Patent ID: 7731291

Claim:
A back frame member for a sling chair, comprising: a pair of side rail members, each having a front and a back face; a first cross bar member secured to said side rail members, said first cross bar member having a lower surface and a generally curved shape so as to project at least partially outwardly away from said respective back faces of said side rail members; a second cross bar member secured to each of said side rail members and cooperating with said first cross bar member so as to hold said side rail members in substantially parallel relation, said second cross bar member being substantially parallel to said first cross bar member, said second cross bar member having a generally curved shape so as to project at least partially outwardly away from said respective back faces of said side rail members, said second cross bar member having an upper and a lower portion, said upper and lower portions having interior faces which define a slot extending between said upper and lower portions and all the way through said second cross bar member for substantially the length of said second cross bar member; and a support bar member secured to said first cross bar member, said support bar member having an upper surface and being substantially curved so as to extend in an arc pattern substantially similar to said first cross bar member, said support bar member being secured such that a gap is created between the lower surface of the first cross bar member and the upper surface of the support bar member extending from an inside surface of each all the way through to an outside surface of each.