Chairs and seats – Bottom or back – Having fluent material
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-22
2001-12-11
Cuomo, Peter M. (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Bottom or back
Having fluent material
C297SDIG003, C005S655300
Reexamination Certificate
active
06328385
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to inflatable furniture, and in particular, to an inflatable chair.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There is presently a wide variety of indoor and outdoor furniture. One common type of furniture is inflatable. Inflatable furniture is usually provided in the form of an enclosed vinyl or plastic chamber into which air can be introduced to inflate the chamber. The chamber is usually formed to assume a predetermined shape and size when completely inflated. Inflatable furniture provides an important benefit of being easily portable, since the inflatable furniture can be deflated to be conveniently moved to different locations, where it can be inflated again for use.
Unfortunately, the currently-available inflatable furniture suffer from several important drawbacks. First, most of these inflatable furniture are not comfortable since the inflatable nature of the pre-configured chamber contributes to a softness or lumpiness that makes the user feel like he or she is sitting on a balloon. Second, the stability of inflatable furniture is also questionable. For example, an inflatable sofa or chair rocks around when a user moves or fidgets in the seat. Again, this lack of stability is due to the inflatable nature of the pre-configured chamber. This lack of stability further contributes to the lack of comfort for the user.
Thus, there remains a need for an inflatable chair that is both comfortable, yet provides good stability.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE
The objectives of the present invention are accomplished by providing an inflatable chair that has an outer chamber that defines the shape and size of the chair, and at least one support section positioned inside the outer chamber. The support section(s) provide the desired support at particular locations of the outer chamber so as to provide the necessary comfort and stability to the chair.
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Cuomo Peter M.
Pleasure Time Products (HK) Limited
Sun Raymond
White Rodney B.
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