US PATENT SUBCLASS 297 / 378.1
.~.~ Foldable forwardly over bottom

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353  DF  MOVABLE BACK {2}
354.1  DF  .~ Tiltable {3}
378.1.~.~ Foldable forwardly over bottom {5}
378.11  DF  .~.~.~> Including an inertia-responsive latch
378.12  DF  .~.~.~> Held erect by a releasable latch {1}
378.14  DF  .~.~.~> Including means to hold back in forwardly folded position
380  DF  .~.~.~> Tension tie supports back {1}
382  DF  .~.~.~> Fabric hinges bottom to back

DEFINITION

Classification: 297/378.1

Foldable forwardly over bottom:

(under subclass 354.1) Device wherein the back is provided with structure configured to permit the back to swing forwardly toward a front of a bottom of the seating device to a nonuse position.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

53+, for a collapsible chair in which the back folds to overlie the bottom.

252, for a bleacher-type auxiliary seat having a back foldable forwardly over the bottom.

341, for a movable bottom, wherein a back of the seating device is tilted to permit forward movement of the bottom.

344.25, for a bottom and back rotatable about a vertical axis wherein the forward tilting of the back releases a rotation-preventing detent.