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US 2025/0057320 A1Published application
Inflatable seating apparatus
AssigneeBote, LLC
InventorsCorey Cooper, Aaron May
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Abstract
The present invention surrounds a seating apparatus having an arm-rest assembly configured to traverse behind a seat-back, and arm-rests which extend forward of the seat back. Embodiments discussed herein include an inflatable chamber for providing positive buoyancy and structure. Certain embodiments of the present invention are configured primarily for use in a body of water, while other embodiments are configured for use in water or upon a surface.
Claims15
A seating apparatus comprising:
- an inflatable seat-back comprising a rear surface, the seat-back having a first area having a first width and a second area having a second width, wherein the second width is wider than the first width;
- an inflatable seat-bottom interconnected to the seat-back;
- an inflatable arm-rest assembly comprising a first arm-rest, a second arm-rest, and a cross-member;
- wherein the first arm-rest is configured to extend forward of the seat-back on a first side of the seat-back and the second arm-rest is configured to extend forward of the seat-back on a second side of the seat-back;
- wherein the first area of the seat-back extends between a first interior side of the first arm-rest and a second interior side of the second arm-rest;
- and
- wherein the second area of the seat-back extends under and partially supports a first portion of the first arm-rest and a second portion of the second arm-rest.
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A seating apparatus comprising:
- an inflatable seat-back comprising a rear surface, the seat-back having a first area having a first width and a second area having a second width, wherein the second width is wider than the first width;
- an inflatable seat-bottom interconnected to the seat-back;
- an inflatable arm-rest assembly comprising a first arm-rest, a second arm-rest, and a cross-member;
- a first leg having a top aspect interconnected to a bottom surface of the first arm-rest and extending vertically downward below a bottom surface of the seat-bottom;
- a second leg having a top aspect interconnected to a bottom surface of the second arm-rest and extending vertically downward below the bottom surface of the seat-bottom;
- wherein the rear surface of the seat-back is interconnected to the cross-member;
- wherein the first arm-rest is configured to extend forward of the seat-back on a first side of the seat-back and the second arm-rest is configured to extend forward of the seat-back on a second side of the seat-back;
- wherein a bottom aspect of the first leg and a bottom aspect of the second leg are configured to rest on a surface to support the seating apparatus;
- wherein the first area of the seat-back extends between a first interior side of the first arm-rest and a second interior side of the second arm-rest;
- and
- wherein the second area of the seat-back extends between a first interior side of the first leg and a second interior side of the second leg and extends under and partially supports a first portion of the first arm-rest and a second portion of the second arm-rest.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.