Collapsible reclining chair

Claim 1

A collapsible reclining chair comprising in combination: (a) a chair body (11) having a back-rest (12) and a seat portion (13) which are pivotally coupled to each other so as to be freely foldable and extendable; (b) a stool composed of frame members (2, 2') having side sections (5, 5') said frame members (2, 2') being pivotally coupled to each other at suitable positions of the side bar sections (5, 5') so as to be freely foldable and extendable, said back-rest (12) of said chair body (11) being rotatably pivoted onto the rear end of said stool (1) in such a manner that said back-rest (12) is freely inclinable and said seat portion (13) is freely movable in the longitudinal direction; and, (c) roller holders (18, 18') each mounted onto the opposite sides of said seat portion (13) and having the rear ends thereof opened, and rollers (19, 19') fitted onto a roller shaft (20, 20') with a stopper mechanism (24), said roller shaft (20, 20') being mounted onto each side of said side bar sections (5, 5') of one of said frame members, said rollers (19, 19') being removably fitted into said roller holders (18, 18') through the open ends thereof in such a manner that the rollers can be adjusted by means of said stopper mechanism (24) to a desired position in said roller holders (18, 18') and said chair body is freely rotatable after said rollers (19, 19') are disengaged from said roller holders (18, 18') said stopper mechanism comprising a locking pin which is passed through one of said roller shafts to be inserted into the roller holder corresponding thereto so that said locking pin is removably engageable with one of a plurality of pin holes successively formed longitudinally in the inner side wall of said corressponding roller holder, a cylindrical cam having a cam face on the outer side thereof and mounted onto the outside of one of said side bar sections coaxially with said one of the roller shafts, said locking pin passing through said cam and being provided with a cam follower at the outer part thereof extending outside said cam, the further outer part of said locking pin being bent so as to form a lever for a handle, and a cover placed over said cam and cam follower.