• Patent #3899210, filed 8/12/75, Los Angeles, CA: round bean bag chairs with a supporting frame to keep the bean bag chair above the floor. The inventor wanted to lift the bean bag chair to the height of conventional chairs.

• Patent #3965506, filed 6/29/76, Atlanta, GA: pillow-like shaped bean bag chairs with a squared-off bottom edge and a top edge that comes to a point. The upper part that ends in a point provides back support. The inventor used a mix of foam and polystyrene to help hold the shape of this pillow bean bag chair.

• Patent #4011611, filed 3/15/77, Beverly Hills, CA: bean bag chairs created for outdoor use and as floatation device. The bean bag chair is filled with polystyrene pellets, but the fabric is a non-expandable water-proof nylon that allows it to float.

• Patent #4027888, filed 6/7/77, East Troy, WI: a lounger chair shaped like a serpent or rollercoaster, filled with polystyrene like bean bag chairs.

• Patent #4179158, filed 12/18/79, Chicago, IL: modular seats that resemble a conventional sofa, filled with polystyrene like bean bag chairs. Straps keep the parts together.

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