Poolside chair and associated use thereof

• US 8,459,736 B1
• Filed: 09/14/2010
• Issued: 06/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Floyd A. Begley Jr
• Original Assignee: Floyd A. Begley Jr
• Inventors: Begley, Floyd A. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): BROWN, PETER R
• Application Number:
  US12/881,280
• Time in Patent Office: 1,001 Days
• Field of Search: 297/27, 297/28, 297/217.7, 297/344.19, 297/359, 297/360, 297/451.5, 297/461, 449/6, 450/6
• US Class Current: 297/217.7
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/0265 positioned under the arm-rests
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/16 Chairs or seats detachably mounted on stadium benches detachably mounted children's chairs A47D1/10
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 3/18 Chairs or stools with rotatable seat adjustable in height by rotation A47C3/24
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 3/30 with vertically-acting fluid cylinder

Abstract

An adjustable poolside chair comprises a chair assembly, a height-adjustable support mechanism, and a weighted base. The chair assembly comprises an outdoor padded chair with a tilting back portion and is constructed of lightweight, waterproof materials. The weighted base comprises a pair of horizontally adjustable hooks which are extended around a lip of a pool. The base also comprises a pair of rollers for transportation of the chair. The adjustable support mechanism comprises a height adjustable pneumatic cylinder and also provides a swivel function. In use, the base is placed in a desired location and the hooks are extended around the lip of the pool and secured in place using tightening knobs, thereby providing additional stabilization of the chair in a poolside position.

Claims

1. A poolside chair for providing additional stabilization when positioning said pool side chair around a lip of a swimming pool, said poolside chair comprising:

a chair assembly, comprising;

a seat;

a back portion adjustably affixed to said seat;

a plurality of adjustable arms attached to said back portion and said seat, each comprising a plurality of tilt apertures, a first fastener having a knob and a threaded stud, and an arm pivot;

a plurality of hinges arranged in a linear manner along a rear bottom edge of said seat and said back portion; and

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a plurality of threaded inserts affixed to opposing side surfaces of said back portion;

a height adjusting assembly; and

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a base assembly, comprising;

a platform having a plurality of hook orifices located along a front surface of said platform;

a plurality of extendable and lockable hook appendages having hook tip portions;

a plurality of hook stowing orifices; and

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a plurality of second fasteners threadingly engaged to opposing side portions of said platform;

wherein said adjustable arms are capable of variably tilting and locking said back portion at alternate positions relative to said seat;

wherein said adjustable arms are connected to said back portion by said first fasteners positioned through corresponding ones of said tilt apertures and said threaded inserts of said back portion;

wherein end portions of said adjustable arms are affixed to said seat and said back portion through said arm pivots and said first fasteners respectively;

wherein said hook appendages are stowed through said hook stowing orifices;

wherein said platform and said hook appendages are adapted to be wrapped around an edge region of a pool structure to stabilize said poolside chair upon a swimming pool deck;

wherein said hook appendages are axially and longitudinally locked in position through said second fasteners;

wherein said second fasteners intersect said hook appendages at a right angle thereby clamping and locking said hook appendages; and

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wherein said height adjusting assembly is affixed to said base assembly, said height adjusting assembly being connected to said chair assembly in such a manner that said chair assembly swivels 360°

as well as capable of being vertically adjusted.

2. The poolside chair of claim 1, wherein said height adjusting assembly comprises:

an upper mounting plate;

an upper cylinder including;

a first lever aperture, and,

a lever bracket located along a side surface of said upper cylinder;

a lower cylinder;

a lower mounting plate;

a lever pivotably affixed through said lever bracket;

a vertically-sliding hollow cylinder valve having a second lever aperture formed therein;

an annular seal positioned along a bottom perimeter edge of said valve and located internally within said upper cylinder; and

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a swivel bearing attached to said upper cylinder and said upper mounting plate respectively.

3. The poolside chair of claim 2, wherein an end portion of said lever horizontally extends and protrudes through said first and second lever apertures;

wherein said upper cylinder is snuggly inserted downwardly into said lower cylinder in a telescoping manner when said lever is motioned upwardly to change an amount of air entrapped within said upper cylinder; and

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wherein, when said lever is released downwardly, said valve is motioned upwardly to cause said seal portion to trap a volume of air within said lower cylinder and thereby support said upper cylinder.

4. The poolside chair of claim 2, further comprising:

a guiding bushing and a shaft positioned along a vertical center line of said upper cylinder and said lower cylinder respectively;

wherein said valve and said seal are guided along a vertical axis through said guiding bushing and said shaft respectively; and

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wherein said valve is vertically motioned when said lever is manipulated to allow a volume of air to pass through said lower cylinder.

