IP Library Granted Patent US 12677950
Granted Patent B2
US 12677950 · App. 18/599,170 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Chair

Inventors: S. Curtis Nye (Clinton, UT); Mitch Johnson (South Weber, UT); Mohammadamir Safari (Austin, TX); Frank Clegg (Providence, UT)
Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
A47C4/24
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12677950
App. No.
18/599,170
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A folding chair may include a frame, brackets, and a seat. The chair may be assembled by connecting a first bracket to a first side of a frame and connecting a second bracket to a second side of the frame. The seat may be connected to the brackets by inserting downwardly extending portions of the seat into an upper portion of the brackets and pushing the seat downwardly towards a lower portion of the brackets. The seat may be connected to an at least substantially assembled frame, and the seat may be attached to the brackets while the frame is in a folded position.

Claims (80)

1 . A folding chair capable of moving between a folded position and an unfolded position, the folding chair comprising:

a frame;

a seat including a first set of one or more receiving portions disposed on a first side of the seat and a second set of one or more receiving portions disposed on a second side of the seat;

a first bracket attached to a first side of the frame, the first bracket including one or more attachment portions sized and configured to engage the first set of one or more receiving portions of the seat as the seat is inserted from an upper portion of the first bracket towards a lower portion of the first bracket, the one or more attachment portions of the first bracket and the first set of one or more receiving portions of the seat connecting the first side of the seat to the first bracket; and

a second bracket attached to a second side of the frame, the second bracket including one or more attachment portions sized and configured to engage the second set of one or more receiving portions of the seat as the seat is inserted from an upper portion of the second bracket towards a lower portion of the second bracket, the one or more attachment portions of the second bracket and the second set of one or more receiving portions of the seat connecting the second side of the seat to the second bracket;

wherein an attachment portion of the one or more attachment portions of the first bracket includes a tab that extends downwardly and inwardly towards a lower surface of the first bracket; and

wherein an attachment portion of the one or more attachment portions of the second bracket includes a tab that extends downwardly and inwardly towards a lower surface of the second bracket.

2 . The folding chair of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a right front leg attached to a right rear leg and a left front leg attached to a left rear leg;

wherein the first bracket is pivotally attached to the right front leg and the second bracket is pivotally attached to the left front leg; and

wherein the seat is attached to an at least substantially assembled frame.

3 . The folding chair of claim 1 , wherein the seat is attached to the first bracket along a first axis that is generally vertically aligned with a height of the first bracket; and

wherein the seat is attached to the second bracket along a second axis that is generally vertically aligned with a height of the second bracket.

4 . The folding chair of claim 1 , wherein the seat is attached to the first bracket and the second bracket while the first bracket and the second bracket are attached to the frame;

and wherein the frame is disposed in a folded position.

5 . The folding chair of claim 1 , wherein the seat is attached to the first bracket and the second bracket while the first bracket and the second bracket are attached to the frame;

and wherein the frame is disposed in an unfolded position.

6 . The folding chair of claim 1 , wherein the one or more attachment portions of the first bracket extend inwardly and downwardly towards a lower surface of the first bracket; and

wherein the one or more attachment portions of the second bracket extend inwardly and downwardly towards a lower surface of the second bracket.

7 . The folding chair of claim 1 , wherein the seat is connected to the first bracket and the second bracket while the frame is disposed in a folded configuration and the frame is at least substantially assembled.

8 . The folding chair of claim 1 ,

wherein the seat is not moved parallel to a length of the first bracket or the second bracket to attach the seat to the first bracket and the second bracket.

9 . The folding chair of claim 1 , wherein the seat is positioned above the upper portion of the first bracket and the upper portion of the second bracket when attaching the seat to the first bracket and the second bracket;

wherein the first set of one or more receiving portions of the seat are aligned with the one or more attachment portions of the first bracket;

wherein the second set of one or more receiving portions of the seat are aligned with the one or more attachment portions of the second bracket;

wherein the first set of one or more receiving portions of the seat engage the one or more attachment portions of the first bracket when the seat is attached to the first bracket; and

wherein the second set of one or more receiving portions of the seat engage the one or more attachment portions of the second bracket when the seat is attached to the second bracket.

10 . The folding chair of claim 1 , wherein the first bracket includes an inner wall and an outer wall;

wherein the second bracket includes an inner wall and an outer wall;

wherein the inner wall of the first bracket includes two attachment portions of the one or more attachment portions and the outer wall of the first bracket includes one attachment portion of the one or more attachment portions; and

wherein the inner wall of the second bracket includes two attachment portions of the one or more attachment portions and the outer wall of the second bracket includes one attachment portion of the one or more attachment portions.

