Folding chair

Abstract

A foldable chair with a seat back and a seat bottom that is movable between a folded configuration where the seat bottom and seat back are adjacent each other and an unfolded configuration where the seat bottom extends generally perpendicular to the seat back. The foldable chair includes a cover that is removably couplable to the seat bottom and/or seat back. The foldable chair may also include arm rests with slots and openings or holes that can couple to accessories such as a cup holder. The chair can have a spring actuated lock mechanism that can lock the chair in an open or close configuration and a manually actuatable latch mechanism to release the lock mechanism to allow the chair to be opened for use or closed for transport or storage.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A foldable chair, comprising:
 a frame including a seat back having a first stile and a second stile and a seat bottom having a first side apron and a second side apron, the frame movable between a folded configuration where the seat bottom and seat back are generally adjacent each other and a seating configuration where the seat bottom extends transverse to the seat back;   a pair of front legs pivotally coupled to a pair of rear legs via a hinge and attached to a left side and a right side of the seat bottom;   a pair of arm rests coupled to the pair of front legs and to the pair of rear legs via the hinge, each of the pair of arm rests having an aperture at a distal portion thereof and having a channel on a side surface thereof, the aperture and the channel each configured to receive and removably engage an accessory; and   a cover removably coupleable to the foldable chair, the cover comprising:
 a first cover portion removably coupleable to the seat bottom comprising a first sleeve pocket extending over at least a portion of the seat bottom, and 
 a second cover portion removably coupleable to the seat back having a second sleeve pocket extending over at least a portion of the seat back. 
   
     
     
         2 . The foldable chair of  claim 1 , wherein the foldable chair further comprises a locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism may be unlocked by actuating a handle. 
     
     
         3 . The foldable chair of  claim 2 , wherein the handle is located proximate a front edge of the seat bottom. 
     
     
         4 . The foldable chair of  claim 2 , wherein the handle is attached to a cable attached to one or more spring-loaded pins, wherein each of the one or more spring-loaded pins correspond to one or more slots on the rear legs that restricts a movement of the one or more spring-loaded pins, and wherein actuating the handle disengages the one or more spring-loaded pins from the corresponding one or more slots. 
     
     
         5 . The foldable chair of  claim 1 , wherein the foldable chair further comprises a locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism automatically locks when either the folded configuration or the seating configuration is reached. 
     
     
         6 . The foldable chair of  claim 1 , wherein the accessory is a cup holder. 
     
     
         7 . The foldable chair of  claim 6 , wherein the cup holder comprises a chair connector via which the cup holder couples to the aperture, a body with an opening configured to receive a beverage container, and a ring rotatably coupled to the body and an accessory hook that extends outward from the ring and is configured to receive a stem of a wine glass. 
     
     
         8 . The foldable chair of  claim 7 , wherein the accessory hook is C-shaped. 
     
     
         9 . A foldable chair, comprising:
 a frame including a seat back having a first stile and a second stile and a seat bottom having a first side apron and a second side apron, the frame movable between a folded configuration where the seat bottom and seat back are generally adjacent each other and a seating configuration where the seat bottom extends transverse to the seat back;   a pair of front legs pivotally coupled to a pair of rear legs via a hinge and attached to a left side and a right side of the seat bottom; and   a pair of arm rests coupled to the pair of front legs and to the pair of rear legs via the hinge, each of the pair of arm rests having a aperture at a distal portion thereof and having a channel on a side surface thereof, the aperture and the channel each configured to receive and removably engage an accessory.   
     
     
         10 . The foldable chair of  claim 9 , wherein the foldable chair further comprises a locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism may be unlocked by actuating a handle. 
     
     
         11 . The foldable chair of  claim 10 , wherein the handle is located proximate a front edge of the seat bottom. 
     
     
         12 . The foldable chair of  claim 10 , wherein the handle is attached to a cable attached to one or more spring-loaded pins, wherein each of the one or more spring-loaded pins correspond to one or more slots on the rear legs that restricts a movement of the one or more spring-loaded pins, and wherein actuating the handle disengages the one or more spring-loaded pins from the corresponding one or more slots. 
     
     
         13 . The foldable chair of  claim 9 , further comprising a hook at an end of each of the first stile and the second stile distal from the seat bottom, each hook configured to receive and removably engage another accessory. 
     
     
         14 . The foldable chair of  claim 9 , wherein the accessory is a cup holder. 
     
     
         15 . The foldable chair of  claim 14 , wherein the cup holder comprises a chair connector via which the cup holder couples to the aperture, a body with an opening configured to receive a beverage container, and a ring rotatably coupled to the body and an accessory hook that extends outward from the ring and is configured to receive a stem of a wine glass. 
     
     
         16 . The foldable chair of  claim 15 , wherein the accessory hook is C-shaped. 
     
     
         17 . A kit comprising:
 a foldable chair, comprising:
 a frame including a seat back having a first stile and a second stile and a seat bottom having a first side apron and a second side apron, the frame movable between a folded configuration where the seat bottom and seat back are generally adjacent each other and a seating configuration where the seat bottom extends transverse to the seat back; 
 a pair of front legs pivotally coupled to a pair of rear legs via a hinge and attached to a left side and a right side of the seat bottom; and 
 a pair of arm rests coupled to the pair of front legs and to the pair of rear legs via the hinge, each of the pair of arm rests having an aperture at a distal portion thereof and having a channel on a side surface thereof the aperture and the channel each configured to receive and removably engage an accessory; 
   a first cover portion removably coupleable to the seat bottom comprising a first sleeve pocket extending over at least a portion of the seat bottom; and   a second cover portion removably coupleable to the seat back having a second sleeve pocket extending over at least a portion of the seat back.   
     
     
         18 . The kit of  claim 17 , further comprising an accessory configured to removably couple to each aperture in the pair of arm rests. 
     
     
         19 . The kit of  claim 18 , wherein the accessory is a cup holder. 
     
     
         20 . The kit of  claim 19 , wherein the cup holder comprises a chair connector via which the cup holder couples to the aperture, a body with an opening configured to receive a beverage container, and a ring rotatably coupled to the body and an accessory hook that extends outward from the ring and is configured to receive a stem of a wine glass.