Furniture piece

• US 20050264044A1
• Filed: 06/20/2005
• Published: 12/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lumisource Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Lumisource Incorporated
• Inventors: Lee, Steve
• Application Number:
  US11/156,413
• Publication Number:
  US 20050264044A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/85.R
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/407 of collapsible type
• 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 7/727 with speakers

Abstract

A furniture piece includes a base and a member pivotally connected to the base. An attachment component is positionable or movable between an engaged position locking the member to the base, and a disengaged position allowing the member to move. The base may form a compartment which may contain at least one pivotally movable member of the furniture piece. The furniture piece may further one or more vibrators and/or speakers operably connectable to entertainment media.

Claims

1. A furniture piece comprising:

a base;

at least one of a vibrator and a speaker capable of providing sensation to a user of the furniture piece;

the at least one of a vibrator and a speaker operably connectable to an entertainment medium so as to be responsive to a signal produced from the entertainment medium; and

an attachment component fixing a member of the furniture piece into a position of engagement with the base from a position of nonengagement with the base.

2. The furniture piece of claim 1 wherein the member of the furniture piece is a seat portion.

3. The furniture piece of claim 1 wherein the member of the furniture piece is a backrest.

4. The furniture piece of claim 3 further comprising means for locking the backrest in an upright position.

5. The furniture piece of claim 1 wherein the furniture piece has a vibrator comprising a motor and an eccentric weight.

6. The furniture piece of claim 1 further comprising:

a control connected with respect to the speaker and the vibrator, the control for controlling a volume output of the speaker and a vibration output of the vibrator, the volume output independent of the vibration output.

7. A furniture piece comprising:

a base including a seat portion;

a backrest pivotally connected to the base, the backrest pivotally movable between an upright position and a folded position;

an attachment component positionable between an engaged position locking the backrest in the upright position and a disengaged position allowing the backrest to move towards the folded position;

at least one of a vibrator and a speaker capable of providing sensation to a user of the furniture piece;

the at least one of a vibrator and a speaker operably connectable to an entertainment medium so as to be responsive to a signal produced from the entertainment medium.

8. The furniture piece of claim 7 further comprising the base forming a compartment.

9. The furniture piece of claim 8 wherein, in the folded position, at least a portion of the backrest is contained within the compartment.

10. The furniture piece of claim 7 further comprising a speaker for producing vibrations.

11. The furniture piece of claim 10 wherein the speaker produces tactile and auditory vibrations.

12. The furniture piece of claim 7 further comprising a vibrator.

13. The furniture piece of claim 12 wherein the vibrator comprises a housing containing an electric motor operably connected to an eccentric weight.

14. The furniture piece of claim 13 wherein a speed of the electric motor is controlled in relation to the signal of the entertainment medium.

15. The furniture piece of claim 7 further comprising:

a control connected with respect to the speaker and the vibrator, the control for controlling a volume output of the speaker and a vibration output of the vibrator, the volume output independent of the vibration output.

16. A furniture piece comprising:

a base;

the base forming a compartment;

a seat portion pivotally connected to the base, the seat portion pivotally movable between an open position substantially exposing the compartment and a closed position substantially covering the compartment;

at least one of a vibrator and a speaker capable of providing sensation to a user of the furniture piece;

the at least one of a vibrator and a speaker operably connectable to an entertainment medium so as to be responsive to a signal produced from the entertainment medium; and

an attachment component allowing a member of the furniture piece to be positionable between a position of engagement with the base and a position of nonengagement with the base.

17. The furniture piece of claim 16 wherein both the vibrator and the speaker are attached within the compartment.

18. The furniture piece of claim 17 further comprising:

a control connected with respect to the speaker and the vibrator, the control for controlling a volume output of the speaker and a vibration output of the vibrator, the volume output independent of the vibration output.

19. The furniture piece of claim 16 wherein the member of the furniture piece is the seat portion.

20. The furniture piece of claim 16 wherein the member of the furniture piece is a backrest.

21. The furniture piece of claim 20 further comprising means for locking the backrest in an upright position.

22. The furniture piece of claim 21 wherein the means for locking is further constructed for allowing the backrest to be released from the upright position.

23. The furniture piece of claim 16 wherein the furniture piece includes a vibrator comprising a housing containing an electric motor operably connected to an eccentric weight and wherein a speed of the electric motor is controlled in relation to a signal from the entertainment medium.

24. A furniture piece comprising:

a seat portion;

a speaker positioned with respect to the seat portion;

a vibrator positioned with respect to the seat portion; and

a control for controlling a volume output of the speaker and a vibration output of the vibrator, the volume output independent of the vibration output.

25. The furniture piece of claim 24 wherein the vibrator and the speaker are operably connectable to an entertainment medium so as to be responsive to a signal produced from the entertainment medium.

26. The furniture piece of claim 25 wherein the control comprises:

a volume knob for controlling the volume output of the speaker;

a bass/treble knob for controlling the frequency output of the speaker; and

a vibration knob for controlling the vibration output of the vibrator independent of the volume output of the speaker.