Collapsible chair with table
View Patent ↗A self-storing table that is pivotally mounted to a collapsible chair such that when the self-storing table is down, it does not interfere with the closing of the collapsible chair.
1. A collapsible chair with an open position and a closed position, comprising:
a leg frame with at least a first member and a second member;
a self-storing table that is pivotally connected at a first end to the first frame member; and
a connector located on the second frame member, the connector being connected to a second end of the self-storing table when the self-storing table is in a first position and the chair is in the open position, and disconnected from to the self-storing table when the self-storing table is rotated to a second position.
2. The collapsible chair of claim 1 , where the self-storing table is molded plastic.
3. The collapsible chair of claim 1 , where the self-storing table has a cup holder.
4. The collapsible chair of claim 3 , where the cup holder is removable.
5. The collapsible chair of claim 1 , where the connector is a metal bolt.
6. The collapsible chair of claim 1 , where rotating the self-storing table to the second position allows the chair to be collapsed to the closed position.
7. The collapsible chair of claim 1 , where the first frame member and the second frame member are composed of aluminum.
8. The collapsible chair of claim 1 , where a bracket pivotally connects the self-storing table to the first frame member.
9. The collapsible chair of claim 8 , where a bracket enables the self-storing table to simultaneously pivot about a first axis and rotate about a second axis transverse to the first axis.
10. The collapsible chair of claim 8 , where the first axis is a central axis of the first frame member.
11. A method for attaching a self-storing table to a collapsible chair, comprising:
pivotally connecting a first corner of a self-storing table permanently to a first frame member of a collapsible chair; and
detachably coupling with a connector a second corner of the self-storing table to a second frame member, when the collapsible chair is in an open position.
12. The method of claim 11 , where connecting further includes, moving the self-storing table from a second stored position to a first connected position.
13. The method of claim 12 , where the bracket enables the self-storing table to simultaneously pivot about a first axis and rotate about a second axis transverse to the first axis.
14. The method of claim 12 , where the first axis is a central axis of the first frame member.
15. The method of claim 11 , where the connector is a metal bolt.
16. The method of claim 11 , where the self-storing table has a cup holder.
17. The method of claim 11 , where the first frame member and the second frame member are made from aluminum.
18. The method of claim 11 , where the self-storing table is made from plastic.
19. The method of claim 11 , where pivotally connecting further includes securing a bracket to the first frame member and the self-storing table.
20. The collapsible chair of claim 8 , where the self-storing table may be rotated between a first position wherein the self-storing table extends outwardly from the leg frame and a second position wherein the self-storing table is stored under a seat portion of the chair.