Seat with expandable frame

A chair comprising

• a first floor and seat engaging frame member and a second floor and seat engaging frame member pivotally joined to one another to permit collapsing of the chair from an erected seating position by pivoting of the first and second frame members to be substantially coextensive with one another,
• the first frame member having a substantially straight first bight end portion angled with respect to the first frame member and the second frame member having a substantially straight second bight end portion angled with respect to the second frame member,
• a seat surface-providing member of a shape having at one end a first pocket for engaging the first angled bight of the first frame member and at a second end a second pocket for engaging the second angled bight of the second frame member, and
• wherein the first and second bight portions lie in a single plane when the chair is in its erected position.

A chair comprising

• a first floor and seat engaging frame member and a second floor and seat engaging frame member pivotally joined to one another to permit collapsing of the chair from an erected seating position by pivoting of the first and second frame members to be substantially coextensive with one another,
• the first frame member having a substantially straight U-shaped first bight end portion angled with respect to the first frame member and the second frame member having substantially U-shaped straight second bight end portion angled with respect to the second frame member, and
• a cover with a pocket on each end and spaced apart from one another by a middle portion, each pocket receiving and enclosing only a portion of one of the first and second bight portions, and
• wherein the first and second bight end portions provide the only support for the cover and with the remaining portions of the frame members providing no support for the cover.

A chair comprising

• a first floor and seat engaging frame member and a second floor and seat engaging frame member pivotally joined to one another to permit collapsing of the chair from an erected seating position by pivoting of the first and second frame members to be substantially coextensive with one another,
• the first frame member having a substantially straight first bight end portion angled with respect to the first frame member and the second frame member having substantially a straight second bight end portion angled with respect to the second frame member,
• a cover with a pocket on each end and spaced apart from one another by a middle portion, each pocket receiving and enclosing only a portion of one of the first and second bight portions, and
• wherein the first and second bight portions lie in a single plane when the chair is assembled.

A chair comprising

• a first floor and seat engaging frame member and a second floor and seat engaging frame member pivotally joined to one another to permit collapsing of the chair from an erected seating position by pivoting of the first and second frame members to be substantially coextensive with one another,
• the first frame member having a substantially straight first bight end portion angled with respect to the first frame member and the second frame member having substantially a straight second bight end portion angled with respect to the second frame member,
• a cover with a pocket on each end and spaced apart from one another by a middle portion, each pocket receiving and enclosing only a portion of one of the first and second bight portions, wherein the cover further includes a perimeter edge and a curved bottom wall suspended below the perimeter edge and positioned to lie between the spaced-apart pockets to support an occupant, and
• wherein the first and second bight end portions and the perimeter edge are substantially coplanar.