US 4,926,512 AGranted

Folding paperboard beach chair

OwnerBrian D. Coyleinventor

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Abstract

An inexpensive and lightweight folding paperboard beach chair is formed from a single scored blank of paperboard. The elongated paperboard body has two spaced-apart and transverse score lines which define a bottom leg support panel, a middle seat support panel, and a top back support panel wherein the bottom and top panels are adapted to be folded so as to overlay the middle panel. A plurality of spaced-apart foldable support panels extend across the back of the top back support panel to provide support for the panel when the chair is unfolded, and are further adapted to fold upon and overlay the top panel when the chair is folded. An aperture is provided adjacent to the side edge of each of the top, middle, and bottom panels and positioned so as to be in vertical registration and to thereby form a carrying handle when the chair is folded into its closed configuration with the top and bottom panels overlaying the middle panels thereof.

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Dependent claims

A folding paperboard chair scored and cut to form a beach chair or the like, said chair comprising:

an elongated paperboard body having two spaced-apart and transversely extending score lines which define a bottom leg support panel, a middle seat support panel, and a top back support panel, said bottom and top panels being adapted to fold upwardly and over said middle panel so as to overlay same for ease of carrying said chair in a closed configuration;
a plurality of spaced-apart, foldable support panels extending transversely across the back of said top back support panel to provide support for said top panel when said chair is in an open configuration and which are adapted to fold upon and overlay said top panel when said top panel is folded to overlay said middle panel;
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an aperture defined by each of said bottom, middle and top panels and adjacent to one side thereof so as to be in registration and thereby to form a carrying handle when said chair is in a closed configuration and said top and bottom panels overlay said middle panel.

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