Claims
- 1. A structure for a leisure chair comprising:
- (a) an occupant supporting member having two symmetrical sides, an upper cross member, a lower cross member and a support sheet means, wherein the means is selected from a group consisting of webbing, a plurality of slats, springs, wires, a sheet of fabric, plywood, molded resin, and other products that can comprise a sheet, extending substantially from the upper cross member to the lower cross member, said support sheet being generally taut between the upper and lower cross members and extending in generally the same plane as that defined by the symmetrical sides, said occupant supporting member having a lower portion and an upper portion, said lower portion further being oriented to form an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane such as a floor or ground surface with said lower cross member being adjacent and parallel to said horizontal plane;
- (b) a countersupporting member having two symmetrical sides and at least one base cross member, said countersupporting member having a base portion and an armrest portion which are integral and continuous, said base portion of the countersupporting member being oriented at an acute angle opposite the occupant supporting member acute angle such that the countersupporting member intersects with the occupant supporting member at intersection points between the upper portion and lower portion of the occupant supporting member in such a manner that a generally triangular shape is formed with the horizontal plane being a base, the lower portion of the backrest member being one side, and the base portion of the countersupporting member below the occupant supporting member being another side, and wherein the armrest portion of the countersupporting member extends in a generally horizontal manner beyond the intersection points for the provision of armrests for the leisure chair; and
- (c) an attachment means interconnecting each side of the countersupporting member to the occupant supporting member at the intersection points.
- 2. The structure of claim 1 wherein the occupant supporting member further includes at least one cross member between the upper cross member and lower cross member mounted between the two sides of the occupant supporting member.
- 3. The structure of claim 1 wherein the attachment means is comprised of a pivoting mechanism.
- 4. The pivoting mechanism of claim 3 wherein there is also a bracing means located below the pivoting mechanism attached to each of the sides of the occupant supporting member and also attached to the sides of the base frame, and wherein the bracing means is selected from the group including hinges, knife hinges, locking hinges, locking slides, straps, catches, stays, braces, stops, flaps, brackets, and hasps.
- 5. The pivoting mechanism of claim 3 wherein there is also at least one means interconnecting the lower cross member of the occupant supporting member with the base cross member of the base frame, wherein the means is selected from the group consisting of belts, straps, chords, rods, cables, wires, bars, tubes, chains, rope, webbing, and other generally long thin materials which can fasten things together with, and said means is secured to the lower cross member of the occupant supporting member and to the base cross member of the countersupporting frame.
- 6. The pivoting mechanism of claim 3 where there is also at least one means interconnecting the upper cross member of the occupant supporting member with the base cross member of the countersupporting frame, wherein the means is selected from the group consisting of belts, straps, chords, rods, cables, wires, bars, tubes, chains, rope, webbing, and other generally long thin materials which can fasten things together with, and said means is secured to the upper cross member of the occupant supporting member and to the base cross member of the countersupporting frame.
- 7. The pivoting mechanism of claim 3 wherein the pivoting mechanism is interlocking enabling the frame to be opened to the useable position and locking in place at the point of the interlocking mechanism, and wherein the interlocking mechanism is selected from the group including ratchet type mechanisms, hole and pin locking mechanisms, key way and key interlocking mechanisms, flat spot and stop mechanisms, and variations thereof.
- 8. The structure of claim 1 wherein the attachment means at the points of intersection is a notched woodworking type joinery method using principles similar to those used in a cross lap joint.
- 9. The occupant supporting member of claim 1 wherein the support sheet is integral and continuous with the upper cross member, the lower cross member and the sides as in with a sheet of plywood or other rigid sheet material.
- 10. The occupant supporting member of claim 1 further including a bend on each of the symmetrical sides such that the upper portion is oriented at a higher angle than the lower portion relative to a horizontal plane.
- 11. The occupant supporting member of claim 1 wherein the lower portion of the sides have a convex contour to support the occupant's lumbar region in a relatively natural lordotic curve.
- 12. The occupant supporting member of claim 1 wherein the sides of the frame are contoured in a manner to provide that the average incline of the upper portion of the frame is at a higher angle than the average incline of the lower portion.
- 13. The leisure chair structure of claim 1, wherein the base portion of the countersupporting member bears directly on the horizontal plane.
- 14. The leisure chair structure of claim 1 wherein an upholstery system including a cushion is secured to the support sheet.
- 15. The leisure chair structure of claim 1 wherein a seat cushion is attached near the lower cross member of the occupant supporting member.
