Suspendable ultra-light chair or toilet apparatus

• US 8,925,681 B1
• Filed: 03/16/2011
• Issued: 01/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Victor Raymond Mattingly
• Original Assignee: Victor Raymond Mattingly
• Inventors: Mattingly, Victor Raymond
• Primary Examiner(s): Dunn, David R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lowry, Richard
• Application Number:
  US13/065,211
• Time in Patent Office: 1,392 Days
• Field of Search: 297/273, 297/16.1, 182/187, 182/3
• US Class Current: 182/7
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/26 Hanging seats
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 4/00 Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs of tubular metal type A47C5/10; children's foldable chairs A47D1/02
• CPC Class Codes: A62B 35/0006 Harnesses; Accessories therefor

Abstract

A ultra-light, concealable toilet or chair apparatus (10) configured to be suspended from an object to suspend the apparatus above ground is provided. The apparatus comprises of a suspension system (12) configured to be coupled to the object to suspend the apparatus above the ground. The suspension system includes at least one securing device (12) (14) coupled through the primary tensile support member (20) which extends downwardly and sub-divides into left linear side (20a) and right linear side (20b) portion that transitions into a concaved seat when human sits there on, provided, adjustable interlocking latch (22a) is coupled to corresponding ridged interlocking latch (30e), and adjustable interlocking latch (22b) is coupled to corresponding ridged interlocking latch (30f), forming a pair of loops that will surround left and right legs of the human operator, completing structural support. Clasp (36g) and clasp (36i), located at predetermined locations on the underside of left linear portion (20a), and first linear strap (28c), clasp (36h), and clasp (36j) located at corresponding locations on underside of right linear portion (20b), and second linear strap (28d), form securing points for an optional refuse bag (40), optional knee pads (38a) and (38b) can be added by sliding left linear side (20a) and right linear side (20b) through pre-manufactured slots in said knee pads.

Claims

1. A sitting or defecating apparatus for supporting a user in a sitting position while the user'"'"'s feet are planted, comprising:

an off ground suspension anchor securable to a stationary object behind the user;

a right strap and a left strap attached to and extending from the suspension anchor;

the right strap comprises a right loop portion formed by attaching two intermediate portions of the right strap to form a right leg support loop, the right leg support loop can be wrapped around the user'"'"'s bent right leg at or below the knee;

the left strap comprises a left loop portion formed by attaching two intermediate portions of the left strap to form a left leg support loop, the left leg support loop can be wrapped around the user'"'"'s bent left leg at or below the knee;

a seat box assembly formed of flexible strap material which supports the user'"'"'s buttocks in the sitting position, the seat box assembly being suspended from the right leg support loop, the left leg support loop, and the off ground suspension anchor;

the seat box assembly comprises a transverse strap, wherein an end of the right strap and an end of the left strap are attached at the transverse strap;

the transverse strap is attached to the right strap at a position on the right strap between the suspension anchor and the right leg support loop; and

the transverse strap is attached to the left strap at a position on the left strap between the suspension anchor and the left leg support loop.

2. The sitting or defecating apparatus of claim 1 in which the off ground suspension anchor is coupled to an adjustable main support loop.

3. The sitting or defecating apparatus of claim 2 in which the right and left leg support loops are each adjustable.

4. The sitting or defecating apparatus of claim 1 in which the seat box assembly includes a plurality of clasps for holding a waste bag below the user'"'"'s buttocks.

5. The sitting or defecating apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a defecation capture bag removably mounted to the seat box assembly so as to be below the user'"'"'s buttocks.

6. The sitting or defecating apparatus of claim 1 further comprising means for releasably holding the seat box assembly in a folded orientation above the ground when the leg support loops are not wrapped around the user'"'"'s leg.

7. The sitting or defecating apparatus of claim 6 in which the means for releasably holding comprises at least one set of hook and loop fasteners for securing at least one of the leg support loops to the off ground suspension anchor when the off ground suspension anchor is secured to the stationary object.

8. The sitting or defecating apparatus of claim 1 in which the seat box assembly comprises a first elongated strap suspended between the suspension anchor and the right leg support loop, a second elongated strap suspended between the suspension anchor and the left leg support loop, and a transverse strap suspended between the first and second elongated strap.

9. The sitting or defecating apparatus of claim 8 in which the transverse strap is located at or above the user'"'"'s tailbone.

10. A method for supporting a human user in a sitting position, comprising:

providing a seat box assembly formed of flexible strap material which supports the user'"'"'s buttocks in the sitting position, the seat box assembly being suspended from a right leg support loop, a left leg support loop, and an off ground suspension anchor;

the seat box assembly comprises a transverse strap, wherein an end of the right strap and an end of the left strap are attached at the transverse strap;

the transverse strap is attached to the right strap at a position on the right strap between the suspension anchor and the right leg support loop; and

the transverse strap is attached to the left strap at a position on the left strap between the suspension anchor and the left leg support loop;

suspending a rear side of the seat box assembly from a stationary object;

suspending a right front portion of the seat box assembly from a right front support loop wrapped around the user'"'"'s right leg at or below the knee;

the right front support loop formed by attaching two intermediate portions of the right strap to form a right leg support loop;

suspending a left front portion of the seat box assembly from a left front support loop wrapped around the user'"'"'s left leg at or below the knee;

the left front support loop formed by attaching two intermediate portions of the left strap to form a left leg support loop;

and using the suspended seat box assembly to support the user'"'"'s buttocks in a sitting position while the user'"'"'s legs are bent and the user'"'"'s feet are planted.

11. The method of claim 10 in which the seat box assembly defines an open space and the user'"'"'s buttocks are positioned so as to allow defecation to pass through the open space of the seat box assembly.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising positioning a defecation capture device below the open space of the seat box assembly.

13. The method of claim 12 in which the defecation capture device is a bag and the bag is suspended from the seat box assembly.

14. The method of claim 10 in which suspending the rear side of the seat box assembly comprises wrapping an adjustable strap to a tree.

15. The method of claim 10 further comprising bringing the right and left front portions of seat box assembly towards the rear side of the seat box assembly to place the seat box assembly into an above ground folded orientation when not in use.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising using hook and loop fasteners to hold the seat box assembly in the above ground folded orientation.

17. The method of claim 10 in which the seat box assembly includes a first elongated section suspended between the stationary object and the right front support loop, a second elongated section suspended between the stationary object and the left front support loop, and a transverse section suspended between the first and second elongated sections.

18. The method of claim 17 in which the transverse section is positioned at or above the user'"'"'s tailbone.