Granted Patent B2

US 12,262,818 · App. 18/222,757 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

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

Abstract

Claims (42)

1. A chair comprising:

a seat pan;

a backrest; and

a rear tensioner configured to maintain the backrest in an unfolded position, the rear tensioner comprising a pair of rear tensioner arms and a tensioner housing; and

wherein a first rear tensioner arm of the pair of rear tensioner arms is connected to the tensioner housing with a first pin to allow the first rear tensioner arm to pivot relative to the tensioner housing at a first pivot point, and a second rear tensioner arm of the pair of rear tensioner arms is connected to the tensioner housing with a second pin to allow the second rear tensioner arm to pivot relative to the tensioner housing at a second pivot point; and

wherein the tensioner housing includes a pair of slots; and

wherein the rear tensioner includes a first projection that engages a first slot of the pair of slots to limit travel of the first rear tensioner arm and a second projection that engages a second slot of the pair of slots to limit travel of the second rear tensioner arm.

2. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the pair of slots comprises a pair of arcuate slots.

3. The chair of claim 2 , wherein the first projection and the second projection are rivets.

4. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the first rear tensioner arm is in an extended position and an end of the first rear tensioner arm engages a stop while the backrest is in the unfolded position.

5. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the tensioner housing is located below a grasping portion of a rear tensioner handle.

6. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the first pivot point and the second pivot point are seated in a reservoir of the tensioner housing.

7. The chair of claim 6 , wherein the rear tensioner further comprises a tensioner cover that covers the reservoir.

8. The chair of claim 7 , wherein the tensioner cover includes a tab along a first side and a flex finger along a second side, wherein the first side is opposite the second side; and

wherein the tab is inserted into a first recess on the tensioner housing and the flex finger is inserted into a second recess on the tensioner housing to secure the tensioner cover to the tensioner housing.

9. A chair comprising:

a frame;

a seat pan;

a backrest; and

a rear tensioner configured to maintain the backrest in an unfolded position, the rear tensioner comprising a pair of rear tensioner arms, a handle, a tensioner housing positioned below a grasping portion of the handle, and a pair of rear tensioner caps;

wherein a first rear tensioner arm of the pair of rear tensioner arms is connected to the tensioner housing with a first pin to allow the first rear tensioner arm to pivot relative to the tensioner housing at a first pivot point, and a second rear tensioner arm of the pair of rear tensioner arms is connected to the tensioner housing with a second pin to allow the second rear tensioner arm to pivot relative to the tensioner housing at a second pivot point; and

wherein a first rear tensioner cap of the pair of rear tensioner caps is connected to the first rear tensioner arm and wherein the first rear tensioner cap is configured to pivot with a rear cross-bar of the frame.

10. The chair of claim 9 , wherein the tensioner housing includes a pair of arcuate slots.

11. The chair of claim 10 , wherein the rear tensioner includes a first projection that engages a first slot of the pair of arcuate slots to limit travel of the first rear tensioner arm and a second projection that engages a second slot of the pair of arcuate slots to limit travel of the second rear tensioner arm.

12. The chair of claim 11 , wherein the first projection and the second projection are rivets.

13. The chair of claim 9 , wherein the first rear tensioner arm is in an extended position and an end of the first rear tensioner arm engages a stop while the backrest is in the unfolded position.

14. The chair of claim 9 , wherein the first pivot point and the second pivot point are seated in a reservoir of the tensioner housing.

15. The chair of claim 14 , wherein the rear tensioner further comprises a rear tensioner cover that covers the reservoir.

16. A chair comprising:

a seat pan;

a front frame formed by front cross bars;

a rear frame formed by rear cross bars;

a backrest;

wherein the seat pan and the backrest comprise a suspension fabric; and

a rear tensioner configured to maintain the backrest in an unfolded position, the rear tensioner comprising a pair of rear tensioner arms, a handle, a tensioner housing positioned below a grasping portion of the handle, and a pair of rear tensioner caps;

wherein a first rear tensioner arm of the pair of rear tensioner arms is connected to the tensioner housing with a first pin to allow the first rear tensioner arm to pivot relative to the tensioner housing at a first pivot point, and a second rear tensioner arm of the pair of rear tensioner arms is connected to the tensioner housing with a second pin to allow the second rear tensioner arm to pivot relative to the tensioner housing at a second pivot point; and

wherein the first pivot point and the second pivot point are seated in a reservoir of the tensioner housing.

17. The chair of claim 16 , wherein the tensioner housing includes a pair of arcuate slots; and

wherein the rear tensioner includes a first projection that engages a first arcuate slot of the pair of arcuate slots to limit travel of the first rear tensioner arm and a second projection that engages a second slot of the pair of arcuate slots to limit travel of the second rear tensioner arm.

18. The chair of claim 17 , wherein the rear tensioner further comprises a tensioner cover that covers the reservoir.

19. The chair of claim 18 , wherein the tensioner cover includes a tab along a first side and a flex finger along a second side, wherein the first side is opposite the second side; and

wherein the tab is inserted into a first recess on the tensioner housing and the flex finger is inserted into a second recess on the tensioner housing to secure the tensioner cover to the tensioner housing.

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