# US 2014/0152061 A1 · Chair having integrated safety belt

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- Number: US 2014/0152061 A1
- Document ID: US20140152061A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/238,417
- Filed: 2012-08-01
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2011-08-23
- Inventors: Jung Taek Han
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140152061A1

## CPC

- A47C 7/62: Accessories for chairs
- A47C 7/425: {Supplementary back-rests to be positioned on a back-rest or the like}
- B63C 9/13: attachable to body member, e.g. arm, neck, head or waist {(B63C9/081 takes precedence)}
- B63C 9/28: Adaptations of vessel parts or furnishings to life-saving purposes
- A47C: CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- B63C: LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS (floating nets, floating slipways, or the like for recovering aircraft from the water B63B35/52)

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a chair having an integrated safety belt, the chair comprising a seat and a seat-back and being characterised by comprising a safety belt which is detachably attached to the seat and/or the seat-back, and which has a buoyant body packed therein.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A chair having an integrated life belt, comprising:
a seat; and
a life belt detachably attached to at least one area of the seat and filled with a buoyant body therein,
wherein the life belt comprises: an edge area having a horseshoe-like shape; and a plurality of folded areas formed in an inner side of the edge area and folded to the edge area so as to form a receiving space in the inner side of the edge area.

### Claim 2

A chair having an integrated life belt, comprising:
a seat;
a seal-back; and
a life belt detachably attached to at least one area of the seat or the seal-back and filled with a buoyant body therein,
wherein the life belt comprises: an edge area having a horseshoe-like shape; and a plurality of folded areas formed in an inner side of the edge area and folded to the edge area so as to form a receiving space in the inner side of the edge area.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1, 2)

The chair of claim 1 or 2, wherein the life belt is formed in an annular shape or a polygonal shape having an opening, and a connecting member for closing the opening by connecting both side of the life belt to each other is formed at the both sides of the life belt in which the opening is formed.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The chair of claim 3, further comprising a handle part formed on one side of the life belt adjacent to the opening and for enabling the life belt to be easily separated from an area to which the life belt is attached.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The chair of claim 1, wherein the life belt is attached to the seat so that an upper surface thereof is located on the same line as an upper surface of the seat, thereby preventing seating comfort from being deteriorated.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The chair of claim 2, wherein the life belt is attached to the seat-back or the seat so that an upper surface thereof is located on the same line as an upper surface of the seat-back or seat, thereby preventing seating comfort from being deteriorated.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1, 2)

The chair of claim 1 or 2, wherein the buoyant body is made of a solid having buoyancy.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1, 2)

The chair of claim 1 or 2, wherein the buoyant body is made of gas which is filled in an emergency.