Outdoor reclining chair

Abstract

A chair includes a support frame, and a seat connected to the support frame. The seat is configured to support a user and move with respect to the support frame. The chair includes a back portion connected to the seat. The back portion is configured to move with respect to the seat. The chair includes a foot rest connected to the seat. The foot rest is configured to move with respect to the seat. The chair includes a lower strut connected between the back portion and the foot rest. The lower strut is configured to move with respect to the back portion. The lower strut is configured to move with respect to the seat.

1 . A chair, comprising:
 a support frame;   a seat connected to the support frame, the seat being configured to support a user and move with respect to the support frame;   a back portion connected to the seat, the back portion being configured to move with respect to the seat;   a foot rest connected to the seat, the foot rest being configured to move with respect to the seat;   a lower strut connected between the back portion and the foot rest, the lower strut being configured to move with respect to the back portion, the lower strut being configured to move with respect to the seat; and   at least one arm rest pivotally connected to the back portion at a first end of the at least one arm rest and being slidably connected to the support frame by a sliding bracket, the sliding bracket being configured to slide along a length of the at least one arm rest; and   a spring connected to a second end of the at least one arm rest opposite the first end of the at least one arm rest, the spring being configured to be compressed between a surface of the at least one arm rest and a surface of the sliding bracket when the sliding bracket moves towards the second end of the at last one arm rest and the surface of the at least one arm rest and the surface of the sliding bracket are engaged with the spring.   
     
     
         2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . The chair of  claim 1 , including a locking mechanism configured to selectively fix a position of the at least one arm rest to prevent the at least one arm rest from sliding with respect to the support frame. 
     
     
         4 . The chair of  claim 1 , wherein the lower strut has a bend of between 10 and 15 degrees. 
     
     
         5 . The chair of  claim 1 , where a length of the seat is approximately equal to a length of the lower strut. 
     
     
         6 . The chair of  claim 1 , including a cup holder releasably connected to at least one of the back portion and the foot rest. 
     
     
         7 . The chair of  claim 6 , wherein the cup holder includes a mounting post and the mounting post is configured to releasably engage a cup holder mount connected to the at least one of the back portion and the foot rest. 
     
     
         8 . The chair of  claim 7 , wherein the cup holder is configured to engage the cup holder mount using a friction coupling. 
     
     
         9 . A chair, comprising:
 a support frame;   a seat connected to the support frame;   a back portion connected to the seat at a first connection, the back portion being configured to move with respect to the seat and having a top and a bottom;   a foot rest connected to the seat at a second connection, the foot rest being configured to move with respect to the seat and having a top and a bottom;   a strut connected to the back portion at a third connection and the foot rest at a fourth connection, wherein the third connection is between the first connection and the bottom of the back portion and the fourth connection is between the second connection and the bottom of the foot rest;   at least one arm rest, a first end of the at least one arm rest being connected to the back portion, the at least one arm rest being slidably connected to the support frame; and   a spring disposed within the at least one arm rest at a second end of the at least one arm rest opposite the first end of the at least one arm rest, the spring being configured to be compressed between a surface of the at least one arm rest and a surface of the sliding bracket.   
     
     
         10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . The chair of  claim 9 , wherein the strut has a bend of between 10 and 15 degrees. 
     
     
         12 . The chair of  claim 9 , where a length of the seat is approximately equal to a length of the strut. 
     
     
         13 . The chair of  claim 9 , including a cup holder releasably connected to at least one of the back portion and the foot rest. 
     
     
         14 . The chair of  claim 13 , wherein the cup holder includes a mounting post and the mounting post is configured to releasably engage a cup holder mount connected to the at least one of the back portion and the foot rest. 
     
     
         15 . The chair of  claim 14 , wherein the cup holder is configured to engage the cup holder mount using a friction coupling.