Chair for use in swimming pools

Claim 2

A chair for use in a swimming pool, spa or other aquatic body of the type which is surrounded by coping and which has a pool side below the coping, said chair being supported on said coping and side of said swimming pool, spa or other aquatic body, said chair and pool side comprising: pool coping means at the edge of a swimming pool, said pool coping means having a generally horizontal upper surface and said coping means having an edge at the edge of the pool, said edge being above a generally vertical pool side and said swimming pool including a water line below the pool coping means and pool sides below said water line; and a pool chair including a generally horizontal seat and a generally vertical back affixed to said seat at a point of intersection, said generally vertical back having two sides and having a coping supported bar affixed to the generally vertical back and positioned atop the pool coping means and extending away from the vertical back and over the edge of the pool coping, and said pool chair having pool side contact means located below the water line of the pool affixed to the pool chair and contacting the side of the swimming pool to hold the seat of the pool chair away from the side of the pool.

Claim 3

The pool chair of claim 1 wherein said chair has a frame having plastic sides and a woven strap back and seat.

Claim 4

The pool chair of claim 2 wherein the generally vertical back has plastic sides and there are two coping-supported bars affixed to said generally vertical back at the plastic sides thereof and each of said coping-supported bars are held to each other at their outer ends by a cross member.

Claim 5

The pool chair of claim 1 wherein said pool side contact means comprises two bars which are an extension of the generally horizontal seat and said two bars have outer ends adjacent said pool side.

Claim 6

The pool chair of claim 4 wherein said point of intersection between the seat and the back is a adjustable along a portion of said seat.

Claim 7

The pool chair of claim 4 wherein said side contact means comprises two bars extending from the sides of the generally vertical back.

Claim 8

The pool chair of claim 4 wherein said two bars are held to each other at their outer ends by a cross member.

Claim 9

The pool chair of claim 1 wherein said chair further includes a pair of arms affixed to the two sides of said generally vertical back at two points of contact.

Claim 10

The pool chair of claim 8 wherein the points of contact between the pair of arms and the sides is ajustable along a portion of said sides.

Claim 11

A chair supported on the coping and side of a swimming pool, spa or other aquatic body, said chair and pool side comprising: pool coping means at the edge of a swimming pool, said pool coping having a surface sloping away from the pool edge, said coping means also having a pool edge above a generally vertical pool side and said swimming pool including pool sides and a water line below the pool coping means; and a pool chair including a generally horizontal seat and a generally vertical back affixed to said seat, said generally vertical back having two side members attached thereto and each of said side members having a coping supported bar affixed thereto and positioned atop the pool coping means and extending away from the side members and said side members having pool side contact means located below the water line of the pool affixed to the pool chair and contacting the side of the swimming pool to hold the seat of the pool chair away from the side of the pool.

Claim 12

A chair supported on the coping and side of a swimming pool, spa or other aquatic body, said chair and pool side comprising: pool coping means at the edge of a swimming pool, said pool coping having a surface sloping away from the pool edge, said coping means also having a pool edge above a generally vertical pool side and said swimming pool including pool sides and a water line below the pool coping means; and a pool chair including a generally horizontal seat and a generally vertical back affixed to said seat, said generally vertical back having two side members attached thereto and each of said side members having a coping supported bar affixed thereto and positioned atop the pool coping means and extending away from the side members and said side members having pool side contact means located below the water line of the pool affixed to the pool chair and contacting the side of the swimming pool to hold the seat of the pool chair away from the side of the pool.

Claim 13

The pool chair of claim 10 wherein said pool side contact means is attached to the side members of the generally vertical back.

Claim 14

The pool chair of claim 10 wherein said generally horizontal seat has two side members attached to the two side members of the generally vertical back.

Claim 15

The pool chair of claim 12 wherein said pool side contact means is affixed to the pool chair at the intersection of the side members of the generally horizontal seat.

Claim 16

The pool chair of claim 13 wherein the side contact means comprise two bars extending away from the vertical sides and the two bars being attached at their outer ends by a cross member.

Claim 17

A chair for use in a swimming pool, spa or other aquatic body of the type which is surrounded by coping and which has a pool side below the coping, said chair being supported on said coping and side of said swimming pool, spa or other aquatic body, said chair and pool side comprising: pool coping means at the edge of a swiming pool, said pool coping having a generally horizontal upper surface and said coping means having an edge at the edge of the pool, said edge being above a generally vertical pool side and said swimming pool including a wear line below the pool coping means and pool sides below said wear line; and a pool chair including a generally horizontal seat having a front bar and two side bars and a generally vertical back attached to said seat, said generally vertical back having a base and two sides affixed to the two side bars of the seat and having a coping supported bar affixed to the generally vertical back and positioned atop the pool coping means and extending away from the vertical back and over the edge of the pool coping and said pool chair having pool side contact meams located below the water line of the pool affixed to the two side bars of the seat as an extension thereof and said side contact means contacting the side of the swimming pool to hold the seat of the pool chair away from the side of the pool.

Claim 18

A chair for use in a swimming pool, spa or other aquatic body of the type which is surrounded by coping and which has a pool side below the coping, said chair being supported on said coping and side of said swimming pool, spa or other aquatic body, said chair and pool side comprising: pool coping means at the edge of a swiming pool, said pool coping having a generally horizontal upper surface and said coping means having an edge at the edge of the pool, said edge being above a generally vertical pool side and said swimming pool including a wear line below the pool coping means and pool sides below said wear line; and a pool chair including a generally horizontal seat having a front bar and two side bars and a generally vertical back attached to said seat, said generally vertical back having a base and two sides affixed to the two side bars of the seat and having a coping supported bar affixed to the generally vertical back and positioned atop the pool coping means and extending away from the vertical back and over the edge of the pool coping and said pool chair having pool side contact meams located below the water line of the pool affixed to the two side bars of the seat as an extension thereof and said side contact means contacting the side of the swimming pool to hold the seat of the pool chair away from the side of the pool.

Claim 19

The pool chair of claim 1 wherein the point of attachment of the generally vertical back to the two side bars of the seat is slidingly adjustable along the two side bars so that the distance of the base of the generally back from the pool side may be adjusted.