Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
  • A47C15/00—Other seating furniture
  • A47C15/004—Seating furniture for specified purposes not covered by main groups A47C1/00 or A47C9/00
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
  • A47C3/00—Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats
  • A47C3/12—Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats with shell-shaped seat and back-rest unit, e.g. having arm-rests
• • 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
  • A47C7/36—Supports for the head or the back
  • A47C7/40—Supports for the head or the back for the back
  • A47C7/405—Supports for the head or the back for the back with double backrests
• • 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
  • A47C7/36—Supports for the head or the back
  • A47C7/40—Supports for the head or the back for the back
  • A47C7/407—Supports for the head or the back for the back of collapsible type

Definitions

• the invention relates to seating in the form of a chair or stool with a seat which is arranged above a base frame.
• Such seating furniture in the form of a chair or stool with a seat is used to a large extent in the leisure area, for example as seating on patios, but also at outdoor events, and also as garden furniture.
• These chairs or stools are usually equipped with a wooden or plastic seat, as this material is sufficiently weatherproof.
• additional seat cushions are used on the seat to increase seating comfort.
• a very large amount of time is required, since such seat cushions, for example during terrace operation in a restaurant, may have to be removed and replaced several times a day.
• the invention has for its object to provide seating in the form of a chair or stool with a seat, soiling of the seat can be avoided and weatherproof seating is achieved.
• This object is achieved by seating furniture in accordance with the features of patent claim 1.
• an upper half-shell By arranging an upper half-shell over the lower seat shell, preferably with one or more upholstered seat surfaces, this seat surface is covered when not in use and thus protected from rain and dust. Due to the pluggable or hinged articulation of the upper half-shell, the seating furniture is easy to open or close, so that the time-consuming work of removing seat cushions is eliminated. Another advantage is the design of the seat shell and the half shell in a ball shape, since this results in the greatest possible storage space, on the one hand for accommodating the seat and / or backrest parts, and on the other hand, the material consumption for producing the seat shell is minimal in relation to the storage volume.
• these two hemispherical shells made of plastic, such as. B. PE or PP, very stable.
• This also gives the possibility of designing the seat shell and half shell combined into a ball shape in a surface characteristic of a specific sport.
• the seating for seating a tennis club can be designed in the manner of a tennis ball, while the usual black and white surface of a soccer ball is then used for seating a soccer field.
• the upper half-shell is preferably designed as a backrest, so that this results in comfortable seating, in particular in the embodiment with two backrest parts that can be opened against one another, whereby a headrest is also achieved.
• a footrest can be folded out, pulled out or inserted from the seat surface or from the lower seat shell, so that there is a further increase in seating comfort.
• Figure 1 is a side view of a seating in the form of a tennis ball in the closed position.
• FIG. 2 the seating furniture according to FIG. 1 in the open position;
• Fig. 3 is a side view of FIGS. 1 and 2 in the open position for a more convenient
• Fig. 4 shows a modified embodiment with foldable backrest parts as an alternative to that in
• Figures 2 and 3 shown telescope solution.
• Figure 5 is a front view of a double version with a telescopic base.
• Fig. 6 is a detailed view of the base in
• FIG. 7 shows a particularly simple, pluggable version of the
• the seating 1 is shown in the closed position, a seat shell 4 and an upper half shell 5 being provided over a conical base frame 2 here.
• the seat shell 4 and the half shell 5 together form a ball shape, a seat 3 being integrated in the lower seat shell 4, which can be used after opening the upper half shell 5, as shown in FIG. 2.
• a linesman can take 5 seats in tennis on the upper half-shell.
• the seat shell 4 is articulated to a rocker joint 2a and limit stops 2b with the base frame 2, so that a limited lateral movement in all spatial axes is possible.
• a telescopic height adjustment (possibly also motorized) is preferably integrated in the base frame 2, so that this seating furniture 1 can also serve as a standing aid.
