Patent ID: 7182401

Claim:
A lounge chair for supporting a person while the chair is floating in water, comprising: interconnected rigid frame members collectively forming a chair frame, the rigid frame members including a seat frame; a back frame coupled to the seat frame; a left arm frame and a right arm frame attached to the seat frame; pivot apparatus attached to the seat frame and to the back frame for permitting closing rotational movement of the back frame toward the seat frame to a folded position in which the back frame extends proximate the seat frame, and permitting opening rotational movement of the back frame away from the seat frame to an upright position in which the back frame projects transversely to the seat frame; buoyant cushions attached to the frame members, the buoyant cushions forming a chair seat, a chair back, a left chair arm and a right chair arm; and the buoyant cushions forming the chair seat and the chair back comprising layers of flexible cushion material secured together in overlapping relation, and the seat frame, the back frame and the pivot apparatus are enclosed between overlapping layers.