Patent ID: 7374238
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A portable seating apparatus, comprising: a storage box having a bottom panel with front and rear sidewalls extending generally upwardly from said bottom panel and defining an interior space; a seat hingedly attached to said rear sidewall of said storage box and being movable between a lowered configuration at which said seat and said bottom panel enclose said interior space and a raised configuration, said seat including a top surface having a cushion construction and a bottom surface defining a pocket; a framework coupled to said storage box adjacent said rear sidewall for movement between a first configuration in which said framework is inside said storage box interior space and a second configuration in with said framework forms a roof over said storage box; wherein said framework is movable from said first configuration in said interior space to said second configuration only when said seat is at said raised configuration; wherein said storage box interior space is enclosed by said seat when said seat is at said lowered configuration; a covering spanning said framework; a plurality of legs coupled to said storage box for selectively raising said storage box; wherein said framework comprises: wherein each said back rod includes an adjustment knob for holding said respective second rod element in a user-selectable position relative to said first rod element.