Smart Seating Chair with IC Controls, Electronic Sensors, and Wired and Wireless Data and Power Transfer Capabilities

• US 20130113249A1
• Filed: 04/26/2012
• Published: 05/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sava Cvek
• Original Assignee: Sava Cvek
• Inventors: Cvek, Sava
• Granted Patent: US 9,247,828 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/217.2
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/0242 by electric motors
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 3/026 with central column, e.g. rocking office chairs; Tilting chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/00 Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/44 with elastically-mounted back-rest or backrest-seat unit in the base frame
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/441 with adjustable elasticity
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/443 with coil springs

Abstract

A chair with a control mechanism with a base structure, a seat bottom structure supported by the base structure, a seat back structure supported by the base structure, a control mechanism supported by the base structure, a power source and means for electrically coupling the power source to the control mechanism and an electrical port, wireless transmitter, or other electrical communicator for producing electrical communication relative to the control mechanism. The power source can be a portable power source that plugs into the connector of the control mechanism. One or more electrical sensors can be retained relative to the seat bottom or seat back structures and memory can be provided for retaining data from the electrical sensor.

Claims

1. A chair with a control mechanism, the chair comprising:

a base structure;

a seat bottom structure supported by the base structure;

a seat back structure supported by the base structure;

a control mechanism supported by the base structure;

a power source and means for electrically coupling the power source to the control mechanism; and

means for producing electrical communication relative to the control mechanism.

2. The chair control mechanism of claim 1 wherein the means for producing electrical communication relative to the control mechanism comprises an electrical port.

3. The chair control mechanism of claim 1 wherein the means for producing electrical communication relative to the control mechanism comprises a wireless transmitter.

4. The chair control mechanism of claim 1 further comprising an electrical connector electrically associated with the control mechanism wherein the power source is a portable power source that plugs into the connector of the control mechanism.

5. The chair control mechanism of claim 1 further comprising an electrical sensor retained relative to the seat bottom or seat back structures and memory for retaining data from the electrical sensor.

6. The chair control mechanism of claim 5 wherein the sensor comprises a seat back recline angle sensor.

7. The chair control mechanism of claim 6 wherein the sensor comprises a weight sensor.

8. The chair control mechanism of claim 5 wherein the sensor comprises a seat depth sensor.

9. The chair control mechanism of claim 5 further comprising a pivoting resistance adjustment mechanism and wherein the sensor comprises a pivoting resistance sensor.

10. The chair control mechanism of claim 5 wherein the sensor comprises a fabric tension-pressure sensor.

11. The chair control mechanism of claim 1 further comprising a power cord for permitting data and power transfer between the control mechanism and a computing device.