11 . A method of assembling a portion of a folding chair, the method comprising:

providing a frame including a first front leg, a first rear leg connected to the first front leg, a second front leg, and a second rear leg connected to the second front leg;

connecting a first bracket to the first front leg, the first bracket including a first axis extending at an upward angle from a lower portion of the first bracket;

connecting a second bracket to the second front leg, the second bracket including a second axis extending at an upward angle from a lower portion of the second bracket; and

connecting a seat to the first bracket and the second bracket, the seat being connected to the first bracket along the first axis and the seat being connected to the second bracket along the second axis;

wherein the seat is connected to the first bracket and the second bracket when the frame is disposed in a folded position.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the connecting the seat to the first bracket and the second bracket comprises:

inserting a first portion of the seat from an upper portion of the first bracket towards a lower portion of the first bracket to connect the first portion of the seat to the first bracket; and

inserting a second portion of the seat from an upper portion of the second bracket towards a lower portion of the second bracket to connect the second portion of the seat to the second bracket.

13 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising: providing the first bracket with one or more inwardly and downwardly extending attachment portions;

providing the second bracket with one or more inwardly and downwardly extending attachment portions;

providing the seat with a first sidewall with one or more receiving portions sized and configured to receive the one or more attachment portions of the first bracket when the seat is attached to the first bracket; and

providing the seat with a second sidewall with one or more receiving portions sized and configured to receive the one or more attachment portions of the second bracket when the seat is attached to the second bracket.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the seat is connected to the first bracket and the second bracket when the frame is at least substantially assembled.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the first bracket includes one or more tabs that extend downwardly and inwardly towards a lower surface of the first bracket; and

wherein the second bracket includes one or more tabs that extends downwardly and inwardly towards a lower surface of the second bracket.

16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

positioning the seat above an upper portion of the first bracket when the seat is to be attached to the first bracket;

positioning the seat above an upper portion of the second bracket when the seat is to be attached to the second bracket;

wherein the seat includes a first set of one or more attachment portions that are aligned with one or more attachment portions of the first bracket;

wherein the seat includes a second set of one or more attachment portions that are aligned with one or more attachment portions of the second bracket;

wherein the first set of one or more attachment portions of the seat engage the one or more attachment portions of the first bracket when the seat is attached to the first bracket; and

wherein the second set of one or more attachment portions of the seat engage the one or more attachment portions of the second bracket when the seat is attached to the second bracket.

17 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

providing the first bracket with an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall, the inner sidewall of the first bracket including two attachment portions, the attachment portions including a tab that extends downwardly and inwardly towards a lower surface of the first bracket;

providing the second bracket with an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall, the inner sidewall of the second bracket including two attachment portions, the attachment portions including a tab that extends downwardly and inwardly towards a lower surface of the second bracket;

providing the seat with a first sidewall and two attachment portions disposed in the first sidewall, the two attachment portions of the first bracket and the two attachment portions of the first sidewall connecting the seat to the first bracket; and

providing the seat with a second sidewall and two attachment portions disposed in the second sidewall, the two attachment portions of the second bracket and the two attachment portions of the second sidewall connecting the seat to the second bracket.

18 . A method of manufacturing a portion of a folding chair that is movable between a folded position and an unfolded position, the method comprising:

providing an at least substantially assembled frame, the frame comprising:

a first side including a first front leg and a first rear leg; and

a second side including a second front leg and a second rear leg;

connecting a first bracket to the first side of the frame, the first bracket including one or more attachment portions that extend downwardly towards a lower portion of the first bracket;

connecting a second bracket to the second side of the frame, the second bracket including one or more attachment portions that extend downwardly towards a lower portion of the second bracket;

providing a seat, the seat comprising:

a first sidewall including one or more attachment portions; and

a second sidewall including one or more attachment portions;

aligning the one or more attachment portions of the first sidewall of the seat with the one or more attachment portions of the first bracket;

aligning the one or more attachment portions of the second sidewall of the seat with the one or more attachment portions of the second bracket;

disposing the first sidewall of the seat proximate an upper portion of the first bracket;

disposing the second sidewall of the seat proximate an upper portion of the second bracket;

inserting the first sidewall of the seat into the first bracket along an axis from an upper portion of the first bracket towards the lower portion of the first bracket;

inserting the second sidewall of the seat into the second bracket along an axis from an upper portion of the second bracket towards the lower portion of the second bracket;

engaging the one or more attachment portions of the first bracket and the one or more attachment portions of the first sidewall to connect the seat to the first bracket; and

engaging the one or more attachment portions of the second bracket and the one or more attachment portions of the second sidewall to connect the seat to the second bracket.

19 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising attaching the seat to the first bracket and the second bracket when the frame is in a folded position.

20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the one or more attachment portions of the first bracket include portions that extend inwardly and downwardly relative to an inner portion of the first bracket;

wherein the one or more attachment portions of the second bracket include portions that extend inwardly and downwardly relative to an inner portion of the second bracket;

wherein the one or more attachment portions of the first sidewall of the seat are receiving portions that receive the portions that extend inwardly and downwardly relative to the inner portion of the first bracket when the seat is connected to the first bracket; and

wherein the one or more attachment portions of the second sidewall of the seat are receiving portions that receive the portions that extend inwardly and downwardly relative to the inner portion of the second bracket when the seat is connected to the second bracket.