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US 6,203,103 B1Granted
Collapsible fishing chair with detachable floats
OwnerPaul V. Pressoninventor
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Abstract
A collapsible fishing chair that includes a flotation mechanism for supporting at least a portion of the fishing chair, as well as a quantity of fishing gear, above the water level. The fishing chair is unfoldable to provide a fishing chair once a fishing location is reached. The fishing chair includes elongated legs that terminate in broad support feet. Wheels are optionally provided on the back legs for transporting the fishing chair on hard terrain and surfaces such as fishing piers and the like.
Claims4
A collapsible fishing chair with detachable floats comprising:
- a collapsible, extended leg, chair assembly;
- a detachable lower float assembly;
- a detachable upper float;
- and
- a storage device;
- said collapsible, extended leg, chair assembly including a folding chair frame including a tackle box arm assembly, a drink holder arm assembly, two front legs and two back legs pivotally connected to a chair back and seat assembly including a chair back member and a chair seat member such that said chair back and seat assembly is positionable between an unfolded seat forming position and a folded floating position;
- said chair back and seat assembly including an umbrella and upper float attachment cavity formed into a top surface of said chair back member;
- said detachable lower float assembly including two lower float members attached together by a flexible tether secured therebetween;
- each of said lower float members including a closed cell foam body having a chair leg receiving channel sized and shaped to snap fit over a section of one of said back legs;
- said detachable upper float being constructed of closed cell foam and including a chair back member securing structure sized and shaped to friction fit into said umbrella and upper float attachment cavity formed into said top surface of said chair back member;
- said storage device being attached to said two back legs and sized such that a top storage device surface including indentations therein for holding items is positioned between said two front legs and said two back legs when said chair back and seat assembly is positioned in said unfolded seat forming position;
- said front legs being positioned between said back legs and said top storage device surface when said chair back and seat assembly is positioned in said folded floating position.
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A collapsible fishing chair with detachable floats comprising:
- a collapsible, extended leg, chair assembly;
- a detachable lower float assembly;
- a detachable upper float;
- and
- a storage device;
- said collapsible extended leg, chair assembly including a folding chair frame including Et tackle box arm assembly, a drink holder arm assembly, two front legs and two back legs pivotally connected to a chair back and seat assembly including a chair back member and a chair seat member such that said chair back and seat assembly is positionable between an unfolded seat forming position and a folded floating position;
- said chair back and seat assembly including an umbrella and upper float attachment cavity formed into a top surface of said chair back member;
- said detachable lower float assembly including two lower float members attached together by a flexible tether secured therebetween;
- each of said lower float member including a closed cell foam body having a chair leg receiving channel sized and shaped to snap fit over a section of one of said back legs;
- said detachable upper float being constructed of closed cell foam and including a chair back member securing structure sized and shaped to friction fit into said umbrella and upper float attachment cavity formed into said top surface of said chair back member;
- said storage device beings attached to said two back legs and sized such that a top storage device surface including indentations therein for holding items is positioned between said two front legs and said two back lees when said chair back and seat assembly is positioned in said unfolded seat forming position;
- said front legs being Positioned between said back legs and said top storage device surface when said chair back and seat assembly is positioned in said folded floating position;
- said collapsible fishing chair with said detachable upper and lower floats further including a front leg securing support foot attached to each of said two front legs, each of said front leg securing support feet having a back leg receiving channel provided therein sized and positioned to snap friction fit onto a section of one of said back legs when said chair back and seat assembly is positioned in said folded floating position;
- a bottom surface of each said front leg securing foot having a diameter at least three times the diameter of a front leg to which said front leg securing support foot is attached.
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A collapsible fishing chair with detachable floats comprising:
- a collapsible, extended leg, chair assembly;
- a detachable lower float assembly;
- a detachable upper float;
- and
- a storage device;
- said collapsible, extended leg, chair assembly including a folding chair frame including a tackle box arm assembly, a drink holder arm assembly, two front legs and two back leas Pivotally connected to a chair back and seat assembly including a chair back member and a chair seat member such that said chair back and seat assembly is positionable between an unfolded seat forming position and a folded floating position;
- said chair back and seat assembly including an umbrella and upper float attachment cavity formed into a top surface of said chair back member;
- said detachable lower float assembly including two lower float members attached together by a flexible tether secured therebetween;
- each of said lower float members including a closed cell foam body having a chair leg receiving channel sized and shaped to snap fit over a section of one of said back legs;
- said detachable upper float being constructed of closed cell foam and including a chair back member securing structure sized and shaped to friction fit into said umbrella and upper float attachment cavity formed into said too surface of said chair back member;
- said storage device being attached to said two hack legs and sized such that a top storage device surface including indentations therein for holding items is positioned between said two front legs and said two back legs when said chair back and seat assembly is positioned in said unfolded seat forming position;
- said front less being positioned between said back legs and said top storage device surface when said chair back and seat assembly is positioned in said folded floating position;
- said collapsible fishing chair with said detachable upper and lower floats further including a support foot attached to each of said two front legs and said back legs, each support foot having a bottom surface of a diameter at least three times the diameter of a, respective, front leg or back leg to which said support foot is attached.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.