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1. A sensory stimulator in the form of a personal recreation and relaxation chamber comprising:
- a housing for supporting a person entirely therein;
a pair of rockers supporting said housing;
drive means connected to said rockers for driving the rockers to rock said housing;
an upholstered seat within said housing for permitting a person to recline on said seat and entirely within said housing;
vibration means connected to said seat for vibrating a person on said seat;
a recorded sound source;
an electroacoustic speaker within said housing and connected to said recorded sound source for reproducing within said housing sounds recorded on said sound source;
a plurality of variously colored lights within said housing and connected to said sound source for energization in conjunction with sounds reproduced on said electroacoustic speaker;
smoking means for permitting a person within said housing to smoke tobacco;
a scent source coupled to said housing for providing olefactory stimulus to a person therein;
a fan for controlling air flow within said housing; and
control means within said housing permitting a person reclining on said seat to control independently the operation of said drive means, said vibration means, said sound source, said smoking means, said scent source, and said fan;
whereby a person enclosed within said housing is able to have each of his senses stimulated simultaneously and is able to control such stimulation so as to provide recreation and relaxation to such person as that person desired.
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A sensory stimulator comprising an enclosed housing, a seat within the housing, and a plurality of sensory stimuli for stimulating the senses of a person seated within the housing.
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1. A sensory stimulator in the form of a personal recreation and relaxation chamber comprising:
- a housing for supporting a person entirely therein;
a pair of rockers supporting said housing;
drive means connected to said rockers for driving the rockers to rock said housing;
an upholstered seat within said housing for permitting a person to recline on said seat and entirely within said housing;
vibration means connected to said seat for vibrating a person on said seat;
a recorded sound source;
an electroacoustic speaker within said housing and connected to said recorded sound source for reproducing within said housing sounds recorded on said sound source;
a plurality of variously colored lights within said housing and connected to said sound source for energization in conjunction with sounds reproduced on said electroacoustic speaker;
smoking means for permitting a person within said housing to smoke tobacco;
a scent source coupled to said housing for providing olefactory stimulus to a person therein;
a fan for controlling air flow within said housing; and
control means within said housing permitting a person reclining on said seat to control independently the operation of said drive means, said vibration means, said sound source, said smoking means, said scent source, and said fan;
whereby a person enclosed within said housing is able to have each of his senses stimulated simultaneously and is able to control such stimulation so as to provide recreation and relaxation to such person as that person desired.
- a housing for supporting a person entirely therein;
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2. A sensory stimulator as claimed in claim 1 in which said upholstered seat comprises a chaise longue.
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3. A sensory stimulator as claimed in claim 1 in which said upholstered seat includes a plurality of massage devices for providing a massage to a person supported on said upholstered seat.
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4. A sensory stimulator as claimed in claim 1 in which said upholstered seat includes temperature control means for controlling the temperature of the seat surface.
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5. A sensory stimulator as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a one-way mirror permitting persons within said housing to see out, but preventing persons outside said housing from seeing in.
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6. A sensory stimulator as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a viewing screen and a projection device for projecting images onto said viewing screen for viewing by a person within said housing.
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7. A sensory stimulator as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a source of food.
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8. A sensory stimulator as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a source of beverage.
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9. A sensory stimulator as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a hemispherical rocking platform attached to said housing for rocking said housing in any vertical plane.
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10. A sensory stimulator as claimed in claim 1 in which said support means is adapted to support but one person within said housing.
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11. A sensory stimulator as claimed in claim 1 in which said support means is adapted to support two people within said housing.
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