US20150327675A1 - Chair with Beverage and Storage Features - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
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- A47C7/54—Supports for the arms
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
- A47C7/62—Accessories for chairs
- A47C7/622—Receptacles, e.g. cup holders, storage containers
- A47C7/624—Receptacles, e.g. cup holders, storage containers located on side of seat, e.g. on armrest
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
- A47C7/62—Accessories for chairs
- A47C7/68—Arm-rest tables ; or back-rest tables
- A47C7/70—Arm-rest tables ; or back-rest tables of foldable type
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
- A47C7/62—Accessories for chairs
- A47C7/68—Arm-rest tables ; or back-rest tables
- A47C7/705—Arm-rest tables ; or back-rest tables of detachable type
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- the items to be read When reading, usually, the items to be read, such as magazines, books, newspapers, or a laptop computer must be set on a person's lap or on a separate side table.
- Some chairs may provide a pocket for storage, but generally chairs, including outdoor chairs including larger chairs like Adirondack-style chairs do not provide any type of built-in storage and the use of an armrest for storage or placement of books precludes the armrest's use as an armrest.
- cup holders are known, one of the more difficult containers to securely hold in place on any chair is a stemmed wine glass. Stemmed wine glasses, when filled, have a high center of gravity and are susceptible to tipping. They face a further disadvantage outdoors where wind and activity will tend to knock them off balance or spill their contents.
- a chair has a seat, a back, two arms, one or more shelves, and one or two beverage holders.
- the seat and back provide a seating area for a person to sit, and the arms provide an area for resting a person's arms while seated in the seating area.
- a storage shelf may be connected to the arm and extended therefrom either in the back of the chair or to the side of the chair.
- the arm may also provide a way to securely hold a glass containing a beverage.
- FIG. 1 shows an isometric view of the chair.
- FIG. 2 shows an isometric view of another embodiment of the chair.
- FIG. 2A shows an isometric view of another embodiment of the chair.
- FIGS. 3-5 show details of embodiments of the chair.
- FIG. 6 shows an isometric view of another embodiment of the chair.
- FIG. 7 shows an isometric view of another embodiment of the chair.
- the chair described herein overcomes the disadvantages discussed in the background and improves upon known designs.
- the chair shown in the figures is an Adirondack style chair, this would not preclude incorporating the inventive features described herein in other chair styles.
- the seat 110 and back 120 provide a seating area 150 for a person to sit, and the arms 130 provide an area for resting a person's arms while seated in the seating area 150 .
- the chair may also have a shelf 140 connected to the arm 130 and the upright 127 , and extended therefrom as shown.
- a shelf 140 gives a place to rest books, magazines, glasses, a bottle, a bag, food plates, or other items that may not be suited for resting on the ground.
- the shelf 140 extends from the arm 130 and behind the seating area 150 but the shelf 140 could also extend from the arm 130 to the side of the person sitting in the chair 100 .
- the arm 130 forms part of the shelf 140 and includes an armrest portion 135 and a shelf portion 160 along its length.
- the shelf 140 could be one-piece or made from several parts, with a portion 160 integral to the arm 130 , and a portion 170 not integral to the arm 130 .
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Abstract
A chair has a seat, a back an arm, a shelf, and a beverage holder. The seat and back provide a seating area for a person to sit, and the arm provides an area for resting a person's arms while seated in the seating area. The shelf is connected to the arm and extended therefrom. The shelf may or may not be integral to the arm. The arm may also provide a beverage holder. The beverage holder may or may not be integral to the arm.
Description
- Outdoor and leisure chairs provide a place for people to relax and sit either alone or together with one or more people. In relaxing alone, a person might read a book, a newspaper, a magazine, or surf the Internet on an electronic device. And when relaxing or talking to others, a person may also want to enjoy a drink, such as a glass of wine, champagne, beer, soda, water or other type of drink, using containers with stemware, beer glasses, or other containers able to hold drinks.
- When reading, usually, the items to be read, such as magazines, books, newspapers, or a laptop computer must be set on a person's lap or on a separate side table. Some chairs may provide a pocket for storage, but generally chairs, including outdoor chairs including larger chairs like Adirondack-style chairs do not provide any type of built-in storage and the use of an armrest for storage or placement of books precludes the armrest's use as an armrest.
- Further, while cup holders are known, one of the more difficult containers to securely hold in place on any chair is a stemmed wine glass. Stemmed wine glasses, when filled, have a high center of gravity and are susceptible to tipping. They face a further disadvantage outdoors where wind and activity will tend to knock them off balance or spill their contents.
- As such the logical places for resting such glasses, such as the armrest of a chair or the floor next to the chair are inconvenient places because they are prone to the glass tipping or spilling due to accidental knocking-over or due to irregular surfaces, such as grass or sand on the ground next to the chair.
- A chair has a seat, a back, two arms, one or more shelves, and one or two beverage holders. The seat and back provide a seating area for a person to sit, and the arms provide an area for resting a person's arms while seated in the seating area. A storage shelf may be connected to the arm and extended therefrom either in the back of the chair or to the side of the chair. The arm may also provide a way to securely hold a glass containing a beverage.
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FIG. 1 shows an isometric view of the chair. -
FIG. 2 shows an isometric view of another embodiment of the chair. -
FIG. 2A shows an isometric view of another embodiment of the chair. -
FIGS. 3-5 show details of embodiments of the chair. -
FIG. 6 shows an isometric view of another embodiment of the chair. -
FIG. 7 shows an isometric view of another embodiment of the chair. - The chair described herein overcomes the disadvantages discussed in the background and improves upon known designs. Although the chair shown in the figures is an Adirondack style chair, this would not preclude incorporating the inventive features described herein in other chair styles.
