US Patent Issued to Libin Chen on Feb. 11 for "Folding chair" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,220,065, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Libin Chen (Changzhou, China).

"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 includes two standing posts, two diagonal bracing mechanisms, and a linkage mechanism, where the linkage mechanism includes two linkage posts that are crossed and hinged with each other. The diagonal bracing mechanisms each include two diagonal braces, two under-frame posts, a first connector, and a second connector. The upper ends of the two diagonal braces and an upper end of one linkage post are hinged with the first co...