moves apart from said engagement rack where said locking latch is disengaged with said engagement teeth so that said back support joint and said back frame leg are slidably moved along said lower portion of said rear side crossed leg, and that when said back frame leg is rotated about said back support joint away said respective rear side crossed leg, said locking latch is pressed to engage with said respective engagement teeth of said rear side crossed leg.
  • 6. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 4, wherein each of said inclination lockers comprises an engagement rack affixed along an upper side of said lower portion of said respective rear side crossed leg, wherein a plurality of engagement sockets being provided along an upper side of said engagement rack, each of said inclination lockers is a locking plug coaxially protruded from said bottom end of said respective back frame leg in such manner that said inclination lockers are engaged with said engagement racks respectively by selectively inserting said locking plug into one of said engagement sockets.
  • 7. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 4, wherein each of said back support joints is a U-shaped member having two ends to pivotally connect said bottom end of said respective back frame leg therebetween, wherein said respective rear side crossed leg is arranged to slidably pass through said back support joint.
  • 8. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 7, wherein each of said inclination lockers comprises an engagement rack affixed along an upper side of said lower portion of said respective rear side crossed leg, wherein a plurality of engagement teeth being provided along an upper side of said engagement rack, each of said inclination lockers further comprising a locking latch coaxially protruded from said bottom end of said respective back frame leg, wherein at least a locking tooth is provided underneath said locking latch opposing said engagement teeth, wherein said locking latch and said engagement rack are arranged in such a manner that when said back frame leg is rotated about said back support joint towards said respective rear side crossed leg, said locking latch moves apart from said engagement rack where said locking latch is disengaged with said engagement teeth so that said back support joint and said back frame leg are slidably moved along said lower portion of said rear side crossed leg, and that when said back frame leg is rotated about said back support joint away said respective rear side crossed leg, said locking latch is pressed to engage with said respective engagement teeth of said rear side crossed leg.
  • 9. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 7, wherein each of said inclination lockers comprises an engagement rack affixed along an upper side of said lower portion of said respective rear side crossed leg, wherein a plurality of engagement sockets being provided along an upper side of said engagement rack, each of said inclination lockers is a locking plug coaxially protruded from said bottom end of said respective back frame leg in such manner that said inclination lockers are engaged with said engagement racks respectively by selectively inserting said locking plug into one of said engagement sockets.
  • 10. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 4, wherein each of said back support joints comprises a slider body, and an upper pivot joint and a lower pivot joint integrally extended at two ends of said slider body, said slider body having a slider hole which has a diameter slightly larger than said respective rear side crossed leg and transversally extended through slider body for said respective rear side crossed leg slidably passing through, said two upper pivot joints being pivotally connected said bottom ends of said two back frame legs respectively, each of said inclination lockers being a support bar having a first end pivotally connected to said lower pivot joint of said respective back support joint and a second end pivotally connected to a predetermined position of a lower portion of said respective front side crossed leg, wherein said two lower pivot joints are pivotally connected to said first ends of said two inclination lockers.
  • 11. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 10, wherein each of said two upper pivot joints comprises two parallel arms to pivotally connect said bottom end of said respective back frame leg therebetween and each of said two lower pivot joints comprises two parallel arms to pivotally connect said first end of said inclination locker therebetween.
  • 12. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 11, wherein each of said upper pivot joints further has an end wall integrally extended between said two parallel arms so as to limit said rotation angle of said respective back frame leg.
  • 13. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 12, wherein each of said lower pivot joints further has an end wall integrally extended between said two parallel arms so as to limit said rotation angle of said inclination locker.
  • 14. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 1, wherein said inclined back support arrangement comprises a pair of back support coupling means for pivotally coupling two bottom ends of said two back frame legs with two lower portions of said two rear side crossed legs of said seat frame respectively, so as to inclinedly support said two back frame legs in position.
  • 15. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 14, wherein each of said back support coupling means comprises a back support joint pivotally connected to said bottom end of said respective back frame leg and slidably coupled with said lower portion of said respective rear side crossed legs, and an inclination locker for firmly locking up an inclination angle of said respective back frame leg with respect to said seat frame when said folding furniture is fully unfolded.
