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Granted Patent B2
US 8,789,885 · App. 13/653,522 · Granted Jul 29, 2014

Furniture emulating lawn environment

Inventors: Jesse Jon Salensky (Export, PA); Kristi L. Helfer (Slickville, PA)
Assignee: pomme de terre design, LLC
A47C15/004
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Patent No.
US 8,789,885
App. No.
13/653,522
Granted
Jul 29, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A chair which comprises a frame including a pair of frame sides, with each frame side having a top edge and an interior surface. A seating platform is then connected to the frame, the seating platform including a plurality of dowel rods spanning between the frame sides and spatially arranged to define a plurality of channels. One or more plant-growing mediums are situated within at least one of the channels, wherein one or more plants can grow such that a turf is formed to combine with the seating platform. In this manner a user is partially supported on the chair by the turf. A splash pan is further connected to the frame sides, and a grow grid is between the splash pan and the seating platform and underlying the plurality of dowel rods to provide a support layer for each plant-growing medium.

Claims (22)

1. A chair, comprising:

a frame;

a seating platform connected to said frame;

one or more trays in combination with said seating platform, said tray including a means for growing a plant, wherein a turf is formed to combine with said seating platform;

a splash pan connected to said frame below said seating platform; and,

a grow grid connecting between said splash pan and said seating platform to provide a support layer for each said tray.

2. The chair of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of drainage holes defined through said frame.

3. The chair of claim 1 , wherein said support layer has defined therein a plurality of perforations through which roots of said plant can penetrate.

4. The chair of claim 3 , wherein said support layer includes a plurality of grid cylinders spatially arranged underneath said seating platform separating each said tray.

5. A chair, comprising:

a frame including a pair of frame sides, each said frame side having a top edge and an interior surface;

a seating platform connected to said frame, said seating platform including a plurality of platform rods spanning between said frame sides and spatially arranged to define a plurality of channels; and,

one or more plant-growing mediums, each said plant-growing medium situated within at least one of said channels, wherein one or more plants can grow such that a turf is formed to combine with said seating platform.

6. The chair of claim 5 , further comprising one or more cross-member mount holes defined through said frame side.

7. The chair of claim 6 , further comprising a cross-member situated within said cross-member hole spanning between each said frame side.

8. The chair of claim 5 , further comprising a plurality of drainage holes defined through said frame side.

9. The chair of claim 5 , further comprising a means for cushioning each said platform rod.

10. The chair of claim 5 , further comprising a mounting plate attached to said interior surface of said frame side, said mounting plate including a plate surface aligned with said top edge and a plurality of notches defined along said plate surface to receive ends of said plurality of platform rods.

11. The chair of claim 5 , further comprising a splash pan connected to said frame sides having a pan face, a forward edge and an upright member raised from said forward edge, and including one or more props upstanding from said pan face.

12. The chair of claim 11 , further comprising a grow grid connecting to said frame between said splash pan and said seating platform and underlying said plurality of platform rods to provide a support layer for each said plant-growing medium.

13. The chair of claim 12 , wherein said support layer has defined therein a plurality of perforations through which roots of said plant can penetrate.

14. The chair of claim 13 , wherein said support layer includes a plurality of grid cylinders spatially arranged underneath said plurality of platform rods, each said grid cylinder aligned with a respective one of said platform rods to form a lower boundary of said channel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2013
From: SALENSKY, JESSE JON; HELFER, KRISTI L.
To: POMME DE TERRE DESIGN, LLC
Reel/Frame 029997/0061 →
Continuity (1)
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