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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2010
Kristine Rose Gorinas, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
John P. Oliver, Gulf Breeze, FL (US);
Kristine Rose Gorinas, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
John P. Oliver, Gulf Breeze, FL (US);
Swimways Corporation, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a frame having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. A first membrane is coupled to the frame and includes a seat portion with first and second openings. A second membrane is couplable to the first membrane and/or the frame and is configured to be moved between a first position in which the second membrane covers the first and second openings, and a second position in which the first and second openings are not covered by the second membrane. The frame and the first membrane are configured to support a user in a seated position when the second membrane is in the first position and the frame is expanded, the first and second openings are each configured to receive a leg of a user when the second membrane is in the second position and the frame is expanded to support the user in a standing position.