Patent ID: 7311355

Claim:
A tent chair, comprising: a chair having at least a left side, a right side opposite the left side, a seating surface, and a back support with an upper edge; at least one rear cover support bow extending above the upper edge of said back support and laterally from the left side to the right side thereof; at least one forward cover support bow pivotally attached to the left side and right side of said chair and extending laterally thereacross, the forward bow pivots defining a lateral bow pivot axis; a cover extending from at least said at least one rear cover support bow and over said at least one forward cover support bow, secured to and completely covering each said bow; and at least one resilient tensile member extending from said chair to said at least one forward cover support bow and urging said at least one forward cover support bow pivotally toward said at least one rear cover support bow when said at least one forward cover support bow is moved to either side of a neutral position.