ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,911, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to OUTER INC. (Santa Monica, Calif.).
"Chaise lounge" was invented by Scott Sullivan (San Francisco) and Terry Kang Lin (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chaise lounge includes a frame, a first sling anchor, a second sling anchor, a sling and a threaded fastener. The frame includes at least two side members. The first sling anchor connects with a first side member and is movable with respect to the frame. The second sling anchor connects with a second side member. The second side member is disposed on an opposite side of the frame from the first side member. The sling is secured to t...