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EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION

(51) Int Cl.:
of the grant of the patent: 28.08.2013 Bulletin 2013/35 A47C 3/04 (2006.01) A47C 4/02 (2006.01)

(45) Date of publication and mention

(21) Application number: 11152727.1 (22) Date of filing: 31.01.2011 (54) Dismountable chair assembly Demontierbare Stuhlanordnung Ensemble formant chaise dmontable (84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(72) Inventor: Huang, Tsung Chieh

Kaohsiung Hsien (TW)

(74) Representative: Treeby, Philip David William et al

R.G.C. Jenkins & Co 26 Caxton Street London SW1H 0RJ (GB)

(43) Date of publication of application:

01.08.2012 Bulletin 2012/31

(73) Proprietor: Huang, Tsung Chieh

Kaohsiung Hsien (TW)

(56) References cited:

EP-A1- 1 616 505 CN-Y- 2 287 842

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[0001] The present invention relates to a dismountable chair assembly. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART [0002] Prior chair with four feet usually has a welded metal tube frames equipped with back cushion and seat cushion, Such design has various styles depending on different needs and ideas. However, the storage and cost are the primary concerns for business or user. [0003] Therefore, a dismountable chair is taking the place of the conventional welded chair. Dismountable chairs are preferable to the users by its simple structure, lower cost, and easy and fast assembly or disassembly. [0004] Known dismountable chairs usually include a frame consisting of two H-shaped frames linked by two transverse shafts. The H-shaped frame has a front chair foot and a rear chair foot. The two H-shaped frames are linked by the two transverse shafts by bolts so that a seat cushion and a back cushion can be arranged to the chair frame. However, such design has the following defects and inconvenience. 1. The seat cushion is downwards buckled to the chair frame. The seat cushion is easily departed or loosened from the chair frame by frequently disassembly or improper pick up of stacked chairs. 2. The back cushion is fixed to lateral shafts by bolts and sleeves. Such design needs many components to achieve. 3. The chair frame and the back cushion are assembled by bolts, and the seat cushion is separately assembled to the frame. The installation efficiency is not good, and the assembly is also poor, Examples of known dismountable chairs are described in CN 2 287 842 Y and EP 1 616 505 A. SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION [0005] Accordingly, the primary objects of the present invention are listed in the following. 1. To provide a simple-structured chair with lower cost. 2. To provide a fast and easy assembly to user. 3. To provide a firm and stable chair having integral seat cushion and frame. 4. To provide a chair occupying minimum space for package and warehousing. [0006] To achieve above objects, the assembly includes an H-shaped chair frame, back cushion, and a seat cushion. A complete chair frame is formed by the

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H-shaped chair frame, two inverse L-shaped front chair feet, and a front transverse shaft. [0007] The H-shaped chair frame has two upper shafts and two rear feet transversely linked by a middle shaft, The back cushion is arranged between the two upper shafts. The middle shaft also serves to support the seat cushion. [0008] The seat cushion has a round skirt on a bottom side thereof. According to the invention, two columns are formed to a front side of the skirt for arranging the front transverse shaft. Two open holes are formed to a rear side of the skirt for being penetrated by the two inverse L-shaped front chair feet. Two rear sides of the two inverse Lshaped front chair feet can be fixed to the middle shaft of the H-shaped chair frame by bolts. [0009] The front transverse shaft has two receiving holes on a front side thereof for receiving the two columns of the seat cushion, Two ends of the front transverse shaft are fixed to predetermined positions of the two inverse L-shaped front chair feet respectively by bolts so that the receiving holes are aligned with the columns. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

