Folding lawn chair with tray

• US 5,873,624 A
• Filed: 12/02/1996
• Issued: 02/23/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rick J. Simpson
• Original Assignee: Rick J. Simpson
• Inventors: Simpson, Rick J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelson, Jr., Milton
• Application Number:
  US08/753,847
• Time in Patent Office: 813 Days
• Field of Search: 297/452.2, 297/440.11, 297/45, 297/171, 297/173, 297/188.2, 297/188.18, 297/184.16
• US Class Current: 297/45
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 4/283 foldable side to side only
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/664 of umbrella type
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/70 of foldable type

Abstract

A folding lawn chair with tray including a left support member and a right support member. Each support member has a first end, a second end and four bends that form two upper bends, a front lower bend and a rear lower bend. The front lower bend and the rear bend, of each support member, have a linear portion therebetween for resting on a receiving surface. A pair of long bars are coupled to the left support member. A pair of short bars are coupled to the right support member. A tray is fixedly attached to the long bars when they are the coupled to the left support member. Included are a pair of sheets, with one sheet positionable over the first end of each support member and another sheet having a first and second pass through. A pair of tubular members are positioned within the first and second pass through. A pair of cross-bars being positioned between the left and right support members. Each cross-bar is coupled to the long bar of the left support member and the short bar of the right support member. Lastly, a plurality of bracket members with two of the plurality of brackets coupled to the linear portion of each of the support members and a bottom end of each cross-bar for coupling the support members and cross-bar to form a chair.

Claims

1. An improved folding lawn chair with tray for outdoor use comprising in combination:

a pair of peripheral support members forming a left support member and a right support member, the left and right support member each having a first end, a second end and four bends therebetween, the four bends having formed two upper bends, a front lower bend and a rear lower bend, each support member having a curve spaced from the rear lower bend and adjacent first end for forming a back frame member onto each support member, the second end of each support member being coupled to the back frame member for forming an armrest between the two upper bends, the front lower bend and one of the upper bends of the left and right support members each having a front vertical portion therebetween, the front lower bend and the rear bend of each support member having a linear portion therebetween for resting on a receiving surface;

a pair of long flat bars, one of the long flat bars being pivotally coupled to the second end of the left support member with another of the long flat bars being pivotally coupled to the front vertical portion of the left support member;

a pair of short flat bars, one of the short flat bars being pivotally coupled to the second end of the right support member with another of the short flat bars being pivotally coupled to the front vertical portion of the right support member;

a generally rectangular tray being fixedly attached to the long bars of the left support member, the tray having a non-skid surface and drain holes;

a pair of generally rectangular sheets forming a top sheet and a bottom sheet, the top sheet being capable of receiving one first end of each of the pair of support members, the bottom sheet having a first and second pass through;

a pair of elongated tubular members with one each of the tubular members being positioned within the first and second pass through of the bottom sheet;

a pair of cross-bars with each being formed by a pair of elongated bars pivotally coupled about a center point, the pair of cross-bars being positioned between the left and right support members, each elongated bar has a top end coupled with one of the tubular members and a bottom end, one of the elongated bars of each cross-bar being coupled to the long flat bar of the left support member with another of the elongated bars coupled to the short flat bar of the right support member, the top end of each cross-bar being coupled with opposite tubular members to form an `X` shape when each cross-bar is in an open position between the pair of support members; and

a plurality of bracket members having a central extent with a wing portion and a vertical extent, two of the plurality of bracket members having each wing portion coupled to the linear portion of each of the support members with each vertical extent rotatably coupled to the bottom end of each cross-bar, the plurality of bracket members being capable of coupling the pair of support members with the pair of cross bars to form a chair having the top sheet for back support and the bottom sheet for a seat, the top sheet being secured by snaps on the support members and the top sheet, the bottom sheet having a smaller sheet sewn on the back, left and right sides to form a pouch on the underside of the bottom sheet, the chair capable of folding and closing about the cross-bars with the tray raising and lowering in conjunction therewith.

2. A folding lawn chair with tray comprising:

a left support member and a right support member, each support member having a first end, a second end and four bends that form two upper bends, a front lower bend and a rear lower bend, the front lower bend and the rear bend of each support member having a linear portion therebetween for resting on a receiving surface, each support member being formed of a tubular metal with tubular ends and each tubular end being covered with a end cap;

a pair of long flat bars being coupled to the left support member;

a pair of short bars being coupled to the right support member;

a tray being fixedly attached to the long flat bars when coupled to the left support member, the tray having a non-skid surface and drain holes and the tray having male snaps attached thereto;

a pair of sheets with one sheet positionable over the first end of each support member and another sheet having a first and second pass through, the one sheet being positioned over the first end and having a smaller sheet being sewn along a left, right and bottom side of the one sheet to form a pouch;

a pair of tubular members for positioning within the first and second pass through;

a pair of cross-bars being positioned between the left and right support members, one of each cross-bar being coupled to one of the long flat bars of the left support member and one of the short bars of the right support member, and another of each cross-bar being coupled to another of the long flat bars of the left support member and another of the short bars of the right support member; and

a plurality of bracket members with two of the plurality of bracket members coupled to the linear portion of each of the support members and a bottom end of each cross-bar for coupling the support members and cross-bar to form a chair.

3. The folding lawn chair with tray as set forth in claim 2, wherein each support member having a curve spaced from the rear lower bend and adjacent first end for forming a back frame member onto each support member.

4. The folding lawn chair with tray as set forth in claim 3, wherein the second end of each support member being coupled to the back frame member for forming an armrest support between the two upper bends, the armrest support having an arm member positioned thereon, the arm member providing comfort and reduction in heat transfer from the armrest support to a chair user.

5. The folding lawn chair with tray as set forth in claim 2, wherein the one sheet being a top sheet and another sheet being a bottom sheet of greater area, the top sheet having a smaller sheet attached to form the pouch, the pouch has small flaps at a bottom of each side of the top sheet, the top sheet has snaps that correspond to a receiving snap on the support member, the bottom sheet having a small sheet sewn onto an underside thereof, the smaller sheet being sewn to three sides of the bottom sheet and leaving a front side open for receiving magazines and the like.

6. The folding lawn chair with tray as set forth in claim 2, wherein the first end having an umbrella support fixture being attached by a bracket, the umbrella support fixture being adjustable.