Patent ID: 7458641

Claim:
A sling chair, comprising: a back frame member having a pair of side rail members, said back frame member further having first and second cross bar members secured to each of said side rail members so as to maintain said side rail members in substantially parallel relation, said second cross bar member having an upper and a lower portion, said upper and lower portions having interior faces which define a slot extending between said upper and lower portions and through said second cross bar member; a sling assembly detachably secured to said back frame member, said sling assembly comprising a support bar member detachably securable to said first cross bar member, said support bar member having an upper surface and being secured to said first cross bar member such that said support bar upper surface and said first cross bar member create a gap between the first cross bar member and the support bar member extending from an inside surface of each all the way through to an outside surface of each, said sling assembly further comprising a sling member having a top and a bottom edge, each of said edges having a loop formed therein, said sling assembly further including a pair of elongated rods, whereby a first of said sling member edges can be positioned through said slot and a second of said sling member edges can be positioned through said gap and whereby a respective one of said rods can be inserted through a respective loop such that said sling member is securely retained; and wherein the support bar member is detachably securable to said first cross bar member by fasteners that mate with internal threads located within the first cross bar member.