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Granted Patent B2
US 9,247,818 · App. 14/200,372 · Granted Feb 2, 2016

Portable folding chair with removable storage module

Inventor: Matthew Shively (Auburn, IN)
A47C4/28A47C7/24A47C7/38A47C7/62A47C7/72
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,247,818
App. No.
14/200,372
Granted
Feb 2, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foldable, portable chair with at least one removable, user-configurable storage module, preferably a soft-sided cooler, adapted to fit in and hang from one or more chair arms when the chair is deployed for sitting.

Claims (15)

1. A portable, foldable chair assembly comprising:

(a) a folding frame, said folding frame comprising four legs, a chair seat portion defining the perimeter of a chair seat connected to said legs, two chair arm portions defining the perimeters of two chair arms connected to one or more of said seat portion and said legs, and a chair back portion defining the perimeter of a chair back connected to one or more of said legs, said chair seat portion, and said chair arm portion;

(b) a back support attached to the chair back portion of said folding frame;

(c) a seat support attached to the chair seat portion of said folding frame;

(d) two arm supports, wherein each arm support is attached to one of said two chair arm portions of said folding frame, and wherein at least one of said chair arm supports further comprises an interface opening and said interface opening comprises a storage module support frame;

(e) a storage module comprising a storage compartment, said storage compartment comprising a soft-sided cooler adapted to store food and beverages, and a storage module hangar, wherein said storage module hangar is detachably attached to said storage module support frame such that said storage module hangs from at least one of said interface openings when said portable, foldable chair assembly is deployed for sitting.

2. The portable, foldable chair assembly of claim 1 , wherein at least one of said arm supports further comprises an interface opening cover.

3. The portable, foldable chair assembly of claim 2 , wherein said interface opening cover is detachably attached to one or more of said arm support or said storage module support frame.

4. A portable, foldable chair assembly comprising:

(a) a folding frame, said folding frame comprising four legs, a chair seat portion defining the perimeter of a chair seat connected to said legs, two chair arm portions defining the perimeters of two chair arms connected to one or more of said seat portion and said legs, and a chair back portion defining the perimeter of a chair back connected to one or more of said legs, said chair seat portion, and said chair arm portion;

(b) a back support attached to the chair back portion of said folding frame;

(c) a seat support attached to the chair seat portion of said folding frame;

(d) two arm supports, wherein each arm support is attached to one of said two chair arm portions of said folding frame, and wherein each of said chair arm supports further comprises an interface opening, and each of said interface openings comprises a storage module support frame;

(e) at least one storage module comprising a storage compartment, said storage compartment comprising a soft-sided cooler adapted to store food and beverages and a storage module hangar, wherein said storage module hangar is detachably attached to at least one said storage module support frame such that said at least one storage module hangs from at least one of said interface openings when said portable, foldable chair assembly is deployed for sitting.

5. The portable, foldable chair assembly of claim 4 , wherein at least one of said arm supports further comprises an interface opening cover.

Continuity (2)
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