Multi-function lounge chair cover for folding lounge chairs
A lounge chair cover designed to stay in a fixed position to both cover and easily shoulder carry a standard multi-position folding lounge chair at all times until taken off to clean, having a carrying strap, an embedded beach bag and side storage pockets having a top, middle and lower portion where as the top and lower portions have pockets that generally conform around the chair ends remaining securely snug to the chairs embodiment. The cover made of soft, absorbent and sturdy material protects the chair from rain, salt and heat extremes and offers extended comfort to the user by staying on the chair until easily removed by user when cleaning is necessary.
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- U.S. Pat. No. 5,275,463 January 1994 Rocha
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,624,157 April 1997 Kostuk
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- U.S. Pat. No. 6,616,225 September 2003 Graff
The invention relates to covers for metal frame and plastic tubing folding chairs, the cover being secured to the chair having pockets formed on chair ends, multi-pocketed side flaps for personal items, an embedded drawstring beach bag on upper portion of cover and a carrying strap attached to lower portion of cover allowing the easy and safe transportation of the entire chair, cover and personal items over the shoulder when the chair is folded.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONPersons utilizing this popular folding chair at the beach, poolside or other sunbathing areas often cover it with a towel or other available cloth to make the surface of the chair more comfortable and to protect themselves from the extremely hot surface that ensues during usage in the sun, and to offer absorption of water and perspiration. Conventional towels have proved to be bothersome and unreliable as they fall off the chair, become dirty, sandy and consume time through endless re-applications. Conventional towels offer no advantages past a protective layer of cloth.
The chair itself is cumbersome and a bulky item to carry, usually limiting the user from carrying much else, such as beach bags, coolers, umbrellas, sport equipment and other personal effects one would usually carry to a beach or poolside. Several trips are often necessary to complete the transportation process of personal items to and from desired locations.
Prior art attempts have failed to deliver a design which offers the user the advantages to make them a practical purchase. Such attempts are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,553,785; 4,877,288; 4,877,288; 4,892,353; 5,275,463; 5,624,157; 387,939; 6,149,234, 416,429 and 6,616,225 in which all fail to list a system in which to carry the lounge chair during transit. U.S. Pat. Nos. 416,429; 4,892,353; 4,877,288 and 4,553,785 list a means of temporary storage but fail to maintain that storage ability while the lounge chair is in transit. Prior art has failed to disclose a system in which to carry the folding lounge chair while maintaining usage of an embedded beach bag and side flaps allowing the user to have hands free for other uses. All of these prior art systems must be manually applied, re-applied, removed and themselves carried by other means each time the chair is transported to a new location adding inconvenience, planning and time restraining procedures to the end user.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThese and other disadvantages are overcome by my invention, which comprises an improved lounge cover with multi-function capabilities. My cover is made of sturdy breathable, woven absorbent fabric, which will not easily stretch, fray or tear from the frame of the lounge chair during transport or in lounging mode. It will properly support the weight of an individual and the weight of the chair and personal items while being carried. This cover fits snuggly to the metal frame lounge chair via two pocketed pouches which slide over the chair ends, one end noted as the upper portion containing a large mouthed drawstring closing beach bag on the underside of that portion, one end noted as the lower portion having the carrying strap sewn inside on opposite sides of the pouch opening, and a middle portion, noted as the middle portion having side flaps on each lateral side containing several individual pockets for storage of personal items.
This cover is designed to stay on the lounge chair while being transported. The design allows the cover to fold up with the chair as the lower portion folds up and in on the middle portion and then the upper portion folds up and in on top of the lower portion and the legs of the chair folded in allowing the convenient positioning of the carrying strap to be grabbed and placed over the shoulder. The beach bag drawstring is then pulled tight and secured fixed by a conventional cord stop keeping the mouth of the beach bag closed. The extra length of string generated by the tightening of the bag mouth is subsequently tied around the exposed plastic middle section of the metal frame chair, which will secure in place the upper portion of the chair and cover while in transit.
The cover consists of three portions, an upper portion, a lower portion and a middle portion. The upper portion is formed from the 1st layer of fabric being the elongated topside of the cover noted as the top panel, formed together with an underside apparatus noted as the bag panel having a drawstring channel, a drawstring and cord stop. The panels are sewn together on the sides and at the top only in a manner that leaves the mouth of the bag panel open having the drawstring channel unobstructed as to insert through it a ⅛″ string material later used as the beach bag drawstring, and an pouch opening at the reverse end to receive one end of the chair. Cord stop placed on the string. The bag panel is formed from a single section of fabric whose length across the top is 54″, length across the bottom is 44″ and height is 25″ by folding over 1″ of fabric across the top and sewing the fold in place creating a ½″ channel, then folding the left and right sides of the fabric section inwards having the two edges meet the middle and sewn along these two edges stopping just below the ½″ channel. The bottom edge of the section is then sewn across. The lower portion is formed from the opposite end of the top panel together with a 2nd layer of fabric of the same size and shape as the lower end of the top panel by sewing together the sides and top only creating a pouch opening to receive the other end of the chair. The middle portion of the cover consists only of the top panel whose middle portion is 10″ wider on each side than the upper and lower portions. This extra fabric, noted as the side flaps, is formed by folding the outside edge corners in toward the inside corners and sewing vertically along the edges and two times inward from those edges in a manner creating three pockets, two with an approximate width of 6″ and one with an approximate width of 11″ each with openings facing toward the center of the top panel.
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Claims
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6. A lounge chair cover with embedded beach bag with an opening where as the opening is opened and closed using a ⅛″ diameter drawstring of nylon, cotton or similar material where as said drawstring when pulled to close the mouth of the beach bag the said drawstring not only keeps belongings secure in bag but the length of the said drawstring is also used to secure around the other folded side of the folding chaise lounge chair in a manner that prevents the chair from falling open during transportation mode.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 26, 2008
Publication Date: Dec 31, 2009
Inventors: James W. Rodill (Cape Coral, FL), Scott M. Morosini (Tamarac, FL)
Application Number: 12/215,176
International Classification: A47C 31/00 (20060101);