Packable chair

Abstract

A packable chair is provided that is transformable between multiple configurations, including a chair configuration where a user can sit, recline, or lay in the chair, and a collapsed configuration in which the chair can be carried, pulled, or worn as a backpack for convenient transportation. The packable chair is capable of a storage configuration in which the portions of the packable chair are arranged and fastened to define an enclosed volume. A user can wear the packable chair like a backpack in this storage configuration to transport contents.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A packable chair, comprising:
 a seat portion comprising a first seat section and a second seat section;   a back portion connected to the seat portion at a first location on the seat portion via a seat hinge such that the back portion is rotatable relative to the seat portion;   a leg rest portion connected to the seat portion at a second location on the seat portion via a leg rest hinge such that the leg rest portion is rotatable relative to the seat portion; and   a kickstand portion connected to the back portion at a third location on the back portion via a kickstand hinge such that the kickstand portion is rotatable relative to the back portion,   wherein the packable chair is transformable between a first configuration and a second configuration,   wherein, in the first configuration, the seat portion forms a first nonzero angle with the back portion, the seat portion forms a second nonzero angle with the leg rest portion, and the back portion forms a third nonzero angle with the kickstand portion, and   wherein, in the second configuration, at least a length of each of the seat portion, the back portion, the leg rest portion, and the kickstand portion are substantially parallel.   
     
     
         2 . The packable chair of  claim 1 , wherein the first seat section and the second seat section are separated by a bend forming a nonzero angle in at least one frame member of the seat portion. 
     
     
         3 . The packable chair of  claim 1 , the back portion comprising a first back section connected to a second back section via a back hinge, wherein the second back section is coupled to the seat portion via the seat hinge. 
     
     
         4 . The packable chair of  claim 3 , the second back section comprising an upper region and a lower region separated by a bend forming a nonzero angle in at least one frame member of the second back portion. 
     
     
         5 . The packable chair of  claim 1 , further comprising a strap assembly operable to couple the leg rest portion to the seat portion in addition to the leg rest hinge. 
     
     
         6 . The packable chair of  claim 5 , wherein the strap assembly comprises:
 a first strap ring coupled to a frame member of the leg rest portion;   a second strap ring coupled to a frame member of the first seat section of the seat portion; and   a strap coupled to the first strap ring and the second strap ring, the strap able to be tensioned to retain the leg rest portion at a nonzero angle relative to the seat portion.   
     
     
         7 . The packable chair of  claim 1 , further comprising a strap assembly operable to couple the kickstand portion to the back portion in addition to the kickstand hinge. 
     
     
         8 . The packable chair of  claim 7 , wherein the strap assembly comprises:
 a first strap ring coupled to a first frame member of the back portion;   a second strap ring coupled to a second frame member of the back portion;   a third strap ring coupled to a frame member of the kickstand portion; and   a strap coupled to the first strap ring and the second strap ring, the strap able to pass through the third strap ring, the strap able to be tensioned to retain the kickstand portion at a nonzero angle relative to the back portion.   
     
     
         9 . The packable chair of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the back portion, the seat portion, the leg rest portion, and the kickstand portion include a plurality of frame members that form the respective back portion, the seat portion, the leg rest portion, and the kickstand portion,
 wherein the plurality of frame members define an internal area within the respective back portion, the seat portion, the leg rest portion, and the kickstand portion.   
     
     
         10 . The packable chair of  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the back portion, the seat portion, and the leg rest portion include a brace member coupled to opposite frame members of the plurality of frame members that form the respective back portion, the seat portion, and the leg rest portion. 
     
     
         11 . The packable chair of  claim 10 , wherein the brace member is positioned proximate to the defined internal area. 
     
     
         12 . The packable chair of  claim 9 , further comprising a seat covering operable to be coupled at least one of the back portion, the seat portion, and the leg rest portion, wherein the seat covering is positioned to span at least a portion of the internal area defined by the respective back portion, the seat portion, and the leg rest portion. 
     
     
         13 . The packable chair of  claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first seat section, the kickstand portion, and the leg rest portion include feet operable to make contact with a ground surface. 
     
     
         14 . The packable chair of  claim 1 , the kickstand portion comprising a first kickstand section and a second kickstand section. 
     
     
         15 . The packable chair of  claim 14 , wherein the first kickstand section and the second kickstand section are separated by a bend forming a nonzero angle in at least one frame member of the kickstand portion. 
     
     
         16 . The packable chair of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a transport strap assembly operable to secure the back portion, the seat portion, the leg rest portion, and the kickstand portion together in the second configuration such that the at least a length of each of the seat portion, the back portion, the leg rest portion, and the kickstand portion are substantially parallel.   
     
     
         17 . The packable chair of  claim 16 , the transport strap assembly comprising:
 a first transport strap ring coupled to a frame member of the kickstand portion;   a second transport strap ring coupled to a frame member of the leg rest portion; and   a transport strap coupled to the first transport strap ring and the second transport strap ring, the transport strap able to secure the seat portion, the back portion, the leg rest portion, and the kickstand portion in the second configuration.   
     
     
         18 . The packable chair of  claim 1 , wherein the at least a length of each of the seat portion, the back portion, the leg rest portion, and the kickstand portion is a first length, and
 wherein, in the second configuration, at least a second length of each of the seat portion and the kickstand portion are substantially parallel and at an angle relative to the first length of each of the seat portion, the back portion, the leg rest portion, and the kickstand portion.   
     
     
         19 . A packable chair, comprising:
 a seat portion;   a back portion connected to the seat portion via a seat hinge;   a leg rest portion connected to the seat portion via a leg rest hinge;   a kickstand portion connected to the back portion via a kickstand hinge;   a first strap assembly coupling the seat portion to the leg rest portion; and   a second strap assembly coupling the back portion to the kickstand portion,   wherein the packable chair is transformable between a first configuration and a second configuration,   wherein, in the first configuration, the seat portion forms a first nonzero angle with the back portion, the seat portion forms a second nonzero angle with the leg rest portion via the leg rest hinge and the first strap assembly, and the back portion forms a third nonzero angle with the kickstand portion via the kickstand hinge and the second strap assembly, and   wherein, in the second configuration, at least a length of each of the seat portion, the back portion, the leg rest portion, and the kickstand portion are substantially parallel.   
     
     
         20 . A packable chair, comprising:
 a seat portion;   a back portion connected to the seat portion via a seat hinge;   a leg rest portion connected to the seat portion via a leg rest hinge;   a kickstand portion connected to the back portion via a kickstand hinge; and   a seat covering operable to be coupled to at least one of the back portion, the seat portion, and the leg rest portion, the seat covering positioned to span at least a portion of an internal area defined by a plurality of frame members that form the respective back portion, the seat portion, the leg rest portion, and the kickstand portion,   wherein the packable chair is transformable between a first configuration and a second configuration,   wherein, in the first configuration, the seat portion forms a first nonzero angle with the back portion, the seat portion forms a second nonzero angle with the leg rest portion, and the back portion forms a third nonzero angle with the kickstand portion, and   wherein, in the second configuration, at least a length of each of the seat portion, the back portion, the leg rest portion, and the kickstand portion are substantially parallel.