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US 7,878,585 · App. 12/346,493 · Granted Feb 1, 2011

Foldable chair with forced air cooling system

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,878,585
App. No.
12/346,493
Granted
Feb 1, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foldable chair, which includes a forced air cooling system. The foldable chair includes a frame member. A flexible seat, which includes a meshed back rest suspends from the frame member. A fan bag, which has a pocket, is attached to the meshed back rest of the flexible seat. A fan is located at the bottom of the fan bag and is electrically disconnectable to a re-chargeable power source that is housed in a housing, which has an ON/OFF toggle switch so as to supply power to the fan.

Claims (19)

1. A foldable chair, comprising:

a foldable chair frame being formed of a frame member, first and second back legs, first and second front legs, a pair of front crossed legs, a pair of back crossed legs, a pair of left crossed legs and a pair of right crossed legs;

said pair of back crossed legs being pivotally and slidably engaged with said first and second back legs;

said pair of right crossed legs being pivotally and slidably engaged with said second back leg and said first front leg;

said pair of front crossed legs being pivotally and slidably engaged with said first and second front legs;

said pair of left crossed legs being pivotally and slidably engaged with said second front leg and said first back leg;

said frame member being pivotally and slidably engaged with said first and second back legs and with said first and second front legs;

a flexible seat being engaged with said frame member so that said flexible seat suspends downwardly toward the ground and through said frame member;

a fan bag being securely affixed to said flexible seat so that forced air is passable from said fan bag through said flexible seat;

a fan being securely affixed to said fan bag;

a pocket being affixed to said fan bag; and

a power source being electrically disconnectable from said fan, said power source being removably disposed within said pocket.

2. A foldable chair as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said power source is electrically disconnectable from said fan so as to recharge said power source via an AC wall outlet.

3. A foldable chair as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said pocket has a top flap, which is capable of flipping open so as to permit access to said pocket.

4. A foldable chair as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said power source is a 12-volt DC re-chargeable power source.

5. A foldable chair as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said fan is affixed to the bottom of said fan bag.

6. A foldable chair as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a protective metal guard which is affixed to the bottom of said fan bag.

7. A foldable chair as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said frame member is of a substantially circular shape.

8. A foldable chair as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said flexible seat has a meshed backrest.

Continuity (1)
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