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A buoyant, submersible chair that is comprised of a framework of buoyant foam tube sections and a support assembly of rope and buoyant foam tube sections that may be broken down into smaller units that is used to float a user in a body of water. The present invention is lightweight, buoyant, adjusta

A buoyant, submersible chair that is comprised of a framework of buoyant foam tube sections and a support assembly of rope and buoyant foam tube sections that may be broken down into smaller units that is used to float a user in a body of water. The present invention is lightweight, buoyant, adjustable for personal preference of flotation and comfort, and can be carried on the back in a way that is similar to a back-pack. The present invention is proposed in several different embodiments, each style having numerous seating positions.

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1. A floating seat, comprising: a buoyant seat frame having at least a first frame portion comprising at least three and at most four tubular buoyant frame members arranged substantially end to end to define a first polygon with each single frame member defining a side of said first polygon and a se

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A floating seat, comprising: a buoyant seat frame having at least a first frame portion comprising at least three and at most four tubular buoyant frame members arranged substantially end to end to define a first polygon with each single frame member defining a side of said first polygon and a second frame portion comprising at least three and at most four tubular buoyant frame members arranged substantially end to end to define a second polygon with each single frame member defining a side of said second polygon, each said frame member being a discrete unitary segment, such that said first polygon shares a side defined by a shared tubular buoyant frame member with said second polygon, said frame members excluding said shared tubular buoyant frame member together forming a loop enclosing a frame interior region between them, said frame members interconnected by at least one flexible member having a continuous one piece structure and extending axially through each said tubular buoyant frame member of said first and second frame portions,wherein said at least one flexible member connects back to itself to form a buoyant loop and wherein said shared tubular buoyant frame member extends across the frame interior region for supporting a person seated in said frame. 2. The floating seat of claim 1, wherein said at least one flexible member is formed of rope. 3. The floating seat of claim 1, wherein said flexible member has two member ends and forms a loop by connecting back to itself with interconnection means comprising a ring, through which both member ends of said flexible member pass before a knot is tied on each of said ends; and the interior diameter of said ring is of sufficient size only to allow the diameter of the two flexible member ends to pass through, said ring prohibiting the said flexible member ends from passing once the knot has been tied at each of the ends. 4. The floating seat of claim 1, wherein said seat frame comprises is a triangular shaped seat area made of at least three buoyant frame members, an upper rest area made of at least two buoyant frame members, and a headrest area made of at least one buoyant frame member. 5. The floating seat of claim 1, additionally comprising a tubular support member. 6. The floating chair of claim 1, wherein said at least one flexible member is a single flexible member. 7. The floating chair of claim 1, wherein said at least one flexible member comprises two separate flexible members. 8. The floating seat of claim 1, wherein at least two of said tubular buoyant frame members have different lengths. 9. A floating seat, comprising: a buoyant seat frame having at least a first frame portion comprising at least three and at most four tubular frame members arranged substantially end to end to define a first polygon with each single frame member defining a side of said first polygon and a second frame portion comprising at least three and at most four tubular frame members arranged substantially end to end to define a second polygon with each single frame member defining a side of said second polygon, each said frame member being a discrete unitary segment, such that said first polygon shares a side defined by a shared frame member with said second polygon, said frame members excluding said shared frame member together forming a loop enclosing a frame interior region between them, said frame members interconnected by at least one flexible member having a continuous one piece structure and extending axially through each said tubular frame member of said first and second frame portions to form a frame interior region;wherein said at least one flexible member connects back to itself to form a loop and wherein said shared frame member extends across the frame interior region for supporting a person seated in said frame;and wherein said tubular frame members are buoyant. 10. The floating seat of claim 9, wherein said seat frame is substantially rectangular, and wherein said at least one flexible member is connected to said frame substantially at each of said frame corners and extends across the middle of the frame interior region between opposing frame corners. 11. The floating seat of claim 9, wherein said tubular frame members comprise tubular buoyant foam sections. 12. The floating seat of claim 9, wherein the loop is a closed loop. 13. The floating seat of claim 9, wherein said frame members are formed of polyvinyl chloride. 14. The floating seat of claim 9, wherein said frame members each comprises a tubular buoyant foam section for increasing buoyancy at a selected location and to provide a cushion. 15. The floating seat of claim 9, wherein said at least one flexible member is formed of rope. 16. The floating seat of claim 9, wherein said tubular frame members each comprises a tubular buoyant foam section fitted around said at least one flexible member. 17. The floating seat of claim 9, wherein said at least one flexible member comprises a plurality of flexible members, and wherein said plurality of flexible members pass through at least one tubular support section from opposing ends of said tubular support section. 18. The floating seat of claim 9, wherein said detach from one another to allow the frame to break down into smaller sections. 19. The floating seat of claim 9, wherein said at least one flexible member can be adjusted to serve as shoulder straps that provide means for carrying the said floating chair on a users back as one would carry a back pack. 20. The floating seat of claim 9, additionally comprising a tubular support member. 21. The floating seat of claim 9, wherein at least two of said tubular frame members have different lengths.