Lawn furniture and method of making same

A light-weight chair or chaise lounge having improved strength comprising:

• first and second hollow rigid outer members each having at least two longitudinally-extending members formed therein, said at least two longitudinally-extending members dividing the hollow interior of said first and second hollow rigid outer members into at least three longitudinally-extending chambers at least partial enclosed from each other by said at least two longitudinally-extending members;
• a longitudinally-extending metal member located within at least one of said longitudinally-extending chambers of each of said first and second hollow rigid outer members to provide strength thereto, said metal member restrained by at least one of said at least two longitudinally-extending members and by portions of said first and second hollow rigid outer members into which said metal member is inserted by substantially filling said chamber in order to maintain the lateral and transverse position of said metal member within said chamber, said first and second hollow rigid outer members in cooperation with their respective said metal member forming load bearing members configured into at least a weight bearing portion of said chair or chaise lounge, said metal member having a shape corresponding to the shape of the hollow rigid outer member into which it is inserted;
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• seat means for forming a body supporting portion of said chair, said seat means carried by and attached between said first and second hollow rigid outer members.