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[0010] Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-section view showing an installation of a seat cushion and a chair frame. Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a front view showing a back cushion of the present invention. Fig. 5 is a top view showing the back cushion of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a side view showing the back cushion of the present invention. Fig. 7 is a schematic view showing the back cushion of the present invention. Fig. 8 is a cross-section view along an 8-8 line of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a front view showing a seat cushion of the present invention. Fig. 10 is a side view showing the seat cushion of the present invention. Fig. 11 is a top view showing the seat cushion of the present invention. Fig. 12 is a rear view showing the seat cushion of the present invention. Fig. 13 is an upward view showing the seat cushion of the present invention. Fig. 14 is a cross-section view along a 14-14 line of the Fig. 13. Fig. 15 is a front view of the present invention. Fig. 16 is a side view of the present invention. Fig. 17 is a top view showing stacked chairs of the present invention. Fig. 18 is a schematic view showing stacked chairs

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of the present invention. Fig. 19 is a side view showing stacked chairs of the present invention. Fig. 20 is a front view showing stacked chairs of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE IVENTION [0011] In order that those skilled in the art can further understand the present invention, a description will be provided in the following in details. [0012] Referring to Figs. 1 to 3, a preferable embodiment of a dismountable chair assembly according to the present invention is illustrated. The dismountable chair assembly includes an H-shaped chair frame 1, back cushion 2, and seat cushion 3. A complete chair frame is formed by the H-shaped chair frame 1, two inverse Lshaped front chair feet 4, and a front transverse shaft 5. [0013] Each of two upper shafts 11 of the H-shaped chair frame 1 has an open slot 111 opened from a top thereof, and the two slots 111 of the two upper shafts are faced to each other. The Two slots 111 serve to be inserted by two pins 21 formed to two lateral sides of the back cushion 2 as shown in Figs, 2 and 3. Two lower sides of the H-shape chair frame 1 are two rear chair feet 12. A middle shaft 13 linked the two shafts of the Hshaped chair frame 1 has two through holes 131. The two inverse L-shaped front chair feet 4 are screwed to the H-shaped chair frame 1 through the through holes 131 by bolts 6. The middle shaft 13 also serves to support a rear edge of the seat cushion 3. [0014] Referring to Pigs. 4 to 8, the back cushion 2 has two C-shaped receiving slots 20 on two lateral sides thereof. The pin 21 is formed inside the C-shaped receiving slot 20. While the back cushion 2 is installed to the H-shaped chair frame 1, the two pins 21 are inserted into the two open slots 111 of the upper shafts 11 and the round upper shafts 11 are clamped by the C-shaped receiving slots 20 so that the back cushion 2 can be firmly installed to the H-shaped chair frame 1. [0015] Referring to Figs. 9 to 14, a bottom side of the seat cushion 3 has a round skirt 30. Two columns 31 are formed to a front side of the skirt 30 for arranging the front transverse shaft 5. Two open holes 32 are formed to a rear side of the skirt 30 for being penetrated by the two inverse L-shaped front chair feet 4. Two rear sides of the Two inverse L-shaped front chair feet 4 penetrating the open holes 32 can be fixed to the middle shaft 13 of the H-shaped chair frame 1 by bolts 6. A rear bottom of the seat cushion 3 is thus lying across the middle shaft 13. [0016] The front transverse shaft 5 has two receiving holes 51 on a front side thereof for receiving the two columns 31 of the seat cushion 3. Two ends of the front transverse shaft 5 are fixed to predetermined front sides of the two inverse L-shaped front chair feet 4 respectively by bolts 6 so that the receiving holes 51 are aligned with the columns 31. [0017] Installation steps of the embodiment of the

present invention are listed in the following. 1. The front transverse shaft 5 is fixed between the two inverse L-shaped front chair feet 4 by two bolts 6. 2. The assembling of the step 1 is approached to the bottom side of the seat cushion 3 so that the two rear sides of the two inverse L-shaped front chair feet 4 are penetrating the open holes 32 of the seat cushion 3 and fixed to the middle shaft 13 of the H-shaped chair frame 1 by two bolts 6. The two columns 31 are received into the two receiving holes 51 of the front transverse shaft 5. 3. The chair is completed by the back cushion 2 arranging to the two upper shafts 11 of the H-shaped chair frame 1. [0018] Therefore, the present invention has the following advantages.
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1. The assembly is simple with lower cost. 2. Fast installation is friendly and practicable to manufacturing and consumers. 3. The seat cushion and frame can be firmly assembled with high stability and reliability. 4. The package is small as well as the storage space needed before assembly. 5. A disassembly is also easy and fast for the user.