  • 16. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 15, wherein each of said inclination lockers comprises an engagement rack affixed along an upper side of said lower portion of said respective rear side crossed leg, wherein a plurality of engagement teeth being provided along an upper side of said engagement rack, each of said inclination lockers further comprising a locking latch coaxially protruded from said bottom end of said respective back frame leg, wherein at least a locking tooth is provided underneath said locking latch opposing said engagement teeth, wherein said locking latch and said engagement rack are arranged in such a manner that when said back frame leg is rotated about said back support joint towards said respective rear side crossed leg, said locking latch moves apart from said engagement rack where said locking latch is disengaged with said engagement teeth so that said back support joint and said back frame leg are slidably moved along said lower portion of said rear side crossed leg, and that when said back frame leg is rotated about said back support joint away said respective rear side crossed leg, said locking latch is pressed to engage with said respective engagement teeth of said rear side crossed leg.
  • 17. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 15, wherein each of said inclination lockers comprises an engagement rack affixed along an upper side of said lower portion of said respective rear side crossed leg, wherein a plurality of engagement sockets being provided along an upper side of said engagement rack, each of said inclination lockers is a locking plug coaxially protruded from said bottom end of said respective back frame leg in such manner that said inclination lockers are engaged with said engagement racks respectively by selectively inserting said locking plug into one of said engagement sockets.
  • 18. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 15, wherein each of said back support joints is a U-shaped member having two ends to pivotally connect said bottom end of said respective back frame leg therebetween, wherein said respective rear side crossed leg is arranged to slidably pass through said back support joint.
  • 19. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 18, wherein each of said inclination lockers comprises an engagement rack affixed along an upper side of said lower portion of said respective rear side crossed leg, wherein a plurality of engagement teeth being provided along an upper side of said engagement rack, each of said inclination lockers further comprising a locking latch coaxially protruded from said bottom end of said respective back frame leg, wherein at least a locking tooth is provided underneath said locking latch opposing said engagement teeth, wherein said locking latch and said engagement rack are arranged in such a manner that when said back frame leg is rotated about said back support joint towards said respective rear side crossed leg, said locking latch moves apart from said engagement rack where said locking latch is disengaged with said engagement teeth so that said back support joint and said back frame leg are slidably moved along said lower portion of said rear side crossed leg, and that when said back frame leg is rotated about said back support joint away said respective rear side crossed leg, said locking latch is pressed to engage with said respective engagement teeth of said rear side crossed leg.
  • 20. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 18, wherein each of said inclination lockers comprises an engagement rack affixed along an upper side of said lower portion of said respective rear side crossed leg, wherein a plurality of engagement sockets being provided along an upper side of said engagement rack, each of said inclination lockers is a locking plug coaxially protruded from said bottom end of said respective back frame leg in such manner that said inclination lockers are engaged with said engagement racks respectively by selectively inserting said locking plug into one of said engagement sockets.
  • 21. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 15, wherein each of said back support joints comprises a slider body, and an upper pivot joint and a lower pivot joint integrally extended at two ends of said slider body, said slider body having a slider hole which has a diameter slightly larger than said respective rear side crossed leg and transversally extended through slider body for said respective rear side crossed leg slidably passing through, said two upper pivot joints being pivotally connected said bottom ends of said two back frame legs respectively, each of said inclination lockers being a support bar having a first end pivotally connected to said lower pivot joint of said respective back support joint and a second end pivotally connected to a predetermined position of a lower portion of said respective front side crossed leg, wherein said two lower pivot joints are pivotally connected to said first ends of said two inclination lockers.
  • 22. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 21, wherein each of said two upper pivot joints comprises two parallel arms to pivotally connect said bottom end of said respective back frame leg therebetween and each of said two lower pivot joints comprises two parallel arms to pivotally connect said first end of said inclination locker therebetween.
  • 23. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 22, wherein each of said upper pivot joints further has an end wall integrally extended between said two parallel arms so as to limit said rotation angle of said respective back frame leg.
  • 24. The folding furniture, as recited in claim 22, wherein each of said lower pivot joints further has an end wall integrally extended between said two parallel arms so as to limit said rotation angle of said inclination locker.
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Number Name Date Kind
5975626 Aycock Nov 1999
5984406 Lee Nov 1999
6149238 Tsai Nov 2000