Systems and methods for portable furniture with armrest

Abstract

The present invention relates to lightweight collapsible portable chairs. In one embodiment, the portable chair has a sling and a chair frame which includes a first pair of bars and a second pair of bars. Each bar of the first pair of bars includes a joint configured to contact a ground surface. In another embodiment, the chair frame includes a front of bars, a back pair of bars, a pair of joints and a center bar configured to securely couple the pair of back joints to each other. In some embodiments, the chair frame includes a front support assembly. In other embodiments, the chair frame includes a pair of lower bars. In some embodiments, the chair includes armrests with optional storage.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An armrest support system for a collapsible portable chair, the arm rest support system comprising:
 a pair of armrest supporters, each supporter configured to be coupled to one of a first bar and a second bar, wherein at least one of the bars is collapsible, and wherein the supporters are non-rotatable with respect to the respective bars in the assembled form thereby forming rigid support for a pair of armrests of a chair sling.   
     
     
         2 . The armrest support system of  claim 1  wherein the armrests include at least one storage. 
     
     
         3 . The armrest support system  claim 2  wherein the storage is a beverage holder. 
     
     
         4 . A portable chair frame useful in association with a sling for accommodating a user in a seated position, the portable chair frame comprising:
 a first pair of bars, each of the first pair of bars having a first end and a second end;   a second pair of bars, each of the second pair of bars having a first end and a second end;   a pair of joints, each of the pair of joints configured to be coupled to two of the corresponding first ends the first pair of bars and the first ends of the second pair of collapsible bars;   a center bar configured to securely couple the pair of joints to each other; and   a pair of armrest supporters, each supporter configured to be coupled to one of the second ends of the first pair of bars and a second pair of bars, wherein at least one of the bars is collapsible, and wherein the supporters are non-rotatable with respect to the respective bars in the assembled form thereby forming rigid support for a pair of armrests of a chair sling.   
     
     
         5 . The chair frame of  claim 4  wherein the armrests include at least one storage. 
     
     
         6 . The chair frame of  claim 5  wherein the storage is a beverage holder. 
     
     
         7 . A portable chair useful for accommodating a user in a seated position, the portable chair comprising:
 a first pair of bars, each of the first pair of bars having a first end and a second end;   a second pair of bars, each of the second pair of bars having a first end and a second end;   a pair of joints, each of the pair of joints configured to be coupled to two of the corresponding first ends the first pair of bars and the first ends of the second pair of collapsible bars;   a center bar configured to securely couple the pair of joints to each other;   a sling for accommodating a user in a seated position, wherein the sling includes a pair of front frame interfaces configured to be coupled to two of the second ends of the first pair of bars and the second pair of bars, and wherein the sling also includes a pair of back frame interfaces configured to be coupled to other two of the second ends of the first pair of bars and the second pair of bars; and   a pair of armrest supporters, each supporter configured to be coupled to one of the second ends of the first pair of bars and a second pair of bars, wherein at least one of the bars is collapsible, and wherein the supporters are non-rotatable with respect to the respective bars in the assembled form thereby forming rigid support for a pair of armrests of the sling.   
     
     
         8 . The portable chair of  claim 7  wherein the armrests include at least one storage. 
     
     
         9 . The portable chair of  claim 8  wherein the storage is a beverage holder.