Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Pool type – Accessory
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-29
2001-11-06
Fetsuga, Robert M. (Department: 3751)
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Pool type
Accessory
C004S578100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06311343
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
The present invention relates to swimming pool accessories and, in particular, a lounge chair for use in a swimming pool, spa, or other aquatic body which enables the user to sit and/or recline in a stationary manner in the chair with his body at least partially submerged in the water.
There are a wide variety of swimming pool accessories including floatation devices which allow an individual to recline in a chair and float freely on the water with his body partially submerged in the water. Other swimming pool chairs enable the user to sit in a more upright position while still being submerged in the pool water but allowing the person's head and/or upper torso to be above the water surface. Some of these pool chairs utilize the pool structure, itself, as a means to support the chair in the operable position and/or are permanently affixed within the swimming pool and may not be easily removed and used elsewhere.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is a principle object of the present invention to provide a lounge chair for use in swimming pools which may be positioned about the perimeter edge of the pool and which utilizes adjustable support legs in combination with an adjustable pool perimeter mounting portion to provide a stationary seating unit to enable a user to be partially submerged within the pool water, yet maintain his torso and/or head above the pool water level. The adjustable support legs enable the pool chair to be supported on the bottom surface of the pool. The user may also adjust the support legs to a desired height to enable him to control the depth at which he is submerged in the pool water. Similarly, the pool perimeter mounting portion may be adjustable to control the user's submerged depth. In addition, the swimming pool lounge chair of the present invention allows the user to adjust the angle of inclination of the seat back, as desired. The combination of the adjustable reclining feature, adjustable support legs, and pool perimeter mounting portion of the present invention enables the user to select from a wide variety of adjusted positions so that his desired level of submersion can be accommodated.
The swimming pool lounge chair of the present invention is adapted to be partially submerged in the water of the swimming pool. It includes a frame constructed of a plurality of light-weight tubular members. The chair includes a generally horizontal seating surface and a generally vertical back support surface. The back support surface may be adjusted to a variety of angles of inclination. The frame includes a base portion which can be adapted to support the chair on the bottom of the pool. The base portion has adjustable legs which may be telescopically extended or retracted to vary the height of the chair within the pool water and/or to accommodate different pool depths. The frame also includes a pool perimeter mounting portion which enables the chair to be supported at its upper end at the perimeter of the swimming pool. The pool perimeter mounting portion may also be adjustable to alter the submerged depth of the swimming pool lounge chair. The swimming pool lounge chair of the present invention is equally adaptable for use in above-ground as well as below-ground swimming pools. The swimming pool lounge chair of the present invention may be manufactured from light-weight tubular materials. The chair is collapsible, portable, and is not permanently affixed to or within the swimming pool. Consequently, it may be removed from the swimming pool when not in use and/or transported from one swimming pool to another swimming pool by the user with little effort.
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Fetsuga Robert M.
Harness & Dickey & Pierce P.L.C.
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