Patent ID: 9314103
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: A47C

Claim Text:
1. A sling back chair, comprising: a chair frame having an upper end, a lower end, a longitudinal axis extending between the upper and lower ends, an inward facing surface, and an outward facing surface; a seat frame and a back frame, the seat frame having a generally horizontal configuration, the back frame having a generally upstanding configuration; the seat frame further including a first end and a second end, the second end being the lower end of the chair frame and a point of contact with the ground, the first end connecting to the back frame; the back frame further including a first end and a second, the first end being the head end of the chair frame and the second end being another point of contact with the ground; the seat frame and back frame having a similar shape such that the back frame and seat frame may nest together when not attached to each other; a sling having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends, the first end securable to the upper end of the chair frame and the second end securable to the lower end of the chair frame creating a sitting area between the first and second ends when the first and second ends are secured to the chair frame; the upper end of the chair frame further including a slit disposed in the inward facing surface of the chair frame, the slit having a length that extends transversely with respect to a vertical plane in which the longitudinal axis of the sling resides, the slit having a size and shape such that it may receive a portion of the first end of the sling; and the lower end of the chair frame further including a slit disposed in the inward facing surface of the chair frame, the slit having a length that extends transversely with respect to the vertical plane in which the longitudinal axis of the sling resides, the slit having a size and shape such that it may receive a portion of the second end of the sling.