US20180289160A1

US20180289160A1 - Reclining poolside chair

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Publication number: US20180289160A1
Application number: US15/940,374
Authority: US
Inventors: Stacey Jane McFall
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2017-03-29
Filing date: 2018-03-29
Publication date: 2018-10-11

Abstract

A reclining poolside chair for sitting adjacent to a pool or other body of water. The reclining poolside chair includes a seat member and a seatback affixed substantially perpendicular to the seat member. The seat member includes a plurality of protrusions extending downwardly from a front end and a rear end of the seat member, wherein a front set of protrusions comprise a length greater than a rear set of protrusions, such that the seat member reclines at an angle in relation to a ground surface. The plurality of protrusions further include a non-slip attachment removably secured to a distal end of each protrusion. In an alternative embodiment, a pair of arm rests are disposed on lateral sides of the reclining poolside chair and a plurality of apertures are disposed along a rear end of the seat member.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/478,370 filed on Mar. 29, 2017. The above identified patent application is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety to provide continuity of disclosure.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to legless lounge chairs. More specifically, the present invention provides a reclining poolside chair for lounging at an edge of a pool or body of water.
Many people enjoy relaxing by a water's edge, such as by the pool or ocean, without fully immersing themselves in the water. Unfortunately, conventional chairs do not allow an individual to comfortably sit thereon while conveniently reclining. Some chairs are able to recline, however, effort is required to manipulate the chair into a reclined position. As a result, some people choose to sit directly on the ground adjacent to the pool. Unfortunately, sitting on the ground becomes uncomfortable after a short time. Furthermore, most chairs fade in color and become damaged if left out in the sun for too long. Therefore, a reclining poolside chair that is water and fade resistant is needed.
Devices have been disclosed in the known art that relate to legless lounge chairs. These include devices that have been patented and published in patent application publications. These devices generally relate to legless lounge chairs for sitting on a floor. These devices generally include a flat seat bottom and a back portion. Some devices include a back portion that can be reclined at various angles. However, these known art devices have several known drawbacks. These devices fail to include a plurality of protrusions on the lower surface of the seat bottom, wherein a front set of protrusions are longer than a rear set of protrusions, such that the chair reclines. Further these devices fail to include a non-slip attachment secured to each set of protrusions. Lastly, many of these devices fail to include a plurality of apertures on the seat bottom for allowing water to flow therethrough.
In light of the devices disclosed in the known art, it is submitted that the present invention substantially diverges in design elements from the known art and consequently it is clear that there is a need in the art for an improvement to existing lounge chair devices. In this regard the instant invention substantially fulfills these needs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of legless chairs now present in the known art, the present invention provides a new reclining poolside chair wherein the same can be utilized for providing convenience for the user when lounging near a water's edge.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved reclining poolside chair device that has all of the advantages of the known art and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a reclining poolside chair including a seat member and a seatback affixed substantially perpendicular to the seat member. The seat member includes a plurality of protrusions extending downwardly from a front end and a rear end of the seat member, wherein a front set of protrusions comprise a length greater than a rear set of protrusions, such that the seat member reclines at an angle in relation to a ground surface. The plurality of protrusions further include a non-slip attachment removably secured to a distal end of each protrusion. In an alternative embodiment, a pair of arm rests are disposed on lateral sides of the reclining poolside chair and a plurality of apertures are disposed along a rear end of the seat member.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a reclining poolside chair that is water resistant.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a reclining poolside chair that is fade resistant
Another object of the present invention is to provide a reclining poolside chair that may be readily fabricated from materials that permit relative economy and are commensurate with durability.
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWINGS

Although the characteristic features of this invention will be particularly pointed out in the claims, the invention itself and manner in which it may be made and used may be better understood after a review of the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like numeral annotations are provided throughout.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the reclining poolside chair.

FIG. 2 shows a side view of an embodiment of the reclining poolside chair.

FIG. 3 shows a close up perspective view of an embodiment of the plurality of apertures disposed on the seat bottom of the reclining poolside chair.

FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the reclining poolside chair, wherein the chair is positioned near an edge of a pool.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Reference is made herein to the attached drawings. Like reference numerals are used throughout the drawings to depict like or similar elements of the reclining poolside chair. For the purposes of presenting a brief and clear description of the present invention, the preferred embodiment will be discussed as used for lounging near an edge of a body of water. The figures are intended for representative purposes only and should not be considered to be limiting in any respect.
Referring now to FIG. 1, there is shown a perspective view of an embodiment of the reclining poolside chair. The reclining poolside chair 11 comprises a seat member 12 and a seatback 13 affixed substantially perpendicular to the seat member 12. The reclining poolside chair 11 further includes a plurality of protrusions 14 extending downwardly from a front end 15 and a rear end 16 of the seat member 12. The plurality of protrusions 14 are shorter in length than standard chair legs, such that the lowermost portion of the seat member 12 is disposed at a minimal distance above a ground surface. The lowermost portion is defined as the rear end 16 of the seat member 12. In the illustrated embodiment, the minimal distance is defined as three inches or less. In the illustrated embodiment, the front end 15 of the seat member 12 is between three to four inches elevated above the lowermost portion, thereby creating a sloped surface of the seat member 12. In this way, a user seated in the reclining poolside chair 11 disposed near an edge of a body of water, is positioned low to the ground, such that that the legs of the user are disposed within water located lower than the ground surface.
The plurality of protrusions 14 include a front set of protrusions 14A that comprise a length greater than a rear set of protrusions 14B, such that the seat member 12 reclines at an angle in relation to the ground surface. In the illustrated embodiment, the front set of protrusions comprise a length that is no more than six inches, while the rear set of protrusions comprise a length that is less than half of the length of the front set of protrusions. The protrusions 14 position the seat member 12 and the seatback 13 at an angle that is configured to recline a user seated in the reclining poolside chair 11. In this way, the user may be seated in a comfortable position while lounging in the chair 11.
Each of the plurality of protrusions 14 further includes a non-slip attachment 17 that is removably secured to a distal end thereof. The non-slip attachment 17 is configured to prevent the reclining poolside chair 11 from moving or sliding when placed on wet surfaces, such as a wooden or concrete pool deck laden with water. The non-slip attachment 17 is constructed of rubber. However, any suitable non-slip material may be used.
The reclining poolside chair 11 is constructed of a water-resistant material, such as plastic. The water-resistant material prevents the chair from becoming waterlogged when placed near or within water. Further, the water-resistant material is configured to be fade resistant. This prevents the color of the chair from becoming faded when positioned in direct sunlight.
Referring now to FIG. 2, there is shown a side view of an embodiment of the reclining poolside chair. In the illustrated embodiment, the reclining poolside chair 11 further comprising a pair of arm rests 18 disposed on lateral sides thereof. Each arm rest 18 includes an upper end 19 affixed to the seatback 13 and a lower end 20 affixed to the seat member 12. In the illustrated embodiment, the lower end 20 of each arm rest 18 is further affixed to the set of front protrusions 14A, such that a continuous monolithic member is formed. In the illustrated embodiment, the upper end 19 of each arm forms an L-shape configuration.
Referring now to FIG. 3, there is shown a close up perspective view of an embodiment of a plurality of apertures disposed on the seat bottom of the reclining poolside chair. In the illustrated embodiment, the reclining poolside chair 11 further includes a plurality of apertures 21 disposed along the rear end 16 of the seat member 12. In the illustrated embodiment, the apertures 21 are disposed at a fixed distance from one another and linearly aligned. The plurality of apertures 21 are configured to allow a liquid to drain therethrough. In alternative embodiments, the plurality of apertures 21 may be disposed in any suitably configuration along the seat member 12. In this way, when the seat member 12 contains water thereon, the apertures 21 allow the liquid to drain thereby maintaining a dry seat member 12.
Referring now to FIG. 4, there is shown a perspective view of an embodiment of the reclining poolside chair, wherein the chair is positioned near an edge of a pool. In use, the reclining poolside chair 11 is positioned near an edge 22 of a pool 23 or other body of water. When in a seated position, the legs 24 of a user 25 are disposed low to the ground, such that the user's feet and legs 24 may rest within the pool 23 at height lower than the distal ends of the front set of protrusions 14A of the chair 11. In this way, the user's legs 24 can be dangled within the water of the pool 23, while the user 25 maintains a comfortable seated position in the reclining poolside chair 11. This provides a more comfortable alternative over sitting on a hard surface by the water's edge 22. Further, the non-slip attachments 17 disposed on the plurality of protrusions prevent the reclining poolside chair 11 from sliding when placed on a wet surface. In this way, the chair 11 is prevented from sliding forward into the pool 23 when positioned nearby, thus preventing the user 25 from becoming accidentally submerged in the water.
It is therefore submitted that the instant invention has been shown and described in what is considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments. It is recognized, however, that departures may be made within the scope of the invention and that obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art. With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.

Claims

I claim:

1) A reclining poolside chair, comprising:

a seat member;

a seatback affixed substantially perpendicular to the seat member;

a plurality of protrusions extending downwardly from a front end and a rear end of the seat member, wherein a front set of protrusions comprise a length greater than a rear set of protrusions, such that the seat member reclines at an angle in relation to a ground surface; and

a non-slip attachment, removably secured to a distal end of each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions.

2) The reclining poolside chair of claim 1, further comprising a pair of arm rests disposed on lateral sides of the reclining poolside chair, wherein an upper end of each arm rest is affixed to the seatback and a lower end of each arm rest is affixed to the seat member.

3) The reclining poolside chair of claim 2, wherein the lower end of each arm rest is affixed to the set of front protrusions thereby forming one continuous monolithic member.

4) The reclining poolside chair of claim 1, wherein the seat member includes a plurality of apertures disposed along the rear end configured to allow a liquid to drain therethrough.

5) The reclining poolside chair of claim 1, wherein the non-slip attachment is constructed of a rubber material.

6) The reclining poolside chair of claim 1, wherein the reclining poolside chair is constructed of a water-resistant material.

7) The reclining poolside chair of claim 6, wherein the water-resistant material is plastic.

8) The reclining poolside chair of claim 6, wherein the water-resistant material is fade resistant.

9) The reclining poolside chair of claim 1, wherein a length of the rear set of protrusions is less than half of the length of the front set of protrusions.

10) The reclining poolside chair of claim 9, wherein the length of the front set of protrusions is no more than six inches.

11) The reclining poolside chair of claim 4, wherein the plurality of apertures are disposed at a lowermost portion of the seat member and all linearly aligned with one another.