Patent ID: 8205934
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A portable chair frame, including a front and a back, that supports a sling that supports a user with the legs of the user toward the front of the chair frame and the back of the user toward the back of the chair frame, the portable chair frame comprising: a first pair of bars that are each collapsible and include a plurality of bar sections that are removably coupled to each other, each of the first pair of bars having a first end and a second end; a second pair of bars that are each collapsible and include a plurality of bar sections that are removably coupled to each other, each of the second pair of bars having a first end arranged substantially toward the back of the chair and a second end arranged substantially toward the front of the chair; wherein the first end of each bar of the first pair of bars is coupled to a first end of a bar of the second pair of bars; wherein each bar of the first pair of bars includes a joint that provides a point of contact with a ground surface and couples a first bar section to at least a second bar section at a substantially right angle to the first bar section; and wherein each of the second ends of each bar of the first and second pairs of bars provides a sling interface to cooperatively arrange the sling such that the weight of the user is substantially located in front of the joints of the first pair of bars.