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Claims 1. A dismountable chair assembly comprising: a H-shaped chair frame (1) having two upper shafts (11) and two rear feet (12) transversely linked by a middle shaft (13); a back cushion (2) being arranged between the two upper shafts (11); two inverse L-shaped front chair feet (4) linked by a front transverse shaft (5); the front transverse shaft (5) having two receiving holes (51); a seat cushion (3) having a round skirt (30) on a bottom side thereof; characterised in that two columns (31) being formed to a front portion of the skirt (30), and two open holes (32) being formed to a rear portion of the seat cushion (3); wherein two rear ends of the two inverse Lshaped front chair feet (4) are penetrating the two open holes (32) of the seat cushion (3) respectively and fixed to the middle shaft (13) of the H-shaped chair frame (1) by bolts, wherein the columns (31) of the seat cushion (3) being received into the receiving holes (51) of the front transverse shaft (5) and a rear side of the seat cushion (3) lying across the middle shaft (13). 2. The dismountable chair assembly as claimed in

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claim 1, wherein each of two upper shafts (11) of the H-shaped chair frame (1) has an open slot (111) opened from a top thereof, and the two slots (111) of the two upper shafts (11) face to each other; the two slots (111) serve to be inserted by two pins (21) formed to two lateral sides of the back cushion (2); two lower sides of the two upper shafts (11) are two rear chair feet (12); the middle shaft (13) has two through holes (131) for arranging the two inverse Lshaped front chair feet (4) by bolts (6). 3. The dismountable chair assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the back cushion (2) has two receiving slots (20) on two lateral sides thereof for holding the two upper shafts (11) of the H-shaped chair frame (1); two pins (21) are formed inside the two receiving slots (20) of the back cushion (2) respectively for being inserted into the two open slots (111) of the two upper shafts (11).

zueinander gerichtet sind; wobei die beiden Schlitze (111) zum Einsetzen von zwei Stiften (21) dienen, die an zwei Lateralseiten des Rckenkissens (2) gebildet sind; wobei zwei untere Seiten der beiden oberen Holme (11) zwei hintere stuhlbeine (12) sind; wobei der mittlere Holm (13) zwei Durchgangsffnungen (131) aufweist, um die beiden umgekehrt L-frmigen Stuhlbeine (4) durch Schrauben (6) anzuordnen. 3. Zerlegbarer Stuhlaufbau nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Rckenkissen (2) an seinen beiden Lateralseiten zwei Aufnahmeschlitze (20) aufweist, um die beiden oberen Holme (11) des H-frmigen Stuhlrahmens (1) zu halten; wobei zwei Stifte (21) jeweils im inneren der beiden Aufnahmeschlitze (20) des Rkkenkissens (2) gebildet sind, um in die beiden offenen Schlitze (111) der beiden oberen Holme (11) eingesetzt zu werden.

