Patents by Inventor Brian M. Tennant

Brian M. Tennant has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5819999
    Abstract: A combination backpack and chair. It has a backpack with a chair back portion located on its rear face. Chair back wings extend from side regions of the chair back portion. A seat portion extends from a lower rear region of the chair back portion. Seat wings extend from side regions of the seat portion. The seat wings and chair back wings are foldable inwardly into contact with the seat and chair back portions when the device is not being used as a chair, and these wings are foldable outwardly when the device is used as a chair. Generally rigid stays are placed in the back wings and the seat wings to provide for greater stiffening. To better maintain the shape of the device, the chair back, seat, and wings are preferably padded with foam rubber type material. Straps are provided for connecting the chair back portion and the seat back portion to allow the chair back portion and the seat portion to be maintained at a desired degree of recline relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Inventor: Brian M. Tennant