Portable lounge

A method, comprising the steps of:

• providing a folding lounge, comprising:
• a base;
• a sidewall connected to the base such that the sidewall encompasses the base to define an interior of the lounge;
• the sidewall has a top end, an inner surface, and an outer surface defining an outer perimeter;
• and
• a fastener connected to the outer surface of the sidewall;
• the fastener comprising a first part releasably connectable to a second part;
• the first part being connected to the second part when locked;
• the first part being disconnected from the second part when unlocked;
• wherein the lounge includes an open configuration in which the fastener is unlocked and a closed configuration in which the fastener is locked;
• folding the sidewall in a location between the first part and the second part toward the interior of the lounge to bring the first part and the second part of the fastener together to create a U-shaped lounge;
• and
• connecting the first part of the fastener to the second part of the fastener to lock the fastener;
• wherein the U-shaped lounge includes an inner U-shape nested inside an outer U-shape when in the closed configuration and both the inner U-shape and the outer U-shape are formed by the sidewall.

A method, comprising the steps of:

• providing a folding lounge, comprising:
• a base;
• a sidewall connected to the base such that the sidewall encompasses the base to define an interior of the lounge;
• the sidewall has a top end, an inner surface, and an outer surface defining an outer perimeter;
• and
• a fastener connected to the outer surface of the sidewall;
• the fastener comprising a first part releasably connectable to a second part;
• the first part being connected to the second part when locked;
• the first part being disconnected from the second part when unlocked;
• wherein the lounge includes an open configuration in which the fastener is unlocked and a closed configuration in which the fastener is locked;
• folding the sidewall in a location between the first part and the second part toward the interior of the lounge to bring the first part and the second part of the fastener together to create a U-shaped lounge;
• and
• connecting the first part of the fastener to the second part of the fastener to lock the fastener;
• wherein the top end of the sidewall is coplanar in the closed configuration and in the open configuration.

A method, comprising the steps of:

• providing a folding lounge, comprising:
• a base;
• a sidewall connected to the base such that the sidewall encompasses the base to define an interior of the lounge;
• the sidewall has an inner surface and an outer surface defining an outer perimeter;
• and
• a fastener connected to the outer surface of the sidewall;
• the fastener comprising a first part releasably connectable to a second part;
• the first part being connected to the second part when locked;
• the first part being disconnected from the second part when unlocked;
• wherein the lounge includes an open configuration in which the fastener is unlocked and a closed configuration in which the fastener is locked;
• moving the sidewall toward the interior of the lounge to reduce the distance between the sidewall;
• bringing the first part of the fastener closer to the second part of the fastener;
• connecting the first part of the fastener to the second part of the fastener to lock the fastener to form the closed configuration;
• wherein a portion of the inner surface of the sidewall faces an opposite portion of the inner surface of the sidewall along the entire length of the sidewall in the closed configuration.