Mobile beach chair
A lightweight, collapsible beach basket with aluminum segments and adjustable reclining surface addresses the issue of heavy and bulky beach baskets by allowing easy transportation and secure storage.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE102021130253
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2021-11-19
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-24
- Estimated Expiration
- 2041-11-19
AI Technical Summary
Existing beach baskets are heavy and require excessive material usage, making them cumbersome to transport and handle.
A lightweight, collapsible beach basket design featuring aluminum segments, adjustable reclining surface, and a fabric roof, which can be folded into a compact bag weighing less than 13 kg, allowing easy transportation.
The design reduces material usage and weight, enabling a person of normal strength to easily transport the basket from a car to the beach, providing a secure storage space for belongings.
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Abstract
Description
[0001] The invention relates to a mobile beach chair which is designed to be assembled.
[0002] US 2004 / 0178665 A1 discloses a foldable, portable leisure chair which, for use as a beach chair, has a hood-like windbreak made of textile fabric and a foldable support structure which is attached or can be attached to two support poles for protection against wind.
[0003] CH 123 133 A discloses a foldable and adjustable seat and lounge chair. Description of the invention
[0004] The object of the invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of the prior art and to provide a lightweight and easy-to-handle mobile collapsible beach chair which also requires only a minimum of material.
[0005] This problem is solved by the features listed in the claims.
[0006] The problem is solved by a mobile beach chair having the following elements: two side parts, two cross braces, and a lying surface, wherein the two side parts have a plurality of segments. These segments are movably but firmly connected to one another by means of movable attachment points and are arranged in a plane. The segments are connected to one another in such a way that the two side parts can each be folded together or unfolded in this plane. The segments are preferably rod-shaped and / or profile-shaped, wherein the segments are preferably made of aluminum. The side parts each have a locking connection by means of which an unfolded state (erected state) of the side parts or the rod-shaped segments is fixed.The two cross braces connect the two unfolded side panels to each other via connecting elements, so that the two cross braces and the two side panels form a frame. Furthermore, a fabric is attached to the two cross braces in such a way that, when the folding beach chair is assembled, the fabric is stretched between the two cross braces and the two side panels to form the lying surface. The lying surface has an upper and a lower section, with the upper section being the reclining area for the back.This upper section is designed to be adjustable in its angle of inclination, as the side panels and / or the locking connections on both side panels are adjustable. This allows the lying surface, particularly the upper part, to be adjusted by further unfolding and / or folding the side panels together with the desired position of the side panel segments. The connecting elements are screw connections. The cross struts each have a shaft with a threaded sleeve at the end, which creates the connection to the side panels and tightens the lying surface.
[0007] According to various embodiments, the mobile beach chair further comprises a roof, wherein the roof is formed from a further fabric panel stretched between two segments configured as roof segments, wherein the roof segments are arranged on the side panels. The roof segments are shaped such that they stretch the fabric panel of the roof over the reclining surface.
[0008] According to the invention, the mobile beach chair fits into a simple bag when disassembled and weighs less than 13 kg, so that a person of normal strength can transport the bag with the mobile disassembled beach chair, for example from the car to the beach.
[0009] Preferably, according to various embodiments, the side parts, the cross struts and / or the segments of the side parts are made of aluminum.
[0010] The profile- and rod-shaped segments 21 have the advantage of eliminating the need for excessive material usage. The use of the profiles saves material, which also reduces the weight of the mobile beach chair 1. Implementation of the invention
[0011] The invention will be explained in more detail using one or more exemplary embodiments. Fig. 1 frame of the mobile beach chair, Fig. 2 mobile beach chairs, Fig. 3 mobile beach chairs secured, Fig. 4 mobile beach chairs disassembled.
[0012] In the description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which show, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the arrangement according to the invention may be practiced. In this regard, directional terminology such as "top," "bottom," etc., is used with reference to the orientation of the described drawings. The directional terminology is for illustrative purposes and is in no way limiting.
[0013] It is understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural or logical changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is understood that the features of the various exemplary embodiments described herein may be combined with one another unless specifically stated otherwise. The following detailed description is therefore not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims.
[0014] In the figures, identical or similar elements are provided with identical reference numerals where appropriate.
[0015] The mobile beach chair 1 according to the invention, which is designed for assembly, has at least two side parts 2, two cross struts 3 and a lying surface 4. The two side parts 2 further have several segments 21. These segments are profile-shaped according to various embodiments. Thus, these segments are as shown in Fig. 1 preferably depicts slat-shaped and / or linear and / or arched profiles / components. These are, according to the invention, movably but firmly connected to one another by means of movable fastening points 22 and arranged in a plane such that the two side parts 2 can each be folded together or unfolded in this plane, wherein the side parts 2 each have a locking connection 23. By means of this locking connection 23, a preferably unfolded state of the side parts 2 is fixed. The two cross struts 3 connect the two unfolded side parts 2 to one another by means of connecting elements 31 such that the two cross struts 3 together with the two side parts 2 form a frame of the mobile beach chair 1. Such a frame is shown in Fig. 1 shown.
