Outdoor seating techniques
View Patent ↗New forms of wide-bodied, slat-constructed chairs, and methods for their use, are provided. In some embodiments, a wide-bodied, slat-constructed chair is provided which includes a reclined seatback, a sloped seat, wide-set yet thinner-than-traditional armrests, and a non-quadrilateral base. The non-quadrilateral base includes a specialized support structure with a specialized footprint, having, among other features, a generally triangular, three-legged base, having a limited footprint. In some embodiments, such a specialized support structure includes a single rear leg. In some embodiments, such a single rear leg is provided which does not extend rearward past or, in some embodiments, substantially past, the seatback of the chair.
1 . A chair, comprising:
components having a slat construction, including:
a reclinable seatback; and
a seat;
a support structure, comprising:
a plurality of C-shaped side frame pieces, comprising abbreviated left- and right-hand side legs; and
a center leg, at least partially centered between the left- and right-hand side legs;
wherein the left- and right-hand side legs are connected with the center leg;
wherein the left- and right-hand side legs and the center leg are arranged in a triangular configuration, wherein the center leg extends farther rearward than the left- and right-hand side legs, beyond a back of the seat.
2 . The chair of claim 1 , comprising:
a plurality of lateral support members, oriented at least generally horizontally, joining the c-shaped side frame pieces with the center leg.
3 . The chair of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of lateral support members comprise rods or pins.
4 . The chair of claim 3 , wherein the rods or pins comprise a metal.
5 . The chair of claim 1 , wherein the support structure comprises wood.
6 . The chair of claim 1 , wherein the center leg is connected or integral with a center seat supporting block, connected or integral with the seat.
7 . The chair of claim 6 , wherein the center seat supporting block is connected with the seat at or about a front edge of the seat.
8 . The chair of claim 6 , wherein the center seat supporting block is connected mid-seat.
9 . The chair of claim 1 , comprising a reclined seatback.
10 . The chair of claim 9 , wherein the reclined seatback is user-adjustable.
11 . The chair of claim 10 , wherein the reclined seatback comprises a seatback channel, formed by seatback channel guards.
12 . The chair of claim 11 , wherein the reclined seatback comprises a seat bottom channel, formed by seat bottom channel guards.
13 . The chair of claim 12 , comprising:
a pivoting block, and
a front vertically-oriented frame component;
wherein the pivoting block is attached to and/or integral with, the front vertically-oriented frame component and held within the seat bottom channel.
14 . The chair of claim 12 , comprising stops, limiting the amount that the reclined seatback may be reclined.
15 . The chair of claim 1 , wherein the seat and reclinable seatback are each at least partially adjustable in position, and the center leg is connected or integral with a central supporting block, abutting and supporting the seat.
16 . The chair of claim 15 , comprising a user-engageable lock configured to lock the seat and seatback in a plurality of stop positions, and wherein the central supporting block is slidingly engaged with said seat.