Enhanced celebratory chair

Abstract

An enhanced chair for usage in connection with honoring guests at various celebrations. More particularly, the invention is an improved “Simcha Chair,” or chair traditionally used at Jewish weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, and other affairs, wherein an honoree is seated in a chair and elevated by celebrants above the height of dancing guests. As such, there are inherent safety risks associated with the activity, and the improved chair of the present invention mitigates the incidence of potential damage and injury through the usage of safety belts, a variety of hand grips for both the occupant and lifters, and a variety of shoulder supports for persons lifting the chair.

1 . An enhanced celebratory chair comprising: 
 a seat portion, which comprises a non-slip surface thereon, functioning to prevent an occupant from sliding,    a back portion, which comprises a back portion front side and back portion rear side,    a plurality of arms, each arm comprising a hand grip extending generally vertically from a distal end thereof, functioning to allow the occupant to grip the same for safety,    a plurality of legs, each leg comprising a shoulder supports, extending outwardly therefrom, from a location approximately half a vertical height of each legs, and    a seat belt assembly, functioning to prevent the occupant from falling from the chair when the chair is hoisted upwardly for the purposes of celebration.    
     
     
         2 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 1 , wherein the chair comprises four legs to simulate previously existing chairs used by catering halls.  
     
     
         3 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 1 , wherein the non-slip surface is applied to a previously determined area of the seat portion only.  
     
     
         4 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 1 , wherein the non-slip surface is applied to the entire surface of the seat portion.  
     
     
         5 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 1 , wherein the back portion front side comprises indicia thereon.  
     
     
         6 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 5 , wherein the indicia comprises an inscription relating to an event being celebrated.  
     
     
         7 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 6 , wherein the inscription is in the language of Hebrew.  
     
     
         8 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 5 , wherein the indicia is located upon the surface of the back portion front side itself.  
     
     
         9 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 5 , wherein the indicia is located upon a separate material that is draped over the chair.  
     
     
         10 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 9 , wherein the separate material is selected form the group consisting of silk, satin, cotton, wool, vinyl, polyester, and denim.  
     
     
         11 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 5 , wherein the indicia is previously selected to relate to an occupant selected form the group consisting of a bride, groom, bar mitzvah honoree, and bat mitzvah honoree.  
     
     
         12 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 5 , wherein the indicia comprised generic elements, functioning to allow the chair to relate to all celebratory events.  
     
     
         13 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 1 , wherein the hand grips comprise multiple grooves thereon, functioning as finger grips for increased occupant safety.  
     
     
         14 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 1 , wherein the shoulder support members are slightly curved in a convex manner, functioning to correspond to a contour of shoulders of persons hoisting the chair.  
     
     
         15 . An enhanced celebratory chair comprising: 
 a seat portion which comprises a non-slip surface thereon,    a back portion which comprises a back portion front side and back portion rear side,    a plurality of occupant hand grips, which extend from sides of the seat portion, the occupant hand grips relatively small in size, and generally rounded in shape, functioning to allow an occupant to grasp the same at a location adjacent an occupant's upper legs,    a plurality of legs, each leg extending downwardly from the seat portion, each leg comprising a carrier hand grip at a bottom portion thereof,    a plurality of shoulder rests extending outwardly from left and right sides of the seat portion,    a seat belt assembly, functioning to prevent the occupant from falling from the chair when the chair is hoisted upwardly for the purposes of celebration.    
     
     
         16 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 15 , wherein four shoulder rests are utilized, with two shoulder rests extending from each side of the seat portion, the shoulder rests generally flat and rectangular in nature, functioning to allow persons lifting the chair to rest the chair upon their shoulders in a safe and stable manner.  
     
     
         17 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 15 , wherein the shoulder rests fold out from underneath the chair.  
     
     
         18 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 15 , wherein the shoulder rests comprise padding thereon for comfort of persons lifting the chair.  
     
     
         19 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 15 , wherein the legs comprise hand grips located at a bottom portion thereon, functioning to allow persons lifting the chair to grip the hand grips for increased stability.  
     
     
         20 . The enhanced celebratory chair as described in  claim 15 , wherein each leg further comprises a generally rounded grip member at a bottom portion thereof, each grip member constructed of a durable material which functions to support significant weight.