Patent ID: 8646835

Claim:
A portable chair for accommodating a user in a seated position, the portable chair comprising: a front pair of collapsible bars, each of the front pair of collapsible bars having a first end and a second end; a back pair of collapsible bars, each of the back pair of collapsible bars having a first end and a second end; a pair of back joints, each of the pair of back joints configured to be coupled to the corresponding first end of each of the front pair of collapsible bars and also to be coupled to the corresponding first end of the back pair of collapsible bars, and wherein the pair of back joints are further configured to contact a ground surface; a center bar configured to securely couple the pair of back joints to each other; a front chair support having a pair of front joints, each of the pair of front joints configured to be coupled to a corresponding second end of the front pair of bars, wherein the front chair support is further configured to contact the ground surface; and a sling for accommodating a user in a seated position, wherein the sling includes a pair of front frame interfaces configured to be coupled to the corresponding second end of each of the front pair of collapsible bars, wherein the sling also includes a pair of back frame interfaces configured to be coupled to the corresponding second end of the back pair of collapsible bars, and wherein the front joints of the front chair support are further configured to support corresponding front frame interfaces of the sling.