ENTERTAINMENT CHAIR

• US 20090152910A1
• Filed: 12/12/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Efurnholdings, LLC
• Original Assignee: Efurnholdings, LLC
• Inventors: Lee, Steve, Daisy, Chris
• Granted Patent: US 8,221,246 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/183.100
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 15/004 Seating furniture for specified purposes not covered by main groups A47C1/00 or A47C9/00
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/1261 with pick off

Abstract

An entertainment chair includes a base, a bottom surface positioned on a lower portion of the base and a seating surface positioned opposite the bottom surface. The entertainment chair further includes a support surface formed or removeably attachable with respect to the bottom surface and permitting 360 degrees of rotation of the base relative to a floor surface. The entertainment chair further includes an internal control for translating movement of a user to an entertainment system and may further include a means for operably connecting the entertainment chair to an entertainment medium for receiving a signal produced by the entertainment medium.

Claims

1. An entertainment chair comprising:

a base;

a bottom surface positioned on a lower portion of the base;

a support surface formed with respect to the bottom surface;

a seating surface opposite the bottom surface; and

an internal control for translating movement of a user to an entertainment system.

2. The entertainment chair of claim 1, further comprising a backrest integrated with the base.

3. The entertainment chair of claim 1, further comprising a means for rolling mountable with respect to the bottom surface.

4. The entertainment chair of claim 1, further comprising at least one tactile transducer.

5. The entertainment chair of claim 1, further comprising at least one auditory transducer.

6. The entertainment chair of claim 1, further comprising a control panel operably connecting the entertainment chair to an entertainment medium.

7. The entertainment chair of claim 6, wherein the control panel includes at least one control selected from the group consisting of a power on control, a power off control, a volume control, a tone control, a vibration control, and combinations thereof.

8. The entertainment chair of claim 1, wherein the internal control for translating movement of a user to an entertainment system is a gyroscopic control.

9. The entertainment chair of claim 1, wherein the support surface is a convex support surface.

10. The entertainment chair of claim 9, wherein the support surface is removably attachable to the bottom surface.

11. The entertainment chair of claim 9, wherein the support surface includes a slip-proof material.

12. The entertainment chair of claim 9, wherein the convex support surface permits 360 degrees of rotation of the base relative to a floor surface.

13. The entertainment chair of claim 1, further comprising an arm integrated with the base, the arm extending from the base at an angle of between about 30 degrees and about 80 degrees relative to a floor surface.

14. The entertainment chair of claim 13, further comprising a handle mounted with respect to an end of the arm opposite the base.

15. An entertainment chair comprising:

a base;

a bottom surface positioned on a lower portion of the base;

a support surface connected with respect to the bottom surface, wherein the support surface is a convex support surface permitting 360 degrees of rotation of the base relative to a floor surface;

a seating surface opposite the bottom surface;

a backrest integrated with the base; and

a means for operably connecting the entertainment chair to an entertainment medium for receiving and responding to a signal produced by the entertainment medium.

16. The entertainment chair of claim 15, further comprising an internal control for translating movement of a user to an entertainment medium.

17. The entertainment chair of claim 15, wherein the means for operably connecting the entertainment chair to an entertainment medium comprise a control panel, wherein the control panel includes at least one control selected from the group consisting of a volume control, a vibration control, a power on control, a power off control, an input control, an output control, a tone control, an audio control, and combinations thereof.

18. The entertainment chair of claim 15, further comprising a compartment formed within the base.

19. An entertainment chair comprising:

a base;

a bottom surface positioned on a lower portion of the base;

a support surface connected with respect to the bottom surface, wherein the support surface is a convex support surface permitting 360 degrees of rotation of the base relative to a floor surface;

a seating surface opposite the bottom surface;

a backrest integrated with the base;

at least one tactile transducer positioned with respect to the base;

at least one auditory transducer positioned with respect to the base;

an internal control for translating movement of a user to an entertainment medium; and

a means for operably connecting the entertainment chair to an entertainment medium for receiving and responding to a signal produced by the entertainment medium.

20. The entertainment chair of claim 19, further comprising an audio device connected with the chair.