I was looking for this and it bothered me how basically all concepts for chairs for beings with tails are either stools or normal chairs with a hole you're supposed to back into, so I made my own concept for Folicoatls.
In fairness the concepts I've seen are prolly intended for cats and dogs and the like, who have lithe and well mannered tails, but it ignores beings with meaty clumsy tails, and that's what I hope to serve with these! I'm still thinking if there's some other ways to improve the chair's stability though, cuz that hanging bit would be a potential breaking point, tell me what you think!
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in reply to @Furufoo's post:
Hmm... considering other options for fun:
- Back rest hangs from the ceiling? Not at all portable.
- Some removable attachment to turn the bottom option to the top version once youre seated? Good for the extra arm rest but doesnt do too much for stability, plus your tail might knock it out.
- Add a bit of support sticking out behind the chair? Limits tail mobility, or possibly requires the tail to be bent to one side, but improves sturdiness possibly.
Oooh the hanging back rest would be interesting for something like a throne
"welcome to our event! Please see concierge if you would like a complimentary back rest for your seating"
handcuff mechanism, swing tail in and have the support swing around and then re-engage until you swing the tail back out
Ooh that's a good idea and could be done with a simple hinge! Though it still leaves the issue of the backrest possibly bending over time
you could also make it like stocks -- entire back hinges over, then hinges closed to lock
i can't think of a good design for the problem suggested here, but tangentially i am wondering if tail accommodating chairs should have tail rests, rather than have them dangle uncomfortably or rest on the floor (can be unsanitary and liable to being tread upon)
tail ottoman. possibly higher on the sides than in the middle for thick-tail comfort
One way to increase structural stability without adding any mobile joints would be to make it a six-legged chair. The armrest could be positioned over the two middle legs, and the diagonal cross-bar could pass through this middle portion and continue down to join with the additional rear leg. These two additional legs could then be the support for a built-in side table a little below the armrest, which would provide the needed counterweight, particularly via leverage since extending the width of the chair moves its center of balance.
my dragons almost exclusively use stools for this reason, though if they really do need a backrest they usually have a slot down the top of it they can lift their tail up and into
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