Single frame sling chair
AssigneeAgio International Company, Limited
InventorOliver Wang
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Abstract
A sling chair includes a back frame member having side rails held in substantially parallel relation by a pair of cross bar members. In one embodiment, the cross bar members are generally curved so as to extend away from the back faces of the side rails, forming a concave back structure which can receive a sling member and, eventually, a seated occupant. The cross bar members are adapted to retain the sling member in secure fashion through upper and lower backrest assemblies, resulting in better support and more efficient assembly. This also facilitates separate provisioning of decorative features to improve the chair's aesthetic qualities.
Claims8
A sling chair, comprising:
- a back frame member having a pair of side rail members, said back frame member further having first and second cross bar members secured to each of said side rail members so as to maintain said side rail members in substantially parallel relation, said second cross bar member having an upper and a lower portion, said upper and lower portions having interior faces which define a slot extending between said upper and lower portions and through said second cross bar member;
- a sling assembly detachably secured to said back frame member, said sling assembly comprising a support bar member detachably securable to said first cross bar member, said support bar member having an upper surface and being secured to said first cross bar member such that said support bar upper surface and said first cross bar member create a gap between the first cross bar member and the support bar member extending from an inside surface of each all the way through to an outside surface of each, said sling assembly further comprising a sling member having a top and a bottom edge, each of said edges having a loop formed therein, said sling assembly further including a pair of elongated rods, whereby a first of said sling member edges can be positioned through said slot and a second of said sling member edges can be positioned through said gap and whereby a respective one of said rods can be inserted through a respective loop such that said sling member is securely retained;
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- wherein the support bar member is detachably securable to said first cross bar member by fasteners that mate with internal threads located within the first cross bar member.
A back frame assembly for a sling chair, comprising:
- a first cross bar member having a lower surface and a generally curved shape;
- a second cross bar member having a generally curved shape and having an upper and a lower portion, said upper and lower portions having interior faces which define a slot extending between said upper and lower portions and through said second cross bar member;
- a support bar member detachably secured to said first cross bar member, said support bar member having an upper surface and being secured such that a gap is created between the support bar member's upper surface and the lower surface of said first cross bar member, the gap extending from an inside surface of each all the way through to an outside surface of each;
- a sling member having a top and a bottom edge;
- means for securing said top edge of said sling member between said first cross bar and said support bar member;
- means for securing said bottom edge of said sling member to said second cross bar member;
- wherein said sling member top and bottom edges are each bent back and secured so as to form a loop, the sling member top edge can be positioned through said gap, the sling member bottom edge can be positioned through said slot, wherein said top edge securing means includes a first rod positioned within said top edge loop, and wherein said bottom edge securing means includes a second rod positioned within said bottom edge loop;
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- wherein the support bar member is detachably securable to said first cross bar member by fasteners that mate with internal threads located within the first cross bar member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.