Multipurpose folding chair
OwnerMarcelo Floresinventor
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Abstract
A multipurpose portable chair includes a seating portion pivotably coupled to front legs and back legs. The seating portion includes a base portion having a frame and an opening in the middle of the frame. A retaining ring for holding a waste receptacle is disposed within the opening in the base portion. A toilet seat is coupled to the base portion and configured to cover the retaining ring. A lid is coupled to the base portion and configured to cover the toilet seat. A user may sit on top of the lid when the chair is to be used as a sitting surface, or the user may lift the lid and sit on the toilet seat when the chair is to be used as a restroom facility or refuse container. The parts of the multipurpose portable chair are removably coupled together so that it is easy to remove and replace individual parts.
Claims13
A multipurpose folding chair comprising:
- back legs;
- front legs pivotably coupled to the back legs;
- a collapsed configuration in which the back legs and front legs are parallel and directly adjacent to each other;
- an open configuration in which the back legs and front legs are spaced apart and are at an acute angle relative to each other;
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- a seating portion pivotably coupled to the back legs and the front legs, wherein the seating portion is substantially horizontal and parallel to the ground when the chair is in the open configuration, and wherein the seating portion comprises:
- a base portion pivotably coupled to the back legs and the front legs, wherein the base portion comprises a frame and a through opening in a central portion of the frame;
- a lid hingedly coupled to the base portion such that the lid is configured to open relative to the base portion, wherein the lid comprises a solid upper surface that is sized and shaped for a user to sit on;
- a toilet seat hingedly coupled to the base portion such that the toilet seat is configured to hinge open relative to the base portion, wherein the toilet seat comprises an aperture that is aligned with the through opening in the base portion, and wherein the lid covers the toilet seat;
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- a retaining ring that fits snugly within the through opening in the base portion, wherein the retaining ring is configured to hold a waste receptacle securely to the chair, such that waste that is disposed through the toilet seat aperture is captured in the waste receptacle.
A kit for modifying a conventional folding chair, wherein the kit comprises:
- a base portion comprising a frame and a through opening in a central portion of the frame;
- a lid hingedly coupled to the base portion such that the lid is configured to open relative to the base portion, wherein the lid comprises a solid upper surface that is sized and shaped for a user to sit on;
- a toilet seat hingedly coupled to the base portion such that the toilet seat is configured to hinge open relative to the base portion, wherein the toilet seat comprises an aperture that is aligned with the through opening in the base portion, and wherein the lid covers the toilet seat;
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- a retaining ring that fits snugly within the through opening in the base portion, wherein the retaining ring is configured to hold a waste receptable, such that waste that is disposed through the toilet seat aperture is captured in the waste receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.