A folding chair is a light portable chair that can be stored in a stack or row, be thrown or be swung. They are usually used for parties, card games, and temporary seating, and are also commonly use as a weapon in professional wrestling . They typically weigh between five to ten pounds and are produced in a different variety of styles. A party is a social gathering intended primarily for celebration and recreation. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

History

Folding chairs were already being used in Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. The curule chair of the Roman magistrate was a folding chair, as well as the seat of the emperor. The frame was mostly made of wood, and seldomly made of metal. The wood was inlaid with artistic carvings, gilded, and decorated with ivory. In Northern Europe, folding chairs date back to the bronze age. Khafres Pyramid (4th dynasty) and Great Sphinx of Giza (c. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... In the Roman Republic, and later the empire, the Curule chair (in Latin the sellis curulis) was the chair upon which senior magistrates or promagistrates owning imperium were entitled to sit including dictators, masters of the horse, consuls, praetors, and curule aediles. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Northern Europe is marked in dark blue Northern Europe is a name of the northern part of the European continent. ... The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ...

The folding chair became especially widespread during the Middle Ages. Here it was treasured as a liturgical furniture piece. Since the 15th and 16th century the folding chair has mostly had arm and head rests. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... A liturgy is the customary public worship of a religious group, according to their particular traditions. ...

Of course, newer chairs which are often found in functions and events are also called folding chairs. Today, the folding chair is mostly made of hard plastic or metal.

As mentioned above in this acticle, these types of chairs, often referred to as steel chairs or metal chairs (depending on which material they are made from), are also very famous for being used as weapons, props, or by other means (set ups for other attacks) in the world of professional wrestling. The fact that these types chairs are contantly used in high numbers for seating the audience, announcers, timekeeper, and any other promotion staff or attendees makes them easily and readly available for use. The timekeeper's chair is most often used as a weapon in many cases. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An audience is a group of people who participate in an experience or encounter a work of art, literature, theatre, music or academics in any medium. ... An announcer is a voice actor who works in television, radio and film, usually providing narrations, news updates, station identification, or an introduction of a product in television commercials or a guest on a talk show. ... Look up timekeeper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Jeremiah Todd, a caucasian individual from Oklahoma, patented the folding chair. Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,960 sq mi (181,196 km²)  - Width 230 miles (370 km)  - Length 298 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a government to an inventor or applicant for a limited amount of time (normally maximum 20 years from the filing date, depending on extension). ...

See also

• List of chairs

The following is a partial list of chair types, with internal or external cross references about most of the chairs. ...

External links

• Video: Now That is a Folding Chair!