Patent ID: 7469961

Claim:
A collapsible lounge chair comprising: a first frame having an arcuate contour along its length, the first frame having a proximal end and a distal second end spaced apart from the proximal end with the arcuate contour therebetween; a second frame having an arcuate contour along its length, the second frame having a proximal end and a distal second end spaced apart from the proximal end with the arcuate contour therebetween, the proximal end of the second frame being pivotally connected to the proximal end of the first frame for extending to a seating position wherein the second end of the first frame is spaced apart from the second end of the second frame and the first frame arches outward providing a leg support region and the second frame arches inward providing a back support region, and the first frame and the second frame collectively provide a seat support region, and for collapsing to a collapsed position wherein the second end of the first frame is adjacent to the second end of the second frame and the first frame and the second frame are stacked relative to another such that the arcuate contour of the first frame is parallel to, aligned with, and offset from the arcuate contour of the second frame and the leg support region is spaced apart from and facing the back support region, thereby collectively providing an arcuate collapsed profile; and a linkage operably connected to the first frame and the second frame for collapsing and extending with the first and second frames and for providing a structural support to the chair for resting upon an underlying support surface in the extended position of the chairs; wherein the leg support region, the seat support region and the back support region are aligned with the arcuate contour of the corresponding frame; wherein the distal end of the first frame engages the underlying support surface in the extended position of the chair and the linkage is extended substantially beneath the second frame in the extended position of the chair to support the second frame above the underlying support surface so that the back support region is oriented inclined from the seat support region and the leg support region extends lower than the seat support region; and wherein the linkage is displaced adjacent to and aligned with the first and second frames in the collapsed position without substantially exceeding the arcuate collapsed profile.