Chair or other piece of furniture and method of making same

Abstract

A chair or other piece of furniture can include a built-up frame including at least a portion of a premade plastic chair, such as an off-the-shelf plastic lawn or deck chair. The frame can have a seat and a backrest shaped to accommodate a person. Cushioning material can be installed over the frame. A cover can be installed over the cushioning material. Another kind of frame including plastic can be used instead of the built-up frame. The cover can be affixed to the frame or can be a removable slip cover. The cover can include sports jersey material and can be made from stock unstitched jersey pieces. A drawer, plush ornament, recess, or sports equipment can be provided at a lower supporting portion of the chair. Feet made of sports equipment can be attached to the bottom of the frame. A backrest opening can receive a piece of sports equipment.

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         29 . A method of making a piece of furniture for seating at least one person, the method comprising:
 molding a rigid frame from plastic, the rigid frame being a unitary structure having a seat shaped to accommodate at least one seated person, the seat having a convexly curved front edge; a backrest extending upwards from the seat; a base for resting on a floor; and a lower supporting portion extending vertically from the convexly curved front edge of the seat to the base and extending around at least a portion of a front of the piece of furniture and sides of the piece of furniture; the seat further having a central dished recess for seating the at least one seated person;   installing cushioning material over the seat, in the central dished recess, and over the backrest; and   installing a fabric cover over the cushioning material and over substantially all of the rigid frame.   
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein molding the rigid frame from plastic comprises blow molding the rigid frame from plastic. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein molding the rigid frame from plastic comprises injection molding the rigid frame from plastic. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein installing a fabric cover comprises installing a slip cover over the cushioning material and over substantially all of the rigid frame. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32 , further comprising removable attaching the slip cover using temporary fasteners. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the fabric cover comprises sports jersey material. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising making the fabric cover from stock unstitched jersey pieces including intermediate pieces obtained from a jersey manufacturing process. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the rigid frame further includes armrests and wherein no opening exists between the armrests and the seat and no opening exists between the backrest and the seat. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising attaching a piece of sports equipment to the piece of furniture. 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 37 , wherein attaching the piece of sports equipment to the piece of furniture comprises removably attaching the piece of sports equipment to the piece of furniture. 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising attaching a player name to the fabric cover. 
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 39 , further comprising attaching a player number to the fabric cover. 
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 40 , further comprising attaching a team logo to the fabric cover. 
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising attaching a plush ornament to the piece of furniture.