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FIG. 1 shows achair 100 with aseat 110,back 120,legs 125, andarms 130. As shown in the Adirondackstyle chair 100, theseat 110 is connected to thelegs 125 and back 120. Thearms 130 are connected to thelegs 125 and also an upright 127 that is in turn connected to thelegs 125. - The
seat 110 andback 120 provide aseating area 150 for a person to sit, and thearms 130 provide an area for resting a person's arms while seated in theseating area 150. - The chair may also have a
shelf 140 connected to thearm 130 and the upright 127, and extended therefrom as shown. Such ashelf 140 gives a place to rest books, magazines, glasses, a bottle, a bag, food plates, or other items that may not be suited for resting on the ground. As shown, theshelf 140 extends from thearm 130 and behind theseating area 150 but theshelf 140 could also extend from thearm 130 to the side of the person sitting in thechair 100. Thearm 130 forms part of theshelf 140 and includes anarmrest portion 135 and ashelf portion 160 along its length. - The
shelf 140 could be one-piece or made from several parts, with aportion 160 integral to thearm 130, and aportion 170 not integral to thearm 130. - Although as shown in
FIG. 1 , theshelf 140 is integral to thearm 130, ashelf 240 could be removably connected to thearm 130, as shown inFIG. 2 . The removable and re-attachableshelf 240 could be attached to either or both sides of thearm 130 to provide a place to store items such as books or a laptop computer, or provide a sturdy working surface between thearms 130 for a person sitting in thechair 100. Thisshelf 240 can also be attached to another item such as a table positioned next to thechair 100. Theshelf 240 could be attached by screws or removably attached through fasteners that do not require tools. -
FIG. 2A shows the attachment of theshelf 240 using abracket 700 that spans theshelf 240 andarm 130, and attaches to eachone using screws 710. In a removable embodiment, theshelf 240 could be used as a tray for carrying drinks or food from a kitchen or preparation area to thechair 100. As shown inFIGS. 2 and 2A , the shelf may include asupport leg 245 that provides extra support under theshelf 240, and thissupport leg 245 may fold up under theshelf 240 when theshelf 240 is being used as a tray. -
FIGS. 3-5 show details of abeverage holder 180 located on thearm 130. Thebeverage holder 180 includes aslot 190 in the end of thearm 130, although theslot 190 could be located anywhere along thearm 130's length. Thisslot 190 gives a place to securely rest thestem 405 of awine glass 410 or other stem-glass, so that thewine glass bowl 407 rests within a roundedhole resting area 210 within arecess 220 at the end of achannel 200 cut in thearm 130. Therecess 220 serves the dual purpose of holding thewine glass 410 and being able to serve as a place to securetraditional glasses 510, cups, and bottles as shown inFIG. 5 . - The
beverage holder 180 could be an integral part of thearm 130 or removably connected to thearm 130 as shown inFIGS. 6 and 7 . A removable orretrofit beverage holder 680 could work with anychair 100 or any other chair having an armrest. Thebeverage holder 680 includes theslot 190 androunded resting area 210 within arecess 220 as shown inFIGS. 3-5 , and could also be integrated into, or attached to, a separate table or other device designed to be placed next to or attached to thechair 100 to secure thestem 405 of a wine orchampagne glass 410. - As shown in
FIG. 7 , thebeverage holder 680 could be attached to thearm 130 using abracket 700 that spans thebeverage holder 680 andarm 130, and attaches to eachone using screws 710. Other attachments means using nondestructive fasteners could also be possible. - While the invention has been described with reference to the embodiments above, a person of ordinary skill in the art would understand that various changes or modifications may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the claims.
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1. A chair comprising:
a seat;
a back;
an arm, wherein the seat and back provide a seating area for a person to sit, and the arm provides an area for resting a person's arms while seated in the seating area; and
a shelf connected to the arm and extended therefrom.
2. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the shelf extends from the arm and behind the seating area.
3. The chair of claim 1 , further comprising another arm, wherein the shelf extends from the arm and another arm and behind the seating area.
4. The chair of claim 3 , wherein the shelf is integral to the arms.
5. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the arm comprises an armrest portion and a shelf portion that are integral to each other.
6. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the shelf comprises a portion integral to the arm, and a portion not integral to the arm.
7. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the arm comprises a beverage holder that is integral to the arm.
8. The chair of claim 7 , wherein the beverage holder comprises a slot.
9. The chair of claim 8 , wherein the slot comprises a channel and a resting area.
10. The chair of claim 9 , wherein the channel comprises a cut though the arm.
11. The chair of claim 9 , wherein the channel comprises a cut though the arm and the resting area comprises a rounded hole cut through the arm.
12. The chair of claim 7 , wherein the beverage holder is removably connected to the arm.
13. The chair of claim 12 , wherein the beverage holder comprises a slot.
14. The chair of claim 13 , wherein the slot comprises a channel and a resting area.
15. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the shelf is removably connected to the arm.
16. A chair comprising:
a seat;
a back; and
an arm, wherein the seat and back provide a seating area for a person to sit, and the arm provides an area for resting a person's arms while seated in the seating area, wherein the arm comprises a beverage holder.
17. The chair of claim 16 , wherein the beverage holder comprises a slot.
18. The chair of claim 17 , wherein the slot comprises a channel and a resting area.
19. The chair of claim 18 , wherein the channel comprises a cut though the arm and the resting area comprises a rounded hole cut through the arm.
20. The chair of claim 16 , wherein the beverage holder is removably connected to the arm and another arm.
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Owner name: SCONSET CHAIR COMPANY, PENNSYLVANIA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:FENNER, KNUT T;REEL/FRAME:036578/0266 Effective date: 20150914 |
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