Title (en)

FOLDING CHAIR

Title (de)

KLAPPSTUHL

Title (fr)

CHAISE PLIANTE

Publication

EP 4046535 A1 20220824 (EN)

Application

EP 22157473 A 20220218

Priority

IT 202100003983 A 20210222

Abstract (en)

The present invention relates to a folding chair (1) comprising a frame (2) switchable between a seat configuration, wherein said chair (1) is adapted to offer support to a user, and a transport configuration wherein said chair (1) takes a smaller space if compared to the seat configuration; said frame (2) comprising a plurality of pairs of rods (300), wherein:- each rod (3) has a lower end portion (30), an upper end portion (31); and a central portion (32) arranged between the lower and upper end portions (30, 31);- the rods (3) of each pair of rods (300) are constrained in rotation at the respective central portions (32) such that they can rotate one relative to the other to switch the frame (2) between the seat configuration and the transport configuration;- the upper end portions (31) of rods (3) belonging to different pairs of rods (300) are mutually connected two by two at a plurality of seat-supporting points (S) lying on a same seat plane (S1);- the lower end portions (30) of rods (3) belonging to different pairs of rods (300) are mutually connected two by two at a plurality of footholds (A) lying on a same standing plane (Al);- in the open configuration the projection of the seat-supporting points (S) on the standing plane (Al) falls within an area defined by a polygon having the footholds (A) as vertices,- the central portion (32) of each rod (3) extends mainly along a first direction (D1),- the lower and upper end portions (30, 31) of each rod (3) extend respectively along a second (D2) and third (D3) direction transversal to the first direction (D1).

IPC 8 full level

A47C 4/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47C 4/286 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

• AU 20123004252 A1
• WO 2013029089 A1 20130307 - LEISURELIFE AUST PTY LTD [AU], et al

Citation (search report)

• [X] US 8303032 B1 20121106 - PLATTA BRUCE K [US]
• [XD] AU 2012304252 A1 20140417 - LEISURELIFE AUST PTY LTD
• [A] US 6179374 B1 20010130 - TANG LARRY [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4046535 A1 20220824; IT 202100003983 A1 20220822

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 22157473 A 20220218; IT 202100003983 A 20210222