US 9,867,452 B1Granted

Outdoor lounge sling seat

OwnerGilbert Alan Martinezinventor

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Abstract

Elevated, folding, collapsable, light weight outdoor lounge chair for hunters, fisherman, campers, hikers, rock climbers, photographers, bird watchers and all outdoor activities including back yard BBQs, The sling type lounge chair is adaptable to almost any natural structure with independent lines for leveling left to right and front to back with a more reclined option available. The product can be easily carried in a 5″×24″ pouch and installed in less than ten minutes quietly and stealthily. Installation is easily applied to any natural tree branch formations where competitive products are limited to more uniform structure, this product can be applied to all locations of given branch formations including the trunk elevation, forks, outlying horizontal branches and even treetops provided weight capacity of the natural structure is not exceeded.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A tree lounge seat, comprising:

a first collapsible L-shaped side frame and a second collapsible L-shaped side frame defining laterally outer sides of the tree lounge seat, wherein each of the first and second L-shaped frames comprises a backrest portion and a seat portion;
first and second continuous, one-piece lines each having a first end and a second end, the first end of each line attached respectively to each of the backrest portions and the second end of each line attached respectively to each of the seat portions, wherein an intermediate portion of each of the first and second lines is configured to form an apex for suspended support of the collapsible L-shaped frame;
first and second figure “8” rings each adjustably engaged on a respective one of the intermediate portions of the lines for selectively adjusting a position of the apex such that a reclination of the tree lounge seat can be adjusted, wherein the figure “8” rings are each adapted to be adjustably secured to respective third and fourth lines that can be looped over or otherwise secured to one or more branches of a tree or other object for suspending the tree lounge seat from the tree or other object.

A tree lounge seat, comprising:

a first collapsible L-shaped side frame and a second collapsible L-shaped side frame defining laterally outer sides of the tree lounge seat, wherein each of the first and second L-shaped frames comprises a backrest portion having at least one backrest eye bolt with an eye portion protruding laterally inward and a seat portion having at least one seat eye bolt with an eye portion protruding laterally inward;
at least first and second lines each having a first end and a second end, the first end of each line attached respectively to the eye portion of respective backrest eye bolts on each of the backrest portions and the second end of each line attached respectively to the eye portion of respective seat eye bolts on each of the seat portions;
first and second rings each engaged with intermediate portions between respective first and second ends of the first and second lines, respectively, to form an apex such that the tree lounge seat can be suspended at the apexes, wherein the rings are each adapted to be secured to respective third and fourth lines that can be looped over or otherwise secured to one or more branches of a tree or other object for suspending the tree lounge seat from the tree or other object.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/227,937Filed 3 Aug 2016
Published: US 2018/0035792 A18 Feb 2018
Granted: 16 Jan 2018
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

A45F 3/26
Travelling or camp articles ; Sacks or packs carried on the body: hanging seats
A01M 31/02
Hunting appliances: shooting stands
A47C 1/146
Beach chairs ; Chairs for outdoor use, e.g. chairs for relaxation or sun-tanning: of legless type
A47C 4/28
Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs: folding chairs with flexible coverings for the seat or back elements