Chairs and seats – With holder or receptacle for disparate article
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-28
2001-03-20
Cuomo, Peter M. (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
With holder or receptacle for disparate article
C297S188080, C297S188140
Reexamination Certificate
active
06203103
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to fishing accessories and more particularly to a collapsible fishing chair with detachable floats that includes a collapsible, extended leg, chair assembly, a detachable lower float assembly, a detachable upper float, and a storage device; the collapsible, extended leg, chair assembly including a folding chair frame Including a tackle box arm assembly, a drink holder arm assembly, two front legs and two back legs pivotally connected to a chair back/seat assembly including a chair back member and a chair seat member such that the chair back/seat assembly is positionable between an unfolded seat forming position and a folded floating position; the chair back/seat assembly including an umbrella/upper float attachment cavity formed into a top surface of the chair back member; the detachable lower float assembly including two lower float members attached together by a flexible tether secured therebetween; each lower float member including a closed cell foam body having a chair leg receiving channel sized and shaped to snap fit over a section of one of the back legs; the detachable upper float being constructed of closed cell foam and including a chair back member securing structure sized and shaped to friction fit into the umbrella/upper float attachment cavity formed into the top surface of the chair back member; the storage device being attached to the two back legs and sized such that a top storage device surface including indentations therein for holding items is positioned between the two front legs and the two back legs when the chair back/seat assembly is positioned in the unfolded seat forming position; the front legs being positioned between the back legs and the top storage device surface when the chair back/seat assembly is positioned in the folded floating position.
BACKGROUND ART
Fisherman must sometimes wade or float to a desirable fishing location. However, once they arrive at the fishing location, they could often enjoy using a chair to sit in while they are fishing. It would be desirable, therefore, to have a fishing chair that included a flotation mechanism for supporting at least a portion of the fishing chair, as well as a quantity of fishing gear, above the water level and that could be quickly unfolded to provide a fishing chair once a fishing location was reached. Because it can be desirable to sit as high as possible when fishing, it would be further desirable to have a fishing chair with elongated legs. In addition, because the fishing chair would often be set on unstable ground, such as sand, it would also be desirable to have broad support feet attached the legs of the fishing chair.
GENERAL SUMMARY DISCUSSION OF INVENTION
It is thus an object of the invention to provide a collapsible fishing chair with detachable floats that includes a collapsible, extended leg, chair assembly, a detachable lower float assembly, a detachable upper float, and a storage device; the collapsible, extended leg, chair assembly including a folding chair frame including a tackle box arm assembly, a drink holder arm assembly, two front legs and two back legs pivotally connected to a chair back/seat assembly including a chair back member and a chair seat member such that the chair back/seat assembly is positionable between an unfolded seat forming position and a folded floating position; the chair back/seat assembly including an umbrella/upper float attachment cavity formed into a top surface of the chair back member; the detachable lower float assembly including two lower float members attached together by a flexible tether secured therebetween; each lower float member including a closed cell foam body having a chair leg receiving channel sized and shaped to snap fit over a section of one of the back legs; the detachable upper float being constructed of closed cell foam and including a chair back member securing structure sized and shaped to friction fit into the umbrella/upper float attachment cavity formed into the top surface of the chair back member; the storage device being attached to the two back legs and sized such that a top storage device surface including indentations therein for holding items is positioned between the two front legs and the two back legs when the chair back/seat assembly is positioned in the unfolded seat forming position; the front legs being positioned between the back legs and the top storage device surface when the chair back/seat assembly is positioned in the folded floating position.
Accordingly, a collapsible fishing chair with detachable floats is provided. The collapsible fishing chair with detachable floats includes a collapsible, extended leg, chair assembly, a detachable lower float assembly, a detachable upper float, and a storage device; the collapsible, extended leg, chair assembly including a folding chair frame including a tackle box arm assembly, a drink holder arm assembly, two front legs and two back legs pivotally connected to a chair back/seat assembly including a chair back member and a chair seat member such that the chair back/seat assembly is positionable between an unfolded seat forming position and a folded floating position; the chair back/seat assembly including an umbrella/upper float attachment cavity formed into a top surface of the chair back member; the detachable lower float assembly including two lower float members attached together by a flexible tether secured therebetween; each lower float member including a closed cell foam boded having a chair leg receiving channel sized and shaped to snap fit over a section of one of the back legs; the detachable upper float being constructed of closed cell foam and including a chair back member securing structure sized and shaped to friction fit into the umbrella/upper float attachment cavity formed into the top surface of the chair back member; the storage device being attached to the two back legs and sized such that a top storage device surface including indentations therein for holding items is positioned between the two front legs and the two back legs when the chair back/seat assembly is positioned in the unfolded seat forming position; the front legs being positioned between the back legs and the top storage device surface when the chair back/seat assembly is positioned in the folded floating position.
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Breaux Joseph N.
Cuomo Peter M.
Vu Stephen
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