ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,839, issued on March 31.
"Aquatic bodyboard folding chair" was invented by Andrew Everett Erickson (Kamuela, Hawaii).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device that may be converted between an aquatic bodyboard and a beach chair, having front and rear bodyboard panel portions that are pivotally connected together and a folding mechanism that rotates the front and rear bodyboard panel portions with respect to one another. The folding mechanism includes legs and armrests that rotate and lock into openings in either of the front and rear panels when the device is being used as an aquatic bodyboard. Armrest supports may be used to lock the ...