US4564240A
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Lounger or reclining chair made from a floatable plastic body
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-10-18
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Granted: 1986-01-14
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Expires: 2003-10-18
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a lounger or reclining chair made from a rigid plastic body with a continuous supporting surface. The lounger or reclining chair must be floatable and at the same time must possess the good qualities of erectable loungers or reclining chairs, so that the user can float on the water in a comfortable and restful position on the water with the lounger or reclining chair. For this purpose, the floating body has been designed to be floatable and is provided with at least one cavity which is enclosed on all sides, in order to produce the buoyancy. The top surface of the plastic body, which acts as a supporting surface, has a depression which is adapted to the shape of a human body.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerd Thieme
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:45
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C15/00; A47C15/004; A47C15/006; A47C1/00; A47C1/14; A47C1/143; B; B63; B63B; B63B34/00; B63B34/50; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S297/00; Y10S297/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A lounger or reclining chair comprising a rigid plastic body with a continuous supporting surface, said plastic body being floatable and means defining at least one cavity in said plastic body for making said lounger bouyant, the top surface of the plastic body defining a supporting surface, and having first a depression which is adapted to the shape of a human body and additional wider depressions than said first depression for the buttocks and head, said reclining chair including two lateral armrests, each armrest having two lateral edges, each lateral edge of each said armrest depending downwardly to form a float spaced from the central portion of said plastic body in the manner of lateral outriggers to produce floating stability.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A lounger or reclining chair comprising a rigid plastic body with a continuous supporting surface, said plastic body being floatable and means defining at least one cavity in said plastic body for making said lounger bouyant, the top surface of the plastic body defining a supporting surface, and having first a depression which is adapted to the shape of a human body and additional wider depressions than said first depression for the buttocks and head, said reclining chair including two lateral armrests, each armrest having two lateral edges, each lateral edge of each said armrest depending downwardly to form a float spaced from the central portion of said plastic body in the manner of lateral outriggers to produce floating stability.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
Lounger or reclining chair as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plastic body consists of two single-piece half-shells, which are connected in a watertight manner to each other and define a continuous cavity between them.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
Lounger or reclining chair, as claimed in claim 2, wherein the cavity has two bulges, one under the back area and one under the foot area.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
Lounger or reclining chair as claimed in claim 2, wherein the cavity is packed with floatable material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
Lounger or reclining chair as claimed in claim 1, wherein recesses and/or surfaces (16) for depositing objects are provided in the top surfaces of the armrests.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
Lounger or reclining chair as claimed in claim 1, wherein handles are provided at the front and rear ends of the plastic body (1) for transport.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
Lounger or reclining chair as claimed in claim 1, further comprising lateral mountings for oars.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
Lounger or reclining chair as claimed in claim 3, wherein the cavity is packed with floatable material.
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