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US3132899A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Lounging chairs

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-04-30
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Granted: 1964-05-12
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Expires: 1982-04-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Cecil H Render

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 09:14
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C1/00; A47C1/14; A47C1/143; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S297/00; Y10S297/03

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 270 words
A LOUNGING CHAIR FOR RECEIVING A HUMAN BODY THEREON, COMPRISING: A PAIR OF SPACED INVERTED CHANNEL-SHAPED SIDE RAILS; A LEG SUPPORT AT ONE END OF SAID RAILS, HINGE CONNECTED THERETO TO OPEN OUT AND SUPPORT THE RAILS AT A SLANT; A PAIR OF SPACED CROSS PLATES CONNECTING THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE RAILS, AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS, TO RECEIVE AND SUPPORT THE HEELS AND CALVES OF SAID BODY; A FLOORING CENTRALLY CONNECTING THE BOTTOMS OF THE RAILS, FOR SUPPORTING THE TORSO OF SAID BODY; SAID FLOORING COMPRISING A SERIES OF CROSS BARS, SPACED APART FOR FLUID PASSAGE THEREBETWEEN, AND WITH ONE OF THE END BARS AT AN UPWARD ANGLE IN RELATION TO SAID RAILS, TO RECEIVE THE SHOULDERS OF SAID TORSO; A PLATE CONNECTING THE FIRST MENTIONED END OF THE RAILS, AT THE UPPER EDGES THEREOF AND AT A SLIGHT FORWARD SLANT THEREWITH, AND SPACED FROM SAID FLOORING, TO SUPPORT THE HEAD OF THE BODY IN AN ELEVATED POSITION IN RESPECT TO SAID TORSO; A SEAT-SHAPED SADDLE CONNECTING THE RAILS, ADJACENT THE END OF THE FLOORING REMOTE FROM SAID END BAR, TO RECEIVE THE BUTTOCKS OF THE TORSO AND HOLD SAID BODY AGAINST SLIDIGN MOVEMENT, WHEN THE SIDE RAILS ARE IN SAID SLANT POSITION; SAID SADDLE OF AN INVERTED CHANNEL-SHAPE, AND CONNECTING THE CHANNELS OF THE RAILS, TO PROVIDE A U-SHAPED TROUGHING UNDER SAID CHAIR; A SPACING BETWEEN ONE OF SAID CROSS PLATES AND THE SADDLE TO PROVIDE A WELL FOR SAID BODY TO STAND IN, BEFORE RECLINING IN THE CHAIR; AND SAID LEG SUPPORT SWINGABLE ON SAID HINGE CONNECTION, TO A LENGTHWISE NESTING POSITION IN THE CHANNELS OF THE RAILS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 270 words
A LOUNGING CHAIR FOR RECEIVING A HUMAN BODY THEREON, COMPRISING: A PAIR OF SPACED INVERTED CHANNEL-SHAPED SIDE RAILS; A LEG SUPPORT AT ONE END OF SAID RAILS, HINGE CONNECTED THERETO TO OPEN OUT AND SUPPORT THE RAILS AT A SLANT; A PAIR OF SPACED CROSS PLATES CONNECTING THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE RAILS, AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS, TO RECEIVE AND SUPPORT THE HEELS AND CALVES OF SAID BODY; A FLOORING CENTRALLY CONNECTING THE BOTTOMS OF THE RAILS, FOR SUPPORTING THE TORSO OF SAID BODY; SAID FLOORING COMPRISING A SERIES OF CROSS BARS, SPACED APART FOR FLUID PASSAGE THEREBETWEEN, AND WITH ONE OF THE END BARS AT AN UPWARD ANGLE IN RELATION TO SAID RAILS, TO RECEIVE THE SHOULDERS OF SAID TORSO; A PLATE CONNECTING THE FIRST MENTIONED END OF THE RAILS, AT THE UPPER EDGES THEREOF AND AT A SLIGHT FORWARD SLANT THEREWITH, AND SPACED FROM SAID FLOORING, TO SUPPORT THE HEAD OF THE BODY IN AN ELEVATED POSITION IN RESPECT TO SAID TORSO; A SEAT-SHAPED SADDLE CONNECTING THE RAILS, ADJACENT THE END OF THE FLOORING REMOTE FROM SAID END BAR, TO RECEIVE THE BUTTOCKS OF THE TORSO AND HOLD SAID BODY AGAINST SLIDIGN MOVEMENT, WHEN THE SIDE RAILS ARE IN SAID SLANT POSITION; SAID SADDLE OF AN INVERTED CHANNEL-SHAPE, AND CONNECTING THE CHANNELS OF THE RAILS, TO PROVIDE A U-SHAPED TROUGHING UNDER SAID CHAIR; A SPACING BETWEEN ONE OF SAID CROSS PLATES AND THE SADDLE TO PROVIDE A WELL FOR SAID BODY TO STAND IN, BEFORE RECLINING IN THE CHAIR; AND SAID LEG SUPPORT SWINGABLE ON SAID HINGE CONNECTION, TO A LENGTHWISE NESTING POSITION IN THE CHANNELS OF THE RAILS.

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