# US 8,465,090 B1 · Chair for use during wade fishing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,465,090 B1 - Document ID: US8465090B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 13/134,316 - Filed: 2011-06-06 - Granted: 2013-06-18 - Earliest claimed: 2011-06-06 - Applicants: Joel Brandon O'Connor - Inventors: Joel Brandon O'Connor - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8465090B1 ## CPC - A47C 7/624: {located on side of seat, e.g. on armrest} - A47C 4/286: {foldable side to side and front to back, e.g. umbrella type} - A47C 7/62: Accessories for chairs - A47C 7/622: {Receptacles, e.g. cup holders, storage containers} - A47C 7/66: Means to protect against weather - A47C 7/664: {of umbrella type} - A47C: CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS ## Abstract A chair for use during wade fishing in order to allow the user to sit above the water line has a director's chair with four feet, two forwardly located and two rearwardly located. Extensions are threadably removed within receivers attached to each foot, the extensions having pointed ends that are received within the sandy bottom below the water line. Steps are located just below the feet to help a user get into the chair. Weight distribution disks are frictionally held on the extensions to prevent undue sinking of the chair. Pouches, both mesh and waterproof, are attached to the arm rests and the seat of the chair. A rod holder is receivable within an opening on the arm rest. A receiver is attached to the frame of an upper portion of the chair to hold an umbrella. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A seating device comprising: a folding director's chair having a frame structure with four feet, two of the feet located forwardly and two of the feet located rearwardly, a seat, a seat back, and an arm rest with an opening; four receivers, each receiver attached to a respective one of the four feet of the director's chair; four extensions each having a first end threadably received within a respective one of the four receivers and a second pointed end such that each extension is tapered outwardly in proceeding from the second end toward the first end; and four distribution disks, each having an opening through which the second end of a respective one of the extensions passes so as to allow each distribution disk to be slidably and removably attached to the respective one of the four extensions. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The seating device as in claim 1 further comprising two steps, each step attached to a respective one of the receivers that is attached to one of the feet located forwardly. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The seating device as in claim 1 further comprising a cylindrical receiver attached to the frame structure proximate an upper portion of the seat back. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The seating device as in claim 1 comprising a first pouch attached to the arm rest. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The seating device as in claim 4 wherein the first pouch is made from a mesh material. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The seating device as in claim 4 wherein the first pouch is made from a water impervious material. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The seating device as in claim 4 comprising a second pouch attached to the seat. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The seating device as in claim 1 further comprising a holder having an upper hollow cylindrical section and a lower hollow cylindrical section with a closed bottom, the upper section having a greater diameter than the diameter of the lower section, the holder removably receivable within the opening of the arm rest. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The seating device as in claim 1 further comprising a carrying strap attached to the director's chair. ### Claim 10 A seating device comprising: a folding director's chair having a frame structure with four feet, two of the feet located forwardly and two of the feet located rearwardly, a seat, a seat back, and an arm rest with an opening; four receivers, each receiver attached to a respective one of the four feet of the director's chair; four extensions each having a first end threadably received within a respective one of the four receivers and a second pointed end such that each extension is tapered outwardly in proceeding from the second end toward the first end; a pair of two steps, each step attached to a respective one of the receivers that is attached to one of the feet located forwardly; a cylindrical receiver attached to the frame structure proximate an upper portion of the seat back; and four distribution disks, each having an opening through which the second end of a respective one of the extensions passes so as to allow each distribution disk to be slidably and removably attached to the respective one of the four extensions. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The seating device as in claim 10 comprising a first pouch attached to the arm rest. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The seating device as in claim 11 wherein the first pouch is made from a mesh material. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The seating device as in claim 11 wherein the first pouch is made from a water impervious material. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The seating device as in claim 11 comprising a second pouch attached to the seal. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The seating device as in claim 11 further comprising a holder having an upper hollow cylindrical section and a lower hollow cylindrical section with a closed bottom, the upper section having a greater diameter than the diameter of the lower section, the holder removably receivable within the opening of the arm rest. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The seating device as in claim 15 further comprising a carrying strap attached to the director's chair.