• the surface is, as indicated, provided with a special surface design, here z. B. as a tennis ball.
• the open half-shell 5 is designed as a backrest 5 '.
• the parting plane between the seat shell 4 and the half shell 5 runs approximately centrally and horizontally, but can also be slightly offset or curved.
• a circumferential ring seal 9 is provided, which on the one hand in the closed position brings about a rainproof closure of the two shells 4 and 5 and on the other hand forms an edge protection in the sitting position, in particular in the embodiment of Ring seal 9 made of rubber or soft plastic.
• a hinge 7 is also provided, which can also be used as a double joint with different locking positions.
• B. 90 °, 105 °, 120 ° (see FIG. 3) and 180 ° (see FIG. 5) can be formed.
• the vertical sitting position according to FIG. 2 or the semi-lying position according to FIG. 3 is adjustable.
• the half-shell 5 When the half-shell 5 is open, it thus forms the dotted backrest 5 ', it being advantageous that the concave design of the seat surface 3 matches the cambered or convex design of the backrest 5', so that a particularly compact configuration is achieved.
• a telescopic extension 10 is also mounted on the half-shell 5, which can also be designed as a handle 6. This provides a comfortable headrest.
• a storage space 8 is formed in the seat shell 4 under the seat 3 and / or also in the half shell 5, so that objects (shown in black in Fig. 3) can be stored theft-proof.
• the seat 3 is also mounted on the hinge 7, for example, so that it can be opened and 4 items of clothing, handbags and the like can be inserted into the lower seat shell.
• the storage space 8 on the backrest 5 ' is also shown in broken lines shown as a so-called "swinger" with a resilient tubular steel frame 2 '.
• FIG. 3 shows a more comfortable sitting position of the seating furniture 1, the backrest 5 'being lowered into a semi-lying position compared to the approximately upright sitting position in FIG. 2.
• Corresponding locking positions or spring support are provided on the hinge 7.
• the rotational position of the seat shell 4 relative to the base frame 2 can be adjustable, as is known in principle from office chairs.
• another modified, funnel-like or trumpet-like embodiment 2 'of the base frame 2 is shown in dash-dot lines, the rocker joint 2a' being arranged in the vicinity of the hinge 7 in order to achieve a better center of gravity distribution here.
• the half-shell 5 can also be lowered further, so that a double seat according to FIG. 5 is achieved.
• the backrest 5 shows an expanded version of the seating furniture 1, the backrest 5 'consisting of two backrest parts 5a and 5b which can be folded out against one another. These two backrest parts 5a and 5b can be folded over one another in the non-use position, the curved shape directed towards one another ensuring that the space required is very small.
• This joint 11 is attached to the hemispherical or strip-shaped tubular frame 4a, which is adapted to the interior of the seat shell 4 and is connected to the rocker joint 2a.
• the footrest 3 ' can also be pulled out in the manner of the telescopic extension 10.
• a modified embodiment of the base frame 2 is also shown, at least one tennis ball 22 being provided for suspension and / or height adjustment, which is inserted into the telescopic tube of the base frame 2.
• the telescopic tube of the underframe 2 here consists of two interlocking telescopic parts 2c, 2d, the upper telescopic tube 2c preferably encompassing the lower telescopic tube 2d in order to prevent running water from penetrating into the telescopic tube.
• a horizontal rod 2e is indicated as a modification of the base frame 2, which engages in a recess in the seat shell 4.
• This horizontal bar 2e can extend along a plurality of seat shells 4, so that there is a kind of bench seat.
• This version is particularly suitable for stadiums or sports fields, whereby a limited tilting movement (in the plane of the drawing) is made possible by the gripping of the horizontal bar 2e.
• FIG. 5 also shows the suspension of the base frame 2 by means of two tennis balls 22, a double version with two seat surfaces 3 being shown in a front view.
