Collapsible beach chair

A collapsible beach chair comprising:

• a flexible covering defining a front side and a rear side of said chair, said covering having portions joined together to define four compartments including first and second generally rectangular seat compartments and first and second generally rectangular back compartments separated by integral hinge-defining portions of said covering, wherein said first and second seat compartments are in substantial longitudinal alignment with said first and second back compartments, respectively, said hinge-defining portions comprising means for facilitating folding of said chair to a compact collapsed stack of said four compartments in side-by-side relation;
• four compartment stiffening members disposed in said four compartments, respectively, each stiffening member comprising a rigid rectangular member having at least one padded surface facing the front side of said chair;
• wherein said hinge-defining portions include a transverse hinge portion extending between seat compartment and said back compartments, a longitudinal back hinge portion extending between said first and second back compartments, and a longitudinal seat hinge portion extending between said first and second seat compartments;
• an integral back support strap extending transversely through said first and second back compartments and having first and second free ends extending out from first and second mutually remote longitudinal edges of said first and second back compartments, respectively, wherein said back support strap is bonded to said covering inside each of said first and second back compartments at locations between the stiffening members and the rear side of the chair;
• an integral seat support strap extending transversely through said first and second seat compartments and having first and second free ends extending out from first and second mutually remote longitudinal edges of said first and second seat compartments, respectively, wherein said seat support strap is bonded to said covering inside each of said first and second seat compartments at locations between the stiffening members and the rear side of the chair;
• first engagement means for releasably securing the first ends of said back support strap and said seat support strap directly together to provide an adjustable length engagement between the first longitudinal edge of said first back compartment and the first longitudinal edge of said first seat compartment;
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• second engagement means for releasably securing the second ends of said back support strap and said seat support strap directly together to provide an adjustable length engagement between said second longitudinal edge of said second back compartment and said second longitudinal edge of said second seat compartment.