[0016] Furthermore, a fabric is attached to the two cross struts 3 in such a way that, when the mobile beach chair 1 is assembled, the fabric is stretched between the two cross struts 3 and the two side parts 2 such that the lying surface 4 is formed by the stretched fabric. The lying surface 4 has an upper region 41, wherein the angle of the upper region 41 can be adjusted by means of the side parts 2 or the locking connections 23 and the profile-shaped segments by adjusting the two side parts 2 or a position of the profile-shaped segments 21 relative to one another. The connections 31 are screw connections 32. For this purpose, the cross struts 3 each have a shaft. A threaded sleeve is arranged at each end of the shaft, by means of which the connections to the side parts 2 are established. The lying surface 4 can be tightened by turning the shaft.
[0017] According to various embodiments, the mobile beach chair 1 further comprises a roof 5. The roof 5 preferably comprises a fabric sheet which is stretched between the two side parts 2, wherein the two side parts 2 preferably comprise roof segments 24, wherein the roof segments 24 are arranged on the side parts 2 such that the fabric sheet is stretched such that the fabric sheet forms a roof 5 over the lying surface 4. A mobile beach chair 1 with a fabric sheet as roof 5 is shown in Fig. 2 shown.
[0018] Preferably, the mobile beach chair 1 fits in a bag when disassembled and, according to various embodiments, has a weight of less than 13 kg. Fig. 4 shows the mobile beach chair 1 according to the invention in a disassembled state. The mobile beach chair 1 has two side parts 2, at least two cross struts 3, and a lying surface 4, wherein the lying surface 4 is fastened to the cross struts 3. In the disassembled state, the lying surface 4 can be rolled up onto the cross struts. The two side parts 2 have a plurality of segments 21, wherein the plurality of segments 21 are rod-shaped and / or profile-shaped. The segments 21 are movably but firmly connected to one another by means of movable fastening points 22 and are arranged in a plane such that the two side parts 2 can each be folded together or unfolded in this plane, wherein the side parts 2 each have a locking connection 23. When assembling the mobile beach chair 1, the side parts 2 are folded apart and fixed by means of the locking connections 23.Furthermore, the two cross struts 3 are connected to one another by means of connecting elements 31 to the two unfolded side parts 2 in such a way that the two cross struts 3 together with the two side parts 2 form a frame, wherein a fabric is attached to the two cross struts 3 in such a way that the fabric is stretched between the two cross struts 3 and the two side parts 2 when the mobile beach chair 1 is assembled in such a way that the lying surface 4 is formed, wherein the lying surface 4 has an upper region 41, and wherein the upper region 41 is adjustable in its angle of incidence by means of the side parts 2 and / or the locking connections 23 on the two side parts 2.The upper region 41 is preferably not only adjustable in such a way that the lying surface can be adjusted between a lying position and a sitting position, but also in such a way that the mobile beach chair can be brought into a secured state by folding the upper region 41 onto the lower region of the lying surface (seat). In combination with the roof 5 and the side parts 2, a virtually closed area is created between the upper region 41 and the seat, so that objects can be safely stored there if the mobile beach chair 1 is briefly left alone with important things, for example for swimming. The mobile beach chair according to the invention in the secured state is shown in . Fig. 3 shown.
[0019] According to various embodiments, the side parts 2, the cross struts 3 and / or the segments 21 of the side parts 2 are made of aluminum. Reference symbol 1 mobile beach chair 2 side panels 21 segments 22 attachment points 23 Locking connection 24 roof segments 3 cross braces 31 connections 32 screw connections 33 connectors 4 lying area 41 upper area of the lying surface 5 Roof
Claims
[1] A mobile beach chair (1) which is designed to be assembled, comprising two side parts (2), at least two cross braces (3) and a lying surface (4), wherein the two side parts (2) have a plurality of segments (21), wherein the plurality of segments (21) are rod-shaped, which are movably but firmly connected to one another by means of movable fastening points (22) and are arranged in a plane such that the two side parts (2) can each be folded together or unfolded in this plane, wherein the side parts (2) each have a locking connection (23) by means of which an unfolded state of the side parts (2) is fixed, wherein the two cross struts (3) connect the two unfolded side parts (2) to one another by means of connecting elements (31) in such a way that the two cross struts (3) together with the two side parts (2) form a frame, wherein a fabric is attached to the two cross struts (3) in such a way that the fabric is stretched between the two cross struts (3) and the two side parts (2) when the mobile beach chair (1) is assembled in such a way that the lying surface (4) is formed, wherein the lying surface (4) has an upper region (41), and wherein the upper region (41) is adjustable in its angle of incidence by means of the side parts (2) and / or the locking connections (23) on the two side parts (2), wherein the connecting elements (31) are screw connections (32) and for this purpose the cross struts (3) each have a shaft, at the end of which a threaded sleeve is arranged, by means of which the connections from the cross struts (3) to the side parts (2) are made and the lying surface (4) is tightened. [2] Mobile beach chair (1) according to claim 1, further comprising a roof (5) which has a fabric web which is stretched between two segments (21), which are roof segments (24), wherein the roof segments (24) are arranged on the side parts (2). [3] Mobile beach chair (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by that when disassembled, the beach chair (1) fits into a bag and weighs less than 13 kg. [4] Mobile beach chair (1) according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized by that the side parts (2), the cross struts (3) and / or the segments (21) of the side parts (2) are made of aluminum. [5] Mobile beach chair (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the connections (31) are plug connections (33) by means of which the connections from the cross struts (3) to the side parts (2) are made and the lying surface (4) is tightened.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Foldable and adjustable sitting and reclining chair.
CH123133A
Folding, portable leisure chair
US20040178665A1