Acoustical chair with sound enhancing hood

• US 5,368,359 A
• Filed: 08/31/1992
• Issued: 11/29/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Byron C. Eakin
• Original Assignee: Byron C. Eakin
• Inventors: Eakin, Byron C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Saether, Flemming
• Application Number:
  US07/938,395
• Time in Patent Office: 820 Days
• Field of Search: 297/327, 297/328, 297/423.23, 297/423.24, 297/423.3, 297/423.19, 297/217, 297/184.14, 5/904
• US Class Current: 297/217.4
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0236 using sonic waves, e.g. using loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 5/904 with sound emitting means

Abstract

A chair comprising fixed arm portions laterally spaced from each other and a pivotable central portion therebetween. The central portion including a head end and a foot end. A hinge couples the arm portions and the central portion. Additionally, a drive members under the control of the operator effect pivoting of the central portion with respect to the side portions. The chair further includes a foot rest. The foot rest comprises an adjustment rachet for coupling the foot rest to the foot end of the central portion. The adjustment rachet has horizontal rods reciprocable into and out of cylinders within the central portion. Additionally, depending rods fixedly secured within the foot rest are pivotally coupled to the horizontal rods and cylinders. Furthermore, the chair includes speakers within the central portion. The speakers are controlled by the operator. When the operator is seated in the chair, the operator may audially and tactically enjoy the created sound. The speakers further include a pair of speakers facing each other in the head end of the central portion. Finally, the chair comprises a hood pivotally secured at the upper extent of the head end between the speakers.

Claims

1. A chair having fixed arm portions internally spaced from each other and a pivotable central portion with a head end and a foot end therebetween, hinges coupling the arm portions and the central portion, and sound creating means within the central portion under the control of an operator whereby, when seated in the chair, an operator may audially and tactically enjoy the created sound, the sound creating means including speakers facing each other in the head end of the central portion and a hood pivotally secured to the head end between the speakers.

2. The chair as set forth in claim 1 and further including a television screen in the hood facing an operator seated on the central portion.

3. The chair as set forth in claim 2 wherein the television screen is above eye level of an operator seated on the central portion.

4. A chair comprising:

fixed arm portions laterally spaced from each other and a pivotable central portion therebetween the central portion having a head end and a foot end;

hinge means for coupling the arm portions and the central portion;

control means under the control of the operator sitting on the central portion to effect the pivoting of the central portion with respect to the arm portions;

a foot rest with adjustment means coupling the foot rest to the foot end of the central portion, the adjustment means having horizontal means reciprocable into and out of the central portion and depending means fixedly secured within the foot rest and a pivoting component between the horizontal and depending means;

sound creating means within the central portion under the control of the operator whereby, when seated in the chair, the operator may audially and tactically enjoy the created sound, the sound creating means including speakers facing each other in the head end of the central portion; and

a hood pivotally secured to the head end at an upper extent of the head end between the speakers.