Patent ID: 7500715

Claim:
A beach chair comprising: a supporting means; a pivotal means fixed to said supporting means; a frame installed on said pivotal means and swayable with respect to said supporting means around said pivotal means, said frame having a seat frame, a back frame fixed to said seat frame, and a leg frame pivotally fixed to said seat frame; a pair of armrest supports pivotally installed on said supporting means, each of said armrest supports having a tube having a front end and a rear end, a pin support for pivotally installing said armrest support to said supporting means, a lock chamber, and an armrest installation surface; a front linking pole pivotally installed on said leg frame at one end thereof and being slidably inserted into a front end of said tube of said armrest support at a free end thereof; a rear linking pole pivotally installed on said frame at one end thereof and inserted into said rear end of said tube of said armrest support at a free end thereof; and, a locking means having a handle having a flange, a hole defined in said flange and a lever for pressing, a pressing sleeve contained in said lock chamber and having an inner surface being able to meet said free end of said front linking pole and an outer surface being able to meet said flange, and a pin going through said hole in said flange, said flange having a closed surface which is able to forcefully press on said outer surface of said pressing sleeve when said lever of said handle is pushed to a closed position and an open surface which is able to leave said outer surface of said pressing sleeve when said lever of said handle is pushed to an opened position.