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Revendications 1. Ensemble formant chaise dmontable comprenant : une structure de chaise configure en forme de H (1) comportant deux montants suprieurs (11) et deux pieds arrire (12) relis de faon transverse par un montant de milieu (13) ; un coussin de dossier (2) agenc entre les deux montants suprieurs (11) ; deux pieds avant de chaise configurs sous la forme dun L invers (4) relis par un montant avant transversal (5) ; le montant avant transversal (5) comportant deux trous de rception (51) ; un coussin de sige (3) comportant une jupe arrondie (30) sur lun de ses cts infrieur ; caractris en ce que deux colonnes (31) sont formes sur une partie avant de la jupe (30), et en ce que deux trous douverture (32) sont forms sur une partie arrire du coussin de sige (3) ; dans lequel deux extrmits arrire des deux pieds de chaise avant configurs en forme de L invers (4) sont introduits dans les deux trous ouverts (32) du coussin de sige (3) respectivement et sont fixs au montant du milieu (13) de la structure de chaise configure en forme de H (1) par des boulons dans lequel les colonnes (31) du coussin de sige (3) sont reues dans les trous de rception (51) du montant transversal avant (5) et un ct arrire du coussin de sige (3) repose travers le montant du milieu (13). 2. Ensemble formant chaise dmontable selon la revendication 1, dans lequel chacun des deux mon-

einen H-frmigen Stuhlrahmen (1) mit zwei oberen Holmen (11) und zwei hinteren Beinen (12), die quer durch einen mittleren Holm (13) verbunden sind; wobei zwischen den beiden oberen Holmen (11) ein Rckenkissen (2) angeordnet ist; zwei umgekehrt L-frmige vordere Stuhlbeine (4), die durch einen vorderen Querholm (5) verbunden sind; wobei der vordere Querholm (5) zwei Aufnahmeffnungen (51) aufweist; ein Sitzkissen (3), das an seiner Unterseite eine runde Schrze (30) aufweist; dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass an einem vorderen Abschnitt der Schrze (30) zwei Sulen (31) gebildet sind und an einem hinteren Abschnitt des Sitzkissens (3) zwei offene Lcher (32) gebildet sind; wobei zwei hintere Enden der beiden umkehrt L-frmigen vorderen Stuhlbeine (4) jeweils die beiden offenen Lcher (32) des Sitzkissens (3) durchdringen und durch Schrauben an dem mittleren Holm (13) des H-frmigen Stuhlrahmens (1) fixiert sind, wobei die Sulen (31) des Sitzkissens (3) in den Aufnahmeffnungen (51) des vorderen Querholms (5) aufgenommen sind und eine hintere Seite des Sitzkissens (3) ber dem mittleren Holm (13) liegt. 2. Zerlegbarer Stuhlaufbau nach Anspruch 1, wobei jeder der beiden oberen Holme (11) des H-frmigen Stuhlrahmens (1) einen von seiner Oberseite her geffneten offenen Schlitz (111) aufweist, und die beiden Schlitze (111) der beiden oberen Holme (11)

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tants suprieurs (11) de la structure de chaise configure en forme de H (1) prsente une fente ouverte (111) ouverte partir de son sommet, et les deux fentes (111) des deux montants suprieurs (11) sont en face lune de lautre ; les deux fentes (111) servent y insrer deux broches (21) formes sur les deux cts latraux du coussin de dossier (2) ; les deux cts infrieurs des deux montants suprieurs (11) reprsentent les deux pieds de chaise arrire (12) ; le montant du milieu (13) comporte deux trous de passage (131) permettant dy agencer par des boulons (6) les deux pieds avant de chaise configurs en forme de L invers (4). 3. Ensemble formant chaise dmontable selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le coussin de dossier (2) comporte deux fentes de rception (20) formes sur ses deux cts latraux en vue de maintenir les deux montants suprieurs (11) de la structure de chaise configure en forme de H (1) ; deux broches (21) sont formes lintrieur des deux fentes de rception (20) du coussin de dossier (2) respectivement en vue dtre insres dans les deux fentes ouvertes (111) des deux montantes suprieurs (11).

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REFERENCES CITED IN THE DESCRIPTION This list of references cited by the applicant is for the readers convenience only. It does not form part of the European patent document. Even though great care has been taken in compiling the references, errors or omissions cannot be excluded and the EPO disclaims all liability in this regard.

Patent documents cited in the description CN 2287842 Y [0004] EP 1616505 A [0004]

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