Sling chair
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1. A sling chair comprising a frame and a fabric seat panel having a width and terminating in loops at opposing sides for attaching said fabric seat panel to said frame, wherein said frame comprises:
- a first side rail and a second side rail defining a seat;
each said first and second side rail having walls defining an open, longitudinal channel therein, said longitudinal channel having a longitudinal neck section defined by at least one of said side rail walls and an interior pocket section formed within aid walls of said side rail, and said interior pocket section in with and having a width greater than said neck communication and trapping said fabric seat panel loop therein;
each said first and second side rail further having an extension section defining a socket therein, wherein said extension section extends beyond said longitudinal channel defined in said side rail and said socket opens to an interior side of its associated said side rail; and
a rigid cross member having a first end and a second end, wherein each one of said first end and said second end of said cross member is dimensioned and configured to be received in close cooperation by one of said sockets.
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Abstract
A sling chair having side rails which connect to a cross member spanning the side rails. Each side rail has an extension bearing a socket which accepts insertion of one end of the cross member. The chair has a fabric seating member retained conventionally to the side rails. The cross member and side rails provide both a structural frame for the sling chair as well as a frame for the fabric seating member. The novel construction reduces the traditional redundant separate chair and sling frames to one frame.
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1. A sling chair comprising a frame and a fabric seat panel having a width and terminating in loops at opposing sides for attaching said fabric seat panel to said frame, wherein said frame comprises:
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a first side rail and a second side rail defining a seat;
each said first and second side rail having walls defining an open, longitudinal channel therein, said longitudinal channel having a longitudinal neck section defined by at least one of said side rail walls and an interior pocket section formed within aid walls of said side rail, and said interior pocket section in with and having a width greater than said neck communication and trapping said fabric seat panel loop therein;
each said first and second side rail further having an extension section defining a socket therein, wherein said extension section extends beyond said longitudinal channel defined in said side rail and said socket opens to an interior side of its associated said side rail; and
a rigid cross member having a first end and a second end, wherein each one of said first end and said second end of said cross member is dimensioned and configured to be received in close cooperation by one of said sockets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A sling chair comprising a frame for receiving a fabric seat panel having a width and terminating in loops at opposing sides for attaching the fabric seat panel to said frame, wherein said frame comprises:
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a first side rail and a second side rail;
each said first and second side rail having walls defining an open, longitudinal C-shaped channel therein for receiving and trapping the fabric seat panel loop therein;
each said first and second side rail further having an extension section defining at least one socket therein, wherein said extension section of said side rail extends beyond said longitudinal C-shaped channel and said socket opens to an interior side of its associated said side rail; and
a rigid cross member having a first end and a second end, wherein each one of said first end and said second end of said cross member is dimensioned and configured to be received in close cooperation by one of said sockets. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A sling chair comprising a frame and a fabric seat panel having a width and terminating in loops at opposing sides for attaching said fabric seat panel to said frame, wherein said frame comprises:
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a first side rail and a second side rail defining a seat;
each said first and second side rail having walls defining a interior pocket section within each said side rail;
said first side rail further having a longitudinal neck section opening defined by at least one of said first side rail walls in communication with the exterior of said first side rail and in communication with said first side rail interior pocket section for receiving and trapping said fabric seat panel loop therein;
said first side rail further having an extension section defining a socket therein, wherein said extension section extends beyond said longitudinal opening defined in said first side rail and said socket opens to an interior side of said first side rail; and
said second side rail further having a longitudinal neck section opening defined by at least one of said second side rail walls in communication with the exterior of said second side rail and in communication with said second side rail interior pocket section for receiving and trapping said fabric seat panel loop therein;
said second side rail further having an extension section defining a socket therein, wherein said extension section extends beyond said longitudinal opening defined in said second side rail and said socket opens to an interior side of said second side rail; and
a rigid cross member having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end and said second end of said cross member are dimensioned and configured to be received in close cooperation by a respective one of said sockets. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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