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Foul weather outdoor chair

Assignee: Lee Raymond Organization Inc
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Filing: 1977-02-09
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Granted: 1978-04-11
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Expires: 1997-02-09
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Abstract

Abstract A pair of support members are pivotally affixed to corresponding frames of a folding chair and are positionable adjacent the corresponding frames in rest position and upright in operative position. Each of a pair of arms is releasably affixed to a corresponding one of the support members and extends upright. Back, top and side panels of wind and rain resistant material are affixable to the arms, the frames and each other for covering the top, back and sides of the chair and protecting an occupant thereof from wind and moisture.

Inventors

  • 👤 John L. McBeth

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 18:35
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C7/00; A47C7/62; A47C7/66; A47C7/666

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 246 words
A foul weather outdoor chair, comprising a folding chair having a pair of square U frames pivotally affixed to each other and a seat sheet of material having spaced opposite edges each affixed to a corresponding one of the frames; a pair of support members each pivotally affixed to a corresponding one of the frames at a front top corner thereof and positionable adjacent the corresponding frame in rest position and substantially upright in operative position; a pair of arms each releasably affixed to a corresponding one of the support members and extending substantially upright; a back and top panel of wind and rain resistant material of inverted L-shape with a top part removably affixable to the tops of the arms for covering the top of the chair and a back part extending substantially perpendicularly from the back edge of the top part for covering the back of the chair to the ground; and a pair of rigid side panels of wind and rain resistant material of rectangular configuration each having a spaced opposite top and bottom and a pair of spaced side edges, each of the side panels being removably affixable to the back part of the back and top panel and to the frames of the chair for covering the sides of the chair from the top part of the back and top panel to the ground and from the back part of the back and top panel to the front of the chair.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 246 words
A foul weather outdoor chair, comprising a folding chair having a pair of square U frames pivotally affixed to each other and a seat sheet of material having spaced opposite edges each affixed to a corresponding one of the frames; a pair of support members each pivotally affixed to a corresponding one of the frames at a front top corner thereof and positionable adjacent the corresponding frame in rest position and substantially upright in operative position; a pair of arms each releasably affixed to a corresponding one of the support members and extending substantially upright; a back and top panel of wind and rain resistant material of inverted L-shape with a top part removably affixable to the tops of the arms for covering the top of the chair and a back part extending substantially perpendicularly from the back edge of the top part for covering the back of the chair to the ground; and a pair of rigid side panels of wind and rain resistant material of rectangular configuration each having a spaced opposite top and bottom and a pair of spaced side edges, each of the side panels being removably affixable to the back part of the back and top panel and to the frames of the chair for covering the sides of the chair from the top part of the back and top panel to the ground and from the back part of the back and top panel to the front of the chair.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 71 words
A foul weather outdoor chair as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support members are tubular, the tops of the support members are tapered and externally threaded and the bottoms of the arms are coaxially positionable in the tops of the support members, and further comprising a pair of nuts with tapered internal threading each threadedly coupleable to a corresponding one of the support members to tighten an arm positioned therein.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1981-04-10 1981-10-10 1982-04-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1985-04-10 1985-10-10 1986-04-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1989-04-10 1989-10-10 1990-04-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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