Themed stool

• US 10,455,943 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2017
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: R & D Circuits Incorporated
• Original Assignee: R & D Circuits Incorporated
• Inventors: Wallace, James, Martinez Reyna, Yudel Marcelo, Rodriguez, Horace Cesar
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Shin H
• Application Number:
  US15/688,290
• Publication Number:
  US 20190059596A1
• Time in Patent Office: 792 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 91/00 Feet for furniture in general castors B60B33/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/004 for chairs or stools with central column, e.g. office chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/029 of non-adjustable shape adapted to a user contour or ergonomic seating positions
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/50 Supports for the feet or the legs coupled to fixed parts of the chair coupled to other adjustable parts of the reclining or easy chair A47C1/034, A47C1/037; stand-alone rests or supports for the feet or the legs, e.g. footstools A47C16/02
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/62 Accessories for chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/72 Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 9/007 High stools, e.g. bar stools children's high chairs A47D1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2023/005 on seats
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 23/06 the advertising matter being combined with articles for restaurants, shops or offices on paper articles G09F23/10

Abstract

A themed stool that includes a seat, a mainframe component supporting the seat, an inner shaft disposed within the mainframe component, a lower shaft that receives the inner shaft, and a removable base to the lower shaft. The themed stool also includes a mounting bracket assembly that removably attached a three dimensional ornamental figure, a silhouette of a themed figure, or a decorative graphic to the mainframe component of the stool. The mounting bracket assembly can also be removably attached to any stool. The mounting bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket removably attached to one of the three dimensional ornamental figure and the silhouette of a themed figure and at least one attachment bracket that removably attaches the mounting bracket assembly to the shaft of any stool.

Claims

1. A stool comprising:

a seat;

a mainframe component adapted to support the seat;

an inner shaft disposed within the mainframe component;

a lower shaft adapted to receive a distal end of the inner shaft;

a base removably attached to the lower shaft,

at least one of a three dimensional ornamental figure, a silhouette of a themed figure, and a decorative graphic removably attached to the mainframe component, and

a mounting bracket assembly removably attached to one of the three dimensional ornamental figure, a silhouette of a themed figure, and a decorative graphic to the mainframe component.

2. The stool of claim 1, wherein the mounting bracket assembly includes one of at least one arcuate attachment bracket and at least one cylindrical attachment bracket, the attachment bracket adapted to removably attach the mounting bracket assembly to the mainframe component.

3. The stool of claim 2, wherein the mounting bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket mounted to one of the at least one arcuate attachment bracket and the at least one cylindrical attachment bracket, the mounting bracket adapted to removably attach the mounting bracket assembly to one of the three dimensional ornamental figure, a silhouette of a themed figure, and a decorative graphic to the mainframe component.

4. The stool of claim 3, wherein the mounting bracket includes an aperture adapted to receive a removably decorative graphic.

5. The stool of claim 2, wherein the mounting bracket is rotatable.

6. The stool of claim 2, wherein the mounting bracket assembly includes a plate removably attached to one of the at least one arcuate attachment bracket and the at least one cylindrical attachment bracket, the plate adapted to receive a removably decorative graphic.

7. The stool of claim 1, wherein the mounting bracket assembly includes at least one attachment bracket adapted to removably attach the mounting bracket assembly to the mainframe component.

8. The stool of claim 7, wherein the attachment bracket includes at least one magnet adapted to removably attach the attachment bracket to the mainframe component.

9. The stool of claim 7, wherein the mounting bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket mounted to the at least one attachment bracket, the mounting bracket adapted to removably attach the mounting bracket assembly to one of the three dimensional ornamental figure, a silhouette of a themed figure, and a decorative graphic to the mainframe component.

10. The stool of claim 9, wherein the mounting bracket is rotatable.

11. A stool comprising:

a seat;

a mainframe component adapted to support the seat;

an inner shaft disposed within the mainframe component;

a lower shaft adapted to receive a distal end of the inner shaft;

a base removably attached to the lower shaft;

a planar mounting surface at a forward end of the mainframe component, the planar mounting removably attached to the seat;

a mainframe shaft subjacent to the planar mounting surface;

a foot support component laterally extending from a distal end of the mainframe shaft, and

a lever mechanism laterally extending from the mainframe shaft subjacent to the planar mounting surface, the lever mechanism adapted to vertically adjust the seat.

12. The stool of claim 11, further comprising:

a cylindrical plunger at an upper end of the inner shaft, wherein the lever mechanism is adapted to at least one of apply and release pressure to the cylindrical plunger causing the inner shaft to at least one of descend and ascend within the lower shaft.

13. The stool of claim 11, further comprising:

an attachment bracket removably attached to the distal end of the mainframe shaft;

a cantilever arm laterally extending from the attachment bracket; and

an arcuate foot support arm mounted to a distal end of the cantilever arm.

14. The stool of claim 13, further comprising:

a plug at each end of the foot support arm; and

a bushing at the distal end of the mainframe component.

15. A stool comprising:

a seat;

a mainframe component adapted to support the seat;

an inner shaft disposed within the mainframe component;

a lower shaft adapted to receive a distal end of the inner shaft;

a base removably attached to the lower shaft;

a decorative graphic removably attached to the removable base; and

an aperture adapted to removably engage a distal end of the lower shaft.

16. A stool comprising:

a seat;

a mainframe component adapted to support the seat;

an inner shaft disposed within the mainframe component;

a lower shaft adapted to receive a distal end of the inner shaft;

a base removably attached to the lower shaft;

a back support vertically extending from a seat support of the seat, the back support comprising a panel adapted to receive a decorative graphic; and

one of a translucent and transparent cover disposed in the panel, the cover adapted to protect the decorative graphic.

17. A stool comprising:

a seat;

a mainframe component adapted to support the seat;

an inner shaft disposed within the mainframe component;

a lower shaft adapted to receive a distal end of the inner shaft;

a base removably attached to the lower shaft;

a light emitting diode (LED) printed circuit board (PCB) and a battery removably mounted on a bottom of the seat;

a cover removably attached to the bottom of the seat, the cover adapted to retain the LED PCB and the battery;

a panel removably attached to the cover; and

a plurality of LED lights removably attached to the cover.

18. A mounting bracket assembly for removably attaching at least one of a decorative graphic and one ornamental figure to a shaft supporting a seat of a stool comprising:

one of at least one arcuate attachment bracket and at least one cylindrical attachment bracket adapted to removably attach to said shaft supporting the seat of the stool;

a mounting bracket fixedly attached to the attachment bracket, the mounting bracket adapted to be removably attached to said ornamental figure;

the mounting bracket having an aperture, the aperture adapted to hold and display a first interchangeable decorative graphic;

a second interchangeable decorative graphic removably attached to and displayed from the one of the at least one arcuate attachment bracket and the at least one cylindrical attachment bracket.

19. The mounting bracket assembly of claim 18, wherein:

the one ornamental figure is one of a football helmet ornamental figure, a baseball catcher helmet ornamental figure, a racing helmet ornamental figure, a motorcycle helmet ornamental figure, a hockey goalie helmet ornamental figure, a basketball and hoop ornamental figure, a beverage can ornamental figure, and a beverage bottle ornamental figure.

20. The mounting bracket assembly of claim 18, wherein the mounting bracket assembly includes a plate removably attached to one of the at least one arcuate attachment bracket and the at least one cylindrical attachment bracket, the plate adapted to receive said second interchangeable decorative graphic.