Portable seat
OwnerJames Evan Loweninventor
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Abstract
A portable seat that is compact for storage and could be easily carried by a user. The portable seat can be switched to a functional state that allows the user to sit at ground level while supporting a back of the user. The portable seat includes a base that has a proximal portion and a distal portion. A longitudinal cut divides the distal portion into a left section and a right section, wherein each of the left section and the right section can flex upwards or downwards, and the left section and the right sections can be pulled towards each other in an overlapping manner. Suitable fasteners can retain the distal portion in the overlapping manner. The distal portion in the overlapping manner is contoured upwards to support the back of the user.
Claims18
A portable seat comprising:
- a base that has a proximal end and a distal end, a proximal portion is adjacent to the proximal end and a distal portion is adjacent to the distal end, the base is of an elongated and planar profile;
- a longitudinal cut divides the distal portion into a left section and a right section, wherein each of the left section and the right section is configured to be flexed upwards or downwards, wherein the left section and the right sections are configured to be pulled towards each other in an overlapping manner, wherein the left section and the right section when overlapped results in contouring of the distal portion;
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- one or more fasteners for securing the left section to the right section in the overlapping manner,
- wherein the base comprises a plastic insert layer and an upper foam layer disposed on an upper surface of the plastic insert layer,
- wherein the distal portion has a semi-circular hole, and the longitudinal cut extends from the semi-circular hole,
- wherein the upper foam layer and the lower foam layer are of same dimensions and overlap each other.
A method for permitting a user to sit comfortably, the method comprising:
- providing a portable seat comprising:
- a base that has a proximal end and a distal end, a proximal portion is adjacent to the proximal end, and a distal portion is adjacent to the distal end, the base is of an elongated and planar profile, wherein the base comprises a plastic insert layer and an upper foam layer disposed on an upper surface of the plastic insert layer, wherein the base further comprises a lower foam layer, wherein the plastic insert layer is sandwiched between the upper foam layer and the lower foam layer, wherein the upper foam layer and the lower foam layer are of same dimensions and overlap each other,
- a longitudinal cut divides the distal portion into a left section and a right section, wherein each of the left section and the right section is configured to be flexed upwards or downwards, wherein the left section and the right sections are configured to be pulled towards each other in an overlapping manner, and
- one or more fasteners for securing the left section to the right section in the overlapping manner;
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- overlapping the left section over the right section.
A portable seat comprising:
- a base that has a proximal end and a distal end, a proximal portion is adjacent to the proximal end, and a distal portion is adjacent to the distal end, the base is of an elongated and planar profile, wherein the base comprises a plastic insert layer and an upper foam layer disposed on an upper surface of the plastic insert layer, wherein the base further comprises a lower foam layer, wherein the plastic insert layer is sandwiched between the upper foam layer and the lower foam layer, wherein the upper foam layer and the lower foam layer are of same dimensions and overlap each other,
- a longitudinal cut divides the distal portion into a left section and a right section, wherein each of the left section and the right section is configured to be flexed upwards or downwards, wherein the left section and the right sections are configured to be pulled towards each other in an overlapping manner, and
- one or more fasteners for securing the left section to the right section in the overlapping manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.