5. The poolside chair of claim 1, wherein each of said hook appendages comprises:

a straight distal portion and an arcuate proximal portion which curves downwardly forming an arc of approximately two-hundred degrees and thereby adapted to conform to an edge portion of the pool structure.

6. The poolside chair of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of outwardly positioned first roller brackets and a centrally positioned second roller bracket affixed to a rear vertical surface of said platform; and

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a plurality of rollers located along a rear edge of said platform and supported by said first roller brackets as well as said second roller bracket;

wherein said rollers are aligned along an axis.

7. A poolside chair for providing additional stabilization when positioning said pool side chair around a lip of a swimming pool, said poolside chair comprising:

a chair assembly, comprising;

a seat;

a back portion adjustably affixed to said seat;

a plurality of adjustable arms attached to said back portion and said seat each comprising a plurality of tilt apertures, a first fastener having a knob and a threaded stud, and an arm pivot;

a plurality of hinges arranged in a linear manner along a rear bottom edge of said seat and said back portion; and

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a plurality of threaded inserts affixed to opposing side surfaces of said back portion;

a height adjusting assembly; and

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a base assembly, comprising;

a platform having a plurality of hook orifices located along a front surface of said platform;

a plurality of extendable and lockable hook appendages having hook tip portions;

a plurality of hook stowing orifices; and

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a plurality of second fasteners threadingly engaged to opposing side portions of said platform;

wherein said adjustable arms are capable of variably tilting and locking said back portion at alternate positions relative to said seat;

wherein said adjustable arms are connected to said back portion by said first fasteners positioned through corresponding ones of said tilt apertures and said threaded inserts of said back portion;

wherein end portions of said adjustable arms are affixed to said seat and said back portion through said arm pivots and said first fasteners respectively;

wherein said hook appendages are stowed through said hook stowing orifices;

wherein said platform and said hook appendages are adapted to be wrapped around an edge region of a pool structure to stabilize said poolside chair upon a swimming pool deck;

wherein said hook appendages are axially and longitudinally locked in position through said second fasteners;

wherein said second fasteners intersect said hook appendages at a right angle thereby clamping and locking said hook appendages; and

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wherein said height adjusting assembly is affixed to said base assembly and extends upwardly therefrom, said height adjusting assembly being connected to said chair assembly in such a manner that said chair assembly swivels 360°

as well as capable of being vertically adjusted.

8. The poolside chair of claim 7, wherein said height adjusting assembly comprises:

an upper mounting plate;

an upper cylinder including;

a first lever aperture, and,

a lever bracket located along a side surface of said upper cylinder;

a lower cylinder;

a lower mounting plate;

a lever pivotably affixed through said lever bracket;

a vertically-sliding hollow cylinder valve having a second lever aperture formed therein;

an annular seal positioned along a bottom perimeter edge of said valve and located internally within said upper cylinder; and

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a swivel bearing attached to said upper cylinder and said upper mounting plate respectively.

9. The poolside chair of claim 8, wherein an end portion of said lever horizontally extends and protrudes through said first and second lever apertures;

wherein said upper cylinder is snuggly inserted downwardly into said lower cylinder in a telescoping manner when said lever is motioned upwardly to change an amount of air entrapped within said upper cylinder; and

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wherein, when said lever is released downwardly, said valve is motioned upwardly to cause said seal portion to trap a volume of air within said lower cylinder and thereby support said upper cylinder.

10. The poolside chair of claim 8, further comprising:

a guiding bushing and a shaft positioned along a vertical center line of said upper cylinder and said lower cylinder respectively;

wherein said valve and said seal are guided along a vertical axis through said guiding bushing and said shaft respectively; and

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wherein said valve is vertically motioned when said lever is manipulated to allow a volume of air to pass through said lower cylinder.

11. The poolside chair of claim 7, wherein each of said hook appendages comprises:

a straight distal portion and an arcuate proximal portion which curves downwardly forming an arc of approximately two-hundred degrees and thereby adapted to conform to an edge portion of the pool structure.

12. The poolside chair of claim 7, further comprising:

a plurality of outwardly positioned first roller brackets and a centrally positioned second roller bracket affixed to a rear vertical surface of said platform; and

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a plurality of rollers located along a rear edge of said platform and supported by said first roller brackets as well as said second roller bracket;

wherein said rollers are aligned along an axis.