Outdoor bean bag

• US 4,011,611 A
• Filed: 09/26/1975
• Issued: 03/15/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lederman's Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Lederman's Incorporated
• Inventors: Lederman, Steven N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mitchell, James C.
• Application Number:
  US05/617,034
• Time in Patent Office: 536 Days
• Field of Search: 5/344, 5/361 B, 5/335, 5/339, 9/12, 9/13, 9/347, 9/348, 297/456, 297/DIG. 2
• US Class Current: 5/655.4
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 15/006 Floating seats floatable vessel furniture for life-saving B63C9/30
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/086 with fluid-like particles, e.g. filled with beads
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 3/16 of legless type, e.g. with seat directly resting on the floor A47C3/14 takes precedence; detachably mounted on stadium benches A47C1/16; children's chairs mounted on back-rest of chair A47D1/10 , legless beach chairs A47C1/146; inflatable chairs A47C4/54; Hassocks; Pouffes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 273/02 Styrene

Abstract

An outdoor bean bag comprising a nonexpandable water resistant fabric, forming a substantially closed bag, and a multiplicity of resilient, flowable pellets partially filling the bag. In a preferred embodiment, the outdoor bean bag is fabricated from woven nylon fabric and partially filled with expanded polystyrene foam pellets to a degree which optimizes comfort. The bag is intended for, but not limited to, use out of doors, such as on the beach, the decks of boats, patios, pool sides, and in water. Inasmuch as this invention floats on water, it is also suitable for use as a personal flotation device.

Claims

1. An outdoor bean bag comprising:

a multiplicity of resilient flowable pellets having a specific gravity of less than unity; and

a flexible, water resistant cover forming a generally closed container filled by said multiplicity of pellets to less than 50 percent of the total interior volume of said container, said cover enclosing said multiplicity of resilient flowable pellets;

wherein said pellets distribute themselves in said water resistant cover so as to conform with and comfortably support the contours of the user'"'"'s body.

2. The bean bag of claim 1 wherein:

said flexible water resistant cover is a bag of woven nylon fabric; and

said bag is partially filled by said multiplicity of resilient flowable pellets.

3. The bean bag of claim 1 wherein:

said pellets are expanded polystyrene pellets.

4. The bean bag of claim 1 further comprising:

a resealable access port to provide a means for inserting and removing said pellets from the interior of said container.

5. The bean bag of claim 1 wherein:

said cover is formed by a plurality of sections stitched together by an interlocking double fold stitch.

6. An outdoor bean bag comprising:

a multiplicity of resilient flowable buoyant pellets made of expanded polystyrene;

a flexible water resistant cover of woven nylon forming a closed container, said container being filled by said pellets to less than 50 percent of the total interior volume of said container;

said cover formed by a plurality of sections thereof stitched together by an interlocking double fold stitch; and

a resealable access port to provide a means for inserting and removing said pellets from the interior of said container;

wherein said pellets distribute themselves in said cover so as to conform with and confortably support the contours of the user'"'"'s body.