Portable and collapsible seat

Claim 1

A portable and collapsible seat adapted to be suspended from the belt of a user comprising a substantially flat and elongated base in the shape of a rectangle formed by a pair of relatively long parallel side edges connected at their ends to a pair of relatively short parallel end edges perpendicular to the long edges, a pair of elongated flanges extending outwardly from one side of said base at right angles thereto and along the long side edges thereof, a leg extending from a first end thereof to a second end thereof and having a length greater than the length of said base, a V-shaped link having a flattened portion adjacent its center and being curved at its ends, the flattened portion of said link being received in a hole said leg intermediate the ends thereof, the curved ends of said link being received in openings in said elongated flanges adjacent one end of said base, said flanges being provided with extensions at said one end of said base being bent inwardly away from said one end and towards the longitudinal center of said base to provide a clamp for the first end of said leg when said leg is positioned to lie against said base, a clip pivotally connected to said leg adjacent said second end of said leg, said clip having a pair of arms extending outwardly at right angles to said leg on opposite sides thereof and for a distance slightly less than the width of said base, a flexible strap having a width slightly less than the width of said base and having one end connected to the arms of said clip, said belt extending from said one end thereof along the surface of said base between the said leg and said base and terminating at an end opposite from one said end thereof in a loop adapted to be received on said belt of said user, said clip and said one end of said strap lying closely adjacent the end of said base opposite from said one end thereof when said leg is positioned to lie against said base, a pair of flat strips extending inwardly towards each other at right angles to said flanges and overlying said strap in parallel relation to said base so as to form a track for said clip and said one end of said belt when said leg is pivoted outwardly away from said base, whereby, said first end of said leg is first pivoted away from said one end of said base and out of said clamp and, whereby subsequent movement of said strap and said clip in a direction from the opposite end of said base towards said one end thereof will cause said leg to pivot around said link relative to said base until said leg is substantially perpendicular to said base.