Patent ID: 8371653

Claim:
A structure for a legless leisure chair comprising: (a) a left side and a right side, each comprising: i. a first portion contacting a supporting surface, said first portion comprising a front supporting portion contacting the supporting surface and a rear supporting portion contacting the supporting surface, wherein the front supporting portion is horizontally disposed from the rear supporting portion; ii. a generally horizontal second portion vertically disposed from the first portion, and wherein the second portion comprises a front armrest portion and a rear armrest portion, wherein the front armrest portion is generally vertically disposed from the front supporting portion; iii. a means for holding the second portion vertically disposed from the first portion; iv. a backrest connection means at an intermediate point between the front supporting portion and the rear supporting portion, wherein said backrest connection means is somewhat above the supporting surface and considerably lower than the generally horizontal second portion; v. a means for holding the backrest connection means at the intermediate point between the front supporting portion and the rear supporting portion, and somewhat above the supporting surface and considerably lower than the generally horizontal second portion; vi. a means to maintain the left and right sides in a generally mirror arrangement; wherein the front armrest portion is a horizontal distance in front of the backrest connection means to provide comfort to the forearm of a person sitting in the chair and the front supporting portion is a horizontal distance in front of the backrest connection means that is at least half the horizontal distance the front armrest portion is in front of the backrest connection means, so that the front supporting portion is in front of the backrest connection means a horizontal distance at least sufficient to prevent instability of the chair when downward force by a person getting out of the chair is exerted on the front armrest portion; and (b) a backrest comprising a top, a bottom, a right frame side, a left frame side, and a support sheet means, wherein the left frame side has a lower connection means and the right frame side has a lower connection means; wherein the backrest is positioned between said left and right sides, wherein the backrest is at an acute angle in relation to the supporting surface between the backrest connection means and the rear supporting portion, and wherein the backrest left frame side lower connection means is connected to the backrest connection means on the left side, and wherein the backrest right frame side lower connection means is connected to the backrest connection means on the right side.