Collapsible portable chair

A portable chair comprising:

• a corrosion-resistant frame structure comprising:
• a left frame member;
• a right frame member;
• said left and right frame members each including a forward vertical leg post and a rear vertical leg post, and said forward and rear vertical leg posts of said left and right frame members each terminating at a bottom distal end;
• and
• movement means for permitting lateral movement of said left and right frame members relative to one another between a collapsed position and an open, operable position wherein said frame members are positioned further apart from one another than when in said collapsed position;
• disk-shaped feet members on said bottom distal ends of each of said forward and rear vertical leg posts, said disk-shaped feet members being structured and disposed to engage an underlying ground surface in a manner which supports said frame structure in an upright, free standing position when said left and right frame members are in both said open, operable position and said closed position;
• a seat base formed of a flexible material web extending and connecting between said respective left and right frame members;
• a seat back panel formed of a flexible material web extending and connecting between said left and right frame members;
• umbrella support means on said frame structure for supporting at least one umbrella in an upright, operable position;
• fishing rod support means on said frame structure for holding and supporting at least one fishing rod;
• beverage holder means on said frame structure for holding a beverage;
• and
• drain means for facilitating drainage of water from within said frame structure.

A portable chair comprising:

• a corrosion-resistant frame structure including a left frame member and a right frame member;
• said left and right frame members each including a forward vertical leg post and a rear vertical leg post, and said forward and rear vertical leg posts of said left and right frame members each terminating at a bottom distal end;
• a seat base formed of a flexible material web extending and connecting between said respective left and right frame members;
• a seat back panel formed of a flexible material web extending and connection between said respective left and right frame members;
• and
• movement means for permitting lateral movement of said left and right frame members relative to one another between a collapsed position and an open, operable position wherein said frame members are positioned further apart from one another than when in said collapsed position, said movement means comprising:
• first and second cross bars pivotally connected at a central pivot axis and movable in a scissor action about said pivot axis, said first and second cross bars including lower distal end zones and upper distal end zones;
• left and right seat support bars each extending between said forward vertical leg post and said rear vertical leg post of said respective left and right frame members, and said left and right seat support bars being slidable throughout a range of vertical motion relative to said forward and rear vertical leg posts;
• pivotal coupling means for pivotally connecting said upper distal end zones of said respective first and second cross bars to said left and right seat support bars, respectively;
• rotating coupling means for rotatably coupling said lower distal end zones of said respective first and second cross bars to said left and right frame members, respectively;
• and
• said seat base being attached to said left and right seat support bars so that upon lifting upwardly upon said seat base, said first and second cross bars are caused to pivot about said pivot axis and move in the scissor action to pull said left and right frame members inwardly from said open, operable position to said collapsed position, and further wherein said first and second cross bars are adapted to pivot about said pivot axis in the scissor action to move said left and right frame members outwardly, away from one another, from said collapsed position to said open, operable position upon application of a downward force on either of said left and right seat support bars;
• disk-shaped feet members on said bottom distal ends on each of said forward and rear vertical leg posts, said disk-shaped feet members being structured and disposed to engage an underlying ground surface in a manner which supports said frame structure in an upright, free-standing position when said left and right frame members are in both said open, operable position and said collapsed position;
• and
• drain means for facilitating drainage of water from within said frame structure.