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Portable upholstered furniture
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-04-30
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Granted: 1986-12-30
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Expires: 2004-04-30
Abstract
Abstract Portable upholstered furniture is defined by a laterally folding frame having a pair of laterally collapsible side arm frames and a pair of medially foldable parallelogram cross assemblies extending therebetween, at least one generally transversely flexible band of fabric or the like encircling the side arm frames and the cross assemblies, and a cushioned bonnet like upper assembly settable downwardly onto the side arm frames and the upper cross assembly, the encircling band being provided with a plurality of vertically extending strut members supporting the back portion of the cushion assembly and carrying support blocks for supporting the cross assemblies.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert Herschlag
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 00:24
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C4/00; A47C4/02; A47C4/028
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
Portable upholstered furniture defined by a laterally foldable frame having a pair of laterally collapsible side frames and a pair of medially foldable cross assemblies of a generally parallelogram form in their generally vertical cross-sectional projections extending therebetween, at least one generally transversely flexible band of fabric or the like encircling the side frames and the cross assemblies, and a cushioned bonnet like upper assembly settable downwardly onto said frame, at least one of the encircling band and the frame being provided with at least one vertically extending strut member supporting a portion of the cushion assembly, and at least one of the band and the frame carrying support means for supporting at least one of said cross assemblies.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
Portable upholstered furniture defined by a laterally foldable frame having a pair of laterally collapsible side frames and a pair of medially foldable cross assemblies of a generally parallelogram form in their generally vertical cross-sectional projections extending therebetween, at least one generally transversely flexible band of fabric or the like encircling the side frames and the cross assemblies, and a cushioned bonnet like upper assembly settable downwardly onto said frame, at least one of the encircling band and the frame being provided with at least one vertically extending strut member supporting a portion of the cushion assembly, and at least one of the band and the frame carrying support means for supporting at least one of said cross assemblies.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
Furniture defined in claim 1 further including a generally vertical tie bar means extending between said cross assemblies.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
Furniture defined in claim 2 wherein said tie bar means is generally rigid and hingedly connected with both said cross assemblies.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
Furniture defined in claim 1 wherein said cross assemblies are hingedly connected with said side frames.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
Furniture defined in claim 1 wherein the upper one of said cross assemblies defines a seating surface and said seating surface comprises a resilient portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
Furniture defined in claim 5 wherein said resilient portion comprises webbing or strip material stretched across a fenestration in said seating surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
Furniture defined in claim 1 wherein the upper one of said cross assemblies defines a seating surface and at least one vertical strut extends upwardly therepast supporting a back portion of said bonnet like upper assembly.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
Furniture defined in claim 7 wherein said side frames extend upwardly past said seating portion and define side arms.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
Furniture defined in claim 7 where less than all of said side frames extend upwardly past said seating surface to define side arms, at least one of said side frames terminating at or below said seating surface and enabling said seating surface to extend therepast.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
Furniture defined in claim 9 wherein there are at least three said side frames and two pairs of side by side cross assemblies hingedly mounted to opposite sides of an intermediate one of said side frames.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
Furniture defined in 9 wherein said upper assembly provides cushioning for said side arms.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
Furniture defined in 9 wherein said upper assembly provides cushioning for said side arms.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
Furniture defined in claim 11 wherein said upper assembly includes channel members for engaging said side arms.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
Furniture defined in claim 1 wherein said cross assemblies are adjustable at least at the time of assembly to enable for adjustment to differing size encircling band.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
Furniture defined in claim 1 wherein said encircling band substantially covers the furniture surfaces viewable to a user while said upper portion covers substantially all of the furniture normally exposed tactily.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
Furniture defined in claim 1 wherein said band is permanently affixed to said frame.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
Furniture defined in claim 1 wherein said band is removably attached to said frame.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
Furniture defined in claim 1 wherein said band is fabricated of weather resistant material.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
38 words
Furniture defined in claim 1 wherein the upper one of said cross assemblies defines a seating surface and at least one of said side frames extends upwardly therepast supporting a back portion of said bonnet like upper assembly.
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