Patent ID: 9578966
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A47C,A47D,A47G

Claim:
1. A convertible and collapsible article of furniture, comprising: a cover comprising a flexible and substantially deformable material and having an exterior surface and an interior surface and defining an interior volume adapted to receive sand, said cover defining at least one fill opening communicating with the interior volume, and said cover having a plurality of panels with at least one of said plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, wherein said bottom panel defines a plurality of sand-releasing openings therein; a frame coupled to the cover, the frame comprising at least one flexible frame member that is bendable into a collapsed state and releasable into an uncollapsed pop-up state, and comprising a back support portion, a base support portion, and one or more transition portions positioned between the back support portion and the base support portion; and at least one inflatable arm rest, wherein the cover and the frame together form a collapsed portable structure that converts into the article of furniture once (a) the frame recovers or substantially recovers from its collapsed state to its uncollapsed pop-up state, and (b) the interior volume is substantially filled with sand.