US Patent Issued on Dec. 9 for "Folding chair" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,832, issued on Dec. 9.

"Folding chair" was invented by Libin Chen (Changzhou, China) and Qinglei Kong (Changzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A folding chair including a folding mechanism. The folding mechanism further includes two support rods respectively hinged to two first connection pieces. A second connection piece is fixed above the first connection pieces on upright rods. When the folding mechanism is unfolded, the second connection pieces are slidably connected to the support rods. When the folding chair is unfolded, a weight on the seat cushion is transferred through the support rods to the first connection pieces a...