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US 3,947,903 AGranted
Folding couch for beach or camping
OwnerHans Reinhard Menkeinventor
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There is disclosed an ingenious chair having multiple folding parts including leg portions. The chair has a centrally located portion comprising the seat portion of the chair. U-shaped leg members depend from the ends of the seat portion. Additionally, the ends of the seat portion carrying the leg portions have pivoted therefrom web support means which in effect acts as convenient extensions of the seat portion. The said extensions when folded over the seat portion cover the seat portion which may have placed thereon a plurality of objects. The seat portion having the free ends has extending therefrom additional web material, each of which may be joined together as by a zipper or the like under the seat portion to provide a sling like support means. On the other hand, the two sections of web material may be joined above the top of the seat portion when the two extensions have been folded over the seat. Prior to accomplishing this the seat portion may have placed thereon various articles.
A folding couch comprising two elongated tubular portions, a head part comprising a first U-shaped tubular member having open ends, a first hinge means pivotally connecting the open ends of said first U-shaped tubular member to said two elongated tubular portions, respectively, a foot part comprising a second U-shaped tubular member, a second hinge means pivotally connecting the open ends of said second U-shaped tubular member to said two elongated tubular portions, respectively, a web covering said two elongated tubular portions and having two flaps extending on opposite sides a distance equal to half the distance between said two elongated tubular portions, said web extending the length and width of said head part and said foot part, means fastening said web to said two elongated tubular portions and to said head part and said foot part, zipper means fastened to said two flaps, said head part and said foot part pivotally hinged one part over the other part to form the closed ends of a pouch and to be overlain by said two flaps, said zipper closing said two flaps to form a closed pouch, and means to lock said zipper in closed pouch position.
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