Leisure chair

• US 5,350,215 A
• Filed: 01/25/1993
• Issued: 09/27/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robert Adem
• Original Assignee: Robert Adem
• Inventors: DeMars, Robert A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Green, Brian K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Allred, David E.
• Application Number:
  US08/008,316
• Time in Patent Office: 610 Days
• Field of Search: 297/194, 297/188, 297/39, 297/129, 297/35, 297/184.16
• US Class Current: 297/188.14
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 4/52 Trunk chairs, i.e. chairs collapsible to self contained carrying case, e.g. trunk shape trunk tables A47B3/10
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/624 located on side of seat, e.g. on armrest
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/66 Means to protect against weather
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/664 of umbrella type

Abstract

A chair that is constructed of a plurality of interconnected tubular frame members with a flexible fabric-like cover covering sections of the tubular frame members forming a back section and a seat section. The chair is foldable from an extended/usable position to a retracted/stowage position. The chair includes armrests and attached to each armrest is a flexible walled container which is insulated to be usable to store beverage containers in a refrigerated condition. These flexible walled containers are joinable together when the chair is in the retracted/stowage position with the joining of these containers facilitating retaining of the chair in this retracted/stowage position. Back pack straps are attached to the back section which permits the chair to be carried on the back of a human being when the chair is in the retracted/stowage position.

Claims

1. A chair movable between an extended/usable position and a retracted/stowage position, said chair having a seat section, extending outward and beneath said seat section when said chair is in said extended/usable position is a leg assembly, said seat section having a back edge from which extends upwardly a back section, said seat section having opposing sides, a pair of armrests connected between said back section and said seat section with there being a said armrest located at and spaced upwardly from each said side when said chair is in said extended/usable position, the improvement comprising:

a first flexible walled pouch mounted on one said armrest, a second flexible walled pouch mounted on the remaining said armrest, each said flexible walled pouch adapted to function as an article carrier, said first flexible walled pouch having an attaching flap, said second flexible walled pouch having an attaching flap, each said attaching flap being secured to its respective said armrest, each said flexible walled pouch being pivotally movable relative to its respective said armrest with said flexible walled pouches being locatable in either an aligned position or a spaced apart position with this pivotal movement ocurring at each said attaching flap, when in said aligned position said first flexible walled pouch being aligned with said second flexible walled pouch and means for joining said pouches together when said chair is in said retracted/stowage position.

2. The chair as defined in claim 1 wherein:

said first flexible walled pouch being identical to said second flexible walled pouch with the exception of being a mirror image thereof.

3. The chair as defined in claim 1 wherein:

said joining means comprising a zipper.

4. The chair as defined in claim 1 wherein:

an umbrella mounting bracket being mounted on said back section, an umbrella to connect with said umbrella mounting bracket when said chair is in said extended/usable position, when said chair is in said retracted/stowage position said umbrella to be repositioned at a storage location in juxtaposition with said chair.

5. The chair as defined in claim 1 including:

back pack straps mounted on said back section, when said chair is in said retracted/stowage position said back pack straps being usable to facilitate carrying of said chair on the back of a human being.

6. The chair as defined in claim 1 including:

locking means mounted on said armrests, said locking means to lockingly connect with said back section when said chair is in said retracted/stowage position so as to maintain the position of said chair in said retracted/stowage position.