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Chair

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-08-12
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Granted: 1967-11-07
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Expires: 1986-08-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Patrick K Shimizu

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 16:38
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C9/00; A47C9/10; A47C9/105; A47C4/00; A47C4/28; A47C4/286

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 209 words
A CHAIR WHICH IS LIGHTWEIGHT, PORTABLE AND FOLDABLE, COMPRISING: A CHAIR FRAME HAVING MULTIPLE, SPACED MINIMUM CROSS SECTION STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBERS WHICH ARE EACH HELD AT ONE LOCATION ALONG THEIR LENGTH AT A COMMON ELEVATION TO ALL BY A RESTRAINING MEANS WHICH GRIPS AND SLIGHTLY SPACES THEM AND AS SO HELD EACH SUCH RESPECTIVE LOCATION ON THE STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBER DIVIDES ITS TOTAL LENGTH INTO DIFFERENT PROPORTIONS ABOVE AND BELOW THE COMMON ELEVATION LOCATION WHICH ALSO SERVES AS THE PIVOT LOCATION WHERE EACH STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBER CHANGES OVER FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CHAIR, AND THESE STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBERS ARE INITIALLY SPACED APART AT THEIR TOP AND BOTTOM PORTIONS AND HELD BY RESPECTIVE TOP AND BOTTOM RESTRAINING MEANS FROM INCREASING SUCH INITIAL SPACING, AND WHEN SO HELD AT THEIR TOP, COMMON ELEVATION AND BOTTOM PORTIONS, THE SAID STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBERS SUBSTANTIALLY APPEAR AS MODIFIED ELEMENTS OF A HYPERBOLOID CREATING THE BOTTOM AND TOP FORMS OF THE CHAIR; AND A BODY SUPPORT OF WEB FORMING MEMBERS WHICH ARE SUSPENDED AT THEIR TOP PORTIONS FROM THE TOP PORTIONS OF THE SAID STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBERS AND WHICH, FROM SUCH TOP ATTACHMENT, THEREAFTER FREELY HANG DOWNWARDLY, CLEARING THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE SAID STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBERS FOR COMFORTABLE SEATING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 209 words
A CHAIR WHICH IS LIGHTWEIGHT, PORTABLE AND FOLDABLE, COMPRISING: A CHAIR FRAME HAVING MULTIPLE, SPACED MINIMUM CROSS SECTION STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBERS WHICH ARE EACH HELD AT ONE LOCATION ALONG THEIR LENGTH AT A COMMON ELEVATION TO ALL BY A RESTRAINING MEANS WHICH GRIPS AND SLIGHTLY SPACES THEM AND AS SO HELD EACH SUCH RESPECTIVE LOCATION ON THE STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBER DIVIDES ITS TOTAL LENGTH INTO DIFFERENT PROPORTIONS ABOVE AND BELOW THE COMMON ELEVATION LOCATION WHICH ALSO SERVES AS THE PIVOT LOCATION WHERE EACH STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBER CHANGES OVER FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CHAIR, AND THESE STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBERS ARE INITIALLY SPACED APART AT THEIR TOP AND BOTTOM PORTIONS AND HELD BY RESPECTIVE TOP AND BOTTOM RESTRAINING MEANS FROM INCREASING SUCH INITIAL SPACING, AND WHEN SO HELD AT THEIR TOP, COMMON ELEVATION AND BOTTOM PORTIONS, THE SAID STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBERS SUBSTANTIALLY APPEAR AS MODIFIED ELEMENTS OF A HYPERBOLOID CREATING THE BOTTOM AND TOP FORMS OF THE CHAIR; AND A BODY SUPPORT OF WEB FORMING MEMBERS WHICH ARE SUSPENDED AT THEIR TOP PORTIONS FROM THE TOP PORTIONS OF THE SAID STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBERS AND WHICH, FROM SUCH TOP ATTACHMENT, THEREAFTER FREELY HANG DOWNWARDLY, CLEARING THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE SAID STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBERS FOR COMFORTABLE SEATING.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-11-06 1971-05-08 1971-11-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-11-06 1975-05-08 1975-11-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-11-06 1979-05-08 1979-11-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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