A portable backpack chair with gear carrying webbing for use in efficiently carrying gear for camping, the beach or the like. The backpack chair provides a novel design that eases the ability to carry a collapsible chair, such as a beach chair, on the user's back along with accompanying gear such as a cooler, beach towel and supplies. The novel design comprises a beach chair with an pack carrier portion and support structure mounted to the bottom portion of the beach chair, and chair back and seat portions that include a plurality of rows of cross webbing fixedly connected to the chair backing and seat fabric at intervals whereby securing straps can be used to attach gear to the fabric portion by looping the securing straps through a spaces between the fabric and the webbing. The portable backpack chair allows the user to quickly and easily pack and carry a chair and gear with minimal effort.
1. A portable backpack chair comprising:
a chair back hingedly connected to a chair base and adapted to pivot between an opened position and a closed position;
the chair back comprising a back frame and a back support material wherein
the back frame comprising a top portion and a first and second side extensions extending from the top portion in spaced relation, and
the back support material is attached to the first and second side extensions and spans a space between the first and second side extensions, the back support material having a seating side and a gear carrying side wherein the gear carrying side has a plurality of rows of horizontally spaced openings wherein the openings are adapted to receive a strap or clip;
the chair base comprising a seat portion, a support frame and a pack carrier;
the seat portion comprising a seat frame and a seat support material, the seat frame having a seat frame base, a first and second seat frame legs extending from the base and a first and second seat frame side rails extending from the seat frame legs in spaced relation, and the seat support material attached to the first and second seat frame side rails and spanning a space between the first and second seat frame side rails;
the support frame comprising a support frame base, a first and second support frame legs extending from the support frame base and a first and second armrest extensions extending from the support frame legs; and
the pack carrier comprises a first and second shoulder straps attached to an underside of the chair base portion.
2. The portable backpack chair of claim 1 , wherein:
wherein the plurality of rows of horizontally spaced openings on the gear carrying side are formed between the back support material and rows of horizontal webbing fixedly connected to the gear carrying side of the back support material at a plurality of horizontally spaced connecting points wherein an opening is formed between a pair of horizontally spaced connecting points.
3. The portable backpack chair of claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of vertical columns of webbing fixedly connected to a seating side of the back support material at a plurality of vertical spaced connecting points wherein an opening is formed between a pair of vertically spaced connecting points.
4. The portable backpack chair of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of horizontally spaced openings on the gear carrying side are formed by rows of slots in the back support material at intervals in the horizontal direction.
5. The portable backpack chair of claim 1 , wherein the support frame base comprises a first and second foot portions in spaced relations and connected by a recessed portions.
6. The portable backpack chair of claim 1 , wherein the chair back and chair base further comprises a securing means for fixing the portable backpack chair in the closed position for carrying.
7. The portable backpack chair of claim 6 , wherein the chair back further comprises a strap affixed proximate a top of the chair back and adapted to loop through an opening in the seat support material.
8. The portable backpack chair of claim 1 , wherein the chair base further comprise a strap located at a forward portion of the chair base and adapted to loop through an opening in the back support material.
9. The portable backpack chair of claim 1 , wherein the pack carrier further comprises a pack frame attached to an underside of the seat frame and wherein the shoulder straps are attached to the pack frame.
10. The portable backpack chair of claim 9 , wherein the pack frame further comprises a hip belt.
11. The portable backpack chair of claim 9 , wherein the pack frame further comprises two rear feet.
12. A portable backpack chair comprising:
a foldable chair having a chair back hingedly connected to a chair base and adapted to pivot between an opened position and a closed position;
a back support material adapted to be attached to a chair back, the back support material having a seating side and a gear carrying side wherein the gear carrying side has a plurality of rows of horizontally spaced openings wherein the openings are adapted to receive a strap and wherein the rows of horizontally spaced openings on the gear carrying side are formed between the back support material and rows of horizontal webbing fixedly attached to the gear carrying side of the back support material at a plurality of horizontally spaced attachment points wherein an opening is formed between a pair of horizontally spaced connecting points; and
a pack carrier adapted to be removably attached to the underside of a chair base portion, wherein the pack carrier comprises a first and second shoulder straps for carrying the chair on a user's shoulders.
13. A portable backpack chair comprising:
a chair back hingedly connected to a chair base and adapted to pivot between an opened position and a closed position;
the chair back comprising a back frame and a back support material wherein
the back frame comprising a top portion and a first and second side extensions extending from the top portion in spaced relation, and
the back support material is attached to the first and second side extensions and spans a space between the first and second side extensions, the back support material having a seating side and a gear carrying side;
the chair base comprising a seat portion, a support frame and a pack frame;
the seat portion comprising a seat frame and a seat support material, the seat frame having a seat frame base, a first and second seat frame legs extending from the base and a first and second seat frame side rails extending from the seat frame legs in spaced relation, and the seat support material attached to the first and second seat frame side rails and spanning a space between the first and second seat frame side rails;
the support frame comprising a support frame base, a first and second support frame legs extending from the support frame base and a first and second armrest extensions extending from the support frame legs; and
the pack frame comprising a u-shaped frame extending from an upper end to a lower end and attached to an underside of the seat frame, and a first and second shoulder straps wherein each shoulder strap has a first end attached to the pack frame proximate to upper end of the pack frame and a second end attached to the pack frame are proximate the lower end.
14. The portable backpack chair of claim 13 , wherein the pack frame further comprises a hip belt attached to the pack frame proximate to the lower end of the pack frame.
15. The portable backpack chair of claim 14 , wherein the pack frame further comprises two rear feet proximate the lower end of the pack frame configured to support the chair when in an opened position.
16. The portable backpack chair of claim 15 , wherein the gear carrying side of the back support material has rows of horizontally spaced openings wherein the openings are adapted to receive a strap or clip.