IP Library Granted Patent US 11,744,370
Granted Patent B2
US 11,744,370 · App. 17/868,374 · Granted Sep 5, 2023

Portable chair

Inventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter (Austin, TX); Michael Cieszko (Austin, TX); Evan Goldberg (Austin, TX); Derek Sullivan (Austin, TX); Donald Edward Desroches (Austin, TX)
Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
A47C4/286A47C4/30A47C4/32A47C4/38A47C4/42A47C4/48
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Patent No.
US 11,744,370
App. No.
17/868,374
Granted
Sep 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A chair may include a frame, a seat pan, a backrest, a pair of arm rests, and a plurality of legs wherein at least two legs may each provided with an inner leg and an outer leg and the inner leg is configured to telescope out of the outer leg, wherein the at least two legs may include a leg locking system for locking the outer leg to the inner leg when the chair is in an unfolded position, wherein the leg locking system may include a trigger housing, a trigger, and a latch, and wherein the latch may be configured to engage a bushing on the inner leg.

Claims (47)

1. A chair comprising:

a frame;

a seat pan;

a backrest;

a pair of arm rests; and

a plurality of legs;

wherein at least two legs are each provided with an inner leg and an outer leg and the inner leg is configured to telescope out of the outer leg,

wherein the at least two legs include a leg locking system for locking the outer leg to the inner leg,

wherein the leg locking system includes a trigger housing, a trigger, and a latch, and

wherein the latch is configured to engage a bushing on the inner leg.

2. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the chair is configured to deploy from a folded position to an unfolded position.

3. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the trigger is depressed to unlock the inner leg.

4. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the at least two legs are configured to extend into a plurality of different telescoping leg positions.

5. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the leg locking system and the chair are configured to deploy from a locked position to an unlocked position.

6. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the leg locking system is coupled to an underside of the pair of armrests.

7. The chair of claim 1 further comprising a cup holder.

8. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the seat pan and the backrest are formed of a fabric comprising a polymer.

9. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the backrest includes a tensioner configured to maintain the backrest in a tensioned position.

10. The chair of claim 9 , wherein the tensioner further comprises a tensioner handle.

11. A method of forming a chair comprising:

forming a seat pan comprising at least one pair of seat bars;

forming a plurality of legs wherein the seat pan is tensionable by at least two of the plurality of legs;

forming a locking system engaged with at least two legs of the plurality of legs;

forming a backrest comprising a pair of backrest bars, wherein the pair of backrest bars are affixed to the at least one pair of seat bars;

wherein the seat pan and the backrest are formed of a suspension fabric having an overlap and a core placed into a hollow section created by the overlap,

wherein the core in the hollow section is secured in a notch asymmetrically located in a top portion of the pair of backrest bars,

wherein the at least two legs further comprise an inner leg and an outer leg,

wherein the inner leg is configured to telescope out of the outer leg, and

wherein each of the at least two legs includes the leg locking system configured to lock the outer leg to the inner leg.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising forming a cup holder.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the cup holder is formed from a canvas or a hard molded plastic.

14. The method of claim 11 further comprising forming the seat pan and the backrest from a first polymer.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising a second polymer.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first polymer is weaved with the second polymer.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein a thermoplastic polyurethane film is heat pressed to the first polymer and the second polymer.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the thermoplastic polyurethane film comprises a thickness of at least 0.1 mm.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the thermoplastic polyurethane film includes a melting point lower than melting points of the first polymer and the second polymer.

20. A folding chair comprising:

a frame;

a seat pan;

a backrest;

a pair of arm rests;

a pair of legs; and

a tensioner;

wherein the legs are each provided with an inner leg and an outer leg and the inner leg is configured to telescope out of the outer leg,

wherein each of the legs include a leg locking system for locking the outer leg to the inner leg, and

wherein the tensioner is configured to maintain the backrest in a tensioned position.

Assignments (2)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 23, 2023
From: YETI COOLERS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 064074/0808 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2022
From: WINTERHALTER, ANDREW J.; CIESZKO, MICHAEL; GOLDBERG, EVAN; SULLIVAN, DEREK G.; DESROCHES, DONALD EDWARD
To: YETI COOLERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 060552/0430 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17135535 · Dec 28, 2020
Continuation 16797964 · Feb 21, 2020
Continuation 16247121 · Jan 14, 2019
Provisional Application 62638879 · Mar 5, 2018
Provisional Application 62617160 · Jan 12, 2018
Related Publication 20220354257A1 · Nov 10, 2022
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