Patent ID: 6364412
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A hanging chair for accommodating at least a first user and a second user comprising:a chair member made of a flexible material and having a first chair portion with a first seat portion for supporting the lower extremities of the first user and a first back portion for supporting the back of the first user, and a second chair portion with a second seat portion for supporting the lower extremities of the second user and a second back portion for supporting the back of the second user; said chair member having a bisecting line that lies between said first chair portion and said second chair portion; said chair member having a dividing member located along said bisecting line; and a suspension structure for suspending said chair member from an overhead support; said suspension structure, when said chair member is suspended from an overhead support, is separated from the ground; said suspension structure comprising a frame, a first strap and a second strap; wherein, when said chair member is suspended from an overhead support, said frame is oriented such that first and second locations on said frame are above the highest point of said first and second back portions, said first strap extending from a first point on said bisecting line to said first location on said frame, and said second strap extending from a second point on said bisecting line that is separated from said first point to said second location on said frame that is separated from said first location on said frame.