Patent ID: 6871905
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A portable collapsible seat comprising; at least three legs having upper and lower portions including upper and lower ends, all of said legs being connected together intermediate said ends in a generally central region of said seat for pivotal movement between a setup position wherein said upper portions are upwardly and radially outwardly inclined from said central region and said lower portions are downwardly and radially outwardly inclined from said central region and said lower ends define a common plane and a collapsed position wherein said legs are disposed in generally parallel side-by-side relation to each other, a flexible seat mounted on said upper ends and defining a generally horizontal disposed seating surface generally parallel to said common plane, and a ground engaging flexible panel assembly having a lower surface and including a plurality of connected panels attached to and extending between said lower end portions and disposed within another plane generally parallel to said seating surface and said common plane and spaced above said common plane and below said central region for restraining said lower portions against generally radially outward splaying movement from said setup position to increase the carrying capacity of said seat and for increasing the area of ground support for said seat when said seat is in said setup position on soft ground and said lower ends penetrate the soft ground a sufficient distance to cause said panel assembly to engage the soft ground.