- 16. The leisure chair structure of claim 1 wherein the occupant supporting member has an additional reinforcing material stretched between the sides of the lower portion for the purpose of supporting an occupants lumbar region in a relatively natural lordotic curve, and wherein the reinforcing material is selected from a group consisting of webbing, elastic webbing, canvas, cloth, fabric, flexible plastic, vinyl, belts, straps, strings, and other thin relatively thin flat flexible materials.
- 17. The leisure chair structure of claim 1 wherein a seat and legrest structure of a shape generally similar to the occupant supporting member is attached to the lower portion of the occupant supporting member.
- 18. A structure for a leisure chair comprising:
- (a) a generally rectangular occupant supporting member comprised of two symmetrical sides and upper and lower cross members, and having a support sheet means substantially filling the area of the rectangular shape of the occupant supporting member, wherein the support sheet means is selected from a group consisting of webbing, a plurality of slats, springs, wires, a sheet of fabric, plywood, molded resin, and other products that can comprise a sheet, said two symmetrical sides defining a left side and a right side, said support sheet extending substantially from the upper cross member to the lower cross member and being generally taut such that it extends in generally the same plane as that defined by the left and right sides of the occupant supporting member, said rectangular occupant supporting member having an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower port further being oriented to form an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane such as a floor or ground surface with said lower cross member being adjacent and parallel to said horizontal plane;
- (b) a generally U-shaped countersupporting member having two symmetrical sides and at least one base cross member, said countersupporting member having a base portion and an armrest portion which are integral and continuous, said base portion of the countersupporting member being oriented at an acute angle opposite the occupant supporting member acute angle such that the countersupporting member intersects with the occupant supporting member at intersection points between the upper portion and lower portion of the occupant supporting member in such a manner that a generally triangular shape is formed with the horizontal plane being a base, the lower portion of the backrest member being one side, and the base portion of the countersupporting member below the occupant supporting member being another side, and wherein the armrest portion of the countersupporting member extends in a generally horizontal manner beyond the intersection points for the provision of armrests for the leisure chair; and
- (c) an attachment means interconnecting each side of the countersupporting member to the occupant supporting member at the intersection points.
- 19. The structure of claim 18 wherein the occupant supporting member is contoured in a manner to provide that the average incline of the upper portion of the frame is at a higher angle than the average incline of the lower portion and the lower portion has a convex contour to support the occupant's lumbar region in a relatively natural lordotic curve.
- 20. The structure of claim 18 wherein the occupant supporting member has a bend between the upper and lower portion such that the upper portion is oriented at a higher angle than the lower portion.
- 21. The structure of claim 18 further including at least one means of interconnection between the base portion of the countersupporting member and the lower portion of the occupant supporting member for securing the structure in an open position, wherein the means is located below the points of intersection, and wherein the means is selected from the group comprising knife hinges, locking hinges, locking slides, straps, catches, stays, braces, stops, flaps, brackets, hasps, belts, straps, chords, rods, cables, wires, bars, tubes, chains, rope, webbing, and other generally long thin materials which can fasten things together with.
- 22. A structure for a leisure chair consisting of:
- (a) an occupant supporting member having a frame comprised of two symmetrical side and upper and lower cross members, and support sheet means, wherein the a support sheet means is selected from a group consisting of webbing, a plurality of slats, springs, wires, a sheet of fabric, plywood, molded resin, and other products that can comprise a sheet, wherein the combination frame and support sheet means define a generally rectangular shaped occupant supporting member, two symmetrical sides defining a left side and a right side, said support sheet extending substantially from the upper cross member to the lower cross member and being generally taut such that it extends in generally the same plane as that defined by the left and right sides of the occupant supporting member, said rectangular occupant supporting member having an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion further being oriented to form an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane such as a floor or ground surface with said lower cross member being adjacent and parallel to said horizontal plane;
- (b) a countersupporting member having two symmetrical sides and at least one base cross member, said countersupporting member having a base portion and an armrest portion which are integral and continuous, said base portion of the countersupporting member being oriented at an acute angle opposite the occupant supporting member acute angle such that the countersupporting member intersects with the occupant supporting member at intersection points between the upper portion and lower portion of the occupant supporting member in such a manner that a generally triangular shape is formed with the horizontal plane being a base, the lower portion of the backrest member being one side, and the base portion of the countersupporting member below the occupant supporting member being another side, and wherein the armrest portion of the countersupporting member extends in a generally horizontal manner beyond the intersection points for the provision of armrests for the leisure chair; and
- (c) an attachment means interconnecting each side of the countersupporting member to the occupant supporting member at the intersection points.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/899,750, filed Jun. 17, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,425,567, granted Jun. 20, 1995, which application is incorporated by reference herein, in its entirety. Additionally, this invention uses an upholstery system described in my patent application filed on Dec. 23, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,655,812, granted Aug. 12, 1997.
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