• a support of the base frame 2 which is radially telescopic according to arrow B is shown here, which results in a reduction in the space requirement, for example, when the base frame 2 is being transported. This applies in particular when the underframe 2 can be dismantled and is inserted into one or both storage spaces 8 in the seat shells 4 or half shells 5. This also results in a reduction in the space requirement.
• hinges 17 for the backrest parts 5a, 5b are arranged laterally to the main hinge 7 (here also rocker joint 2a) are so that the entire arrangement can be closed to form a ball.
• FIG. 6 also shows a modified embodiment of the base frame 2, the seat shell 4 being pivotably mounted in several axes relative to the base frame 2.
• This is formed from a base 12, which has at least three rolling and spring elements 13 on its top and bottom, which in turn are preferably formed by tennis balls 22 or other rubber balls. These are fitted in the base 12 between the upper and lower guide plates 14, so that when the seating unit 1 is loaded, the base 2 is automatically locked and locked.
• This possibility of using used tennis balls here is of particular importance to the invention, since these represent a continuation of the ball concept and, moreover, enable these balls 22 to be used sensibly as rolling elements. So this base frame 2 with three-point storage could also be used for other furniture.
• the seat shell 4 is secured relative to the base frame 2 by means of a tension spring 15, but without impeding the pivoting mobility of the seat shell 4 in an angular range of approximately 50 ° in the spatial axes.
• the base 12 can also be divided into two parts and can be designed as a telescope 12a, 12b with tennis ball suspension 22.
• the half-shell 5 and the seat shell 4 are preferably produced as identical parts, namely as hemispherical shells made from thermoformed or thermosetting plastic, with the characteristic surface at the same time e.g. B. can be molded or printed for a basketball.
• FIG. 7 shows a particularly simple embodiment of the seating furniture 1 in the closed, opened and raised form in the manner of a soccer ball.
• the hinge articulation of the upper half-shell 5 on the lower seat shell 4 is replaced by a plug-in connection 27, which runs essentially through the central plane of the ball seat 1.
• This plug connection 27 is formed, for example, by spring tongues on the plastic component or as a bayonet lock, so that the upper half-shell 5 can be clipped or screwed onto the seat shell 4.
• the upper half-shell 5 can be inserted under the seat shell 4, preferably by an insertable intermediate joint 28, which is accommodated in the storage space 8 in the closed position.
• This intermediate joint 28 can be inserted through small lids in the vertices of the two shells 4 and 5, the intermediate joint 28 being firmly connected to the inner frame 4a, for example with a quick-release fastener or a wing nut.
• the upper half-shell 5 in the closed position also forms the base 2 of the seat 1.
• the intermediate joint 28 can also be designed pivotably in the manner of a ball joint, so that a rocking movement to the left / right / front / rear is possible to a limited extent.
• the intermediate joint 28 can also be designed as a telescope 28a, again using the preferred tennis ball suspension 22. This also enables a seat height adjustment to the seat height of the respective person.
• At least one handle 6 is also provided on the seat shell 4 and / or the half shell 5, so that the upper seat shell 5 can thereby be easily removed.
• two such handles are preferably provided on the two shells 4 and 5, so that the two shells 4 and 5 can be easily transported in the manner of a suitcase for camping purposes and the like.
• Objects can hereby be carried in the two storage spaces 8 of the two shells 4 and 5.
• the parts required for connecting the two shells 4 and 5, such as the intermediate joint, can also be carried in the two storage spaces 8.
• the intermediate joint 28 can also be firmly installed in the two shells or their frame 4a, so that after opening a small cover at the highest point of the half-shells can be plugged together.
• the plug connection 27 also serves as a base when the upper half shell 5 serves as a base 2.
• half-shell should also be understood to mean flattened hemispheres or ellipses or flat cylinders, as is the case, for example, with the ball for "American football” or “rugby”.
• the base frame 2 can also be designed to be retractable on one of these parts, in particular when the seat or half shell 4 and 5 is designed as a flattened cylinder.

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• 1996
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