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US 9,314,103 B1Granted
Sling-back chair
AssigneeUniversity of South Florida
InventorMaria G. Lakkios
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Abstract
The Sling-Back Chair is a new hammock hybrid chair. The chair is a cross between a lounge style chair and a hammock. The chair can be optioned for interior or exterior, with personalization options like style, materials and fabrics, armrests, foot stools, etc. The Sling-Back Chair keeps the essential and good qualities of a hammock, and merges them with a wood style lounge chair. The design is minimalist inspired, and is easily assembled with only 6 furniture hardware bolts and nuts. The design consists of a frame with a sling extending between two ends of the frame. This results in a storage area between the sling and the chair frame. The sling can be made adjustable to provide a firm or looser feel and the sling is attached with dowels allowing it to be easily attached, removed, or replaced.
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A sling back chair, comprising:
- a chair frame having an upper end, a lower end, a longitudinal axis extending between the upper and lower ends, an inward facing surface, and an outward facing surface;
- a seat frame and a back frame, the seat frame having a generally horizontal configuration, the back frame having a generally upstanding configuration;
- the seat frame further including a first end and a second end, the second end being the lower end of the chair frame and a point of contact with the ground, the first end connecting to the back frame;
- the back frame further including a first end and a second, the first end being the head end of the chair frame and the second end being another point of contact with the ground;
- the seat frame and back frame having a similar shape such that the back frame and seat frame may nest together when not attached to each other;
- a sling having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends, the first end securable to the upper end of the chair frame and the second end securable to the lower end of the chair frame creating a sitting area between the first and second ends when the first and second ends are secured to the chair frame;
- the upper end of the chair frame further including a slit disposed in the inward facing surface of the chair frame, the slit having a length that extends transversely with respect to a vertical plane in which the longitudinal axis of the sling resides, the slit having a size and shape such that it may receive a portion of the first end of the sling;
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- the lower end of the chair frame further including a slit disposed in the inward facing surface of the chair frame, the slit having a length that extends transversely with respect to the vertical plane in which the longitudinal axis of the sling resides, the slit having a size and shape such that it may receive a portion of the second end of the sling.
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A sling back chair, comprising:
- a chair frame, wherein the chair frame further includes:
- an upper end, a lower end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the upper and lower ends;
- an inward facing surface and an outward facing surface;
- a seat frame and a back frame, the seat frame having a generally horizontal configuration, the back frame having a generally upstanding configuration;
- the seat frame further including a first end and a second end, the second end being the lower end of the chair frame and a point of contact with the ground, the first end connecting to the back frame;
- the back frame further including a first end and a second, the first end being the head end of the chair frame and the second end being another point of contact with the ground;
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- the seat frame and back frame having a similar shape such that the back frame and seat frame may nest together when not attached to each other;
- a sling having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends, the first end securable to the upper end of the chair frame and the second end securable to the lower end of the chair frame creating a sitting area between the first and second ends when the first and second ends are secured to the chair frame;
- the upper end of the chair frame further including a slit disposed in the inward facing surface of the chair frame, the slit having a size and shape such that it may receive a portion of the first end of the sling;
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- the lower end of the chair frame further including a slit disposed in the inward facing surface of the chair frame, the slit having a size and shape such that it may receive a portion of the second end of the sling.
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A sling back chair, comprising:
- a chair frame having an upper end, a lower end, a longitudinal axis extending between the upper and lower ends, an inward facing surface, and an outward facing surface;
- a sling having a first end securable to the upper end of the chair frame and a second end securable to the lower end of the chair frame creating a sitting area between the first and second ends when the first and second ends are secured to the chair frame;
- the upper end of the chair frame further including a slit disposed in the inward facing surface of the chair frame, the slit having a size and shape such that it may receive a portion of the first end of the sling;
- the lower end of the chair frame further including a slit disposed in the inward facing surface of the chair frame, the slit having a size and shape such that it may receive a portion of the second end of the sling;
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- the first end of the sling includes a notch roughly centered along a central transversal axis and the second end includes a notch roughly centered along the central transversal axis, the first end further including a perpendicular portion with respect to a longitudinal axis of the sling, wherein the perpendicular section portion is capable of passing into the slit in the upper end of the chair frame, the second end further including a perpendicular portion with respect to the longitudinal axis of the sling, wherein the perpendicular section portion is capable of passing into the slit in the lower end of the chair frame.
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