Computer furniture with integrated computer

• US 6,102,476 A
• Filed: 03/11/1998
• Issued: 08/15/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Arden May, Gordon G. May
• Original Assignee: Arden May, Gordon G. May
• Inventors: May, Gordon G., May, Arden
• Primary Examiner(s): Browne, Lynne H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Buck, Brian H.
• Application Number:
  US09/038,241
• Time in Patent Office: 888 Days
• Field of Search: 297/188.14, 297/188.19, 297/188.16, 297/188.01, 297/217.3, 297/217.4, 297/188.04, 297/170
• US Class Current: 297/217.3
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2083/025 Computer workstation with integrated seat
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/00 Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2200/0073 Desk with integrated computer

Abstract

A furniture with an integrated computer comprises an easy chair with large, thick cushions, and a pair of wide armrests that extend from about waist level to almost the ground. The right armrest is hollow, and serves as the case of a personal computer by housing the circuit boards, power supply, and hard disk drive. A small console at the front of the right armrest houses removable media drives within easy reach. A pad on the right armrest supports a mouse, joystick, or other input device. A monitor support and a keyboard support are mounted on a horizontal arm pivotally attached to the left armrest, and respectively support a monitor and a keyboard. A pair of speakers are mounted on either side of a headrest. A reclining mechanism arranged under the seat enables a backrest to be reclined, and a footrest to be extended by moving a lever on a side of the chair. In a second embodiment, a furniture with an integrated computer comprises a desk with a wide hollow leg housing a personal computer, and a disk drive console pivotally mounted on a desktop. The console is retractable flush into the desktop.

Claims

1. A computer chair, comprising:

a seat;

a backrest positioned at a rear of said seat; and

a pair of armrests positioned on opposite sides of said seat;

a console generally forward of said seat and projecting above one of said armrests for receiving a disk drive and positioning said disk drive within easy reach of a user;

a hollow compartment positioned adjacent said seat and sized for enclosing a conventional personal computer, so that said computer chair is compact and tidy for blending into a home environment; and

a monitor arm having one end pivotally attached to one of said armrests, and an opposite end with a horizontal monitor support plate and a keyboard support for respectively supporting a monitor and a keyboard.

2. The computer chair of claim 1, wherein said seat and backrest are thickly cushioned, thus forming an easy chair.

3. The computer chair of claim 1, wherein said hollow compartment is provided in one of said armrests, so that said computer chair is compact and tidy.

4. The computer chair of claim 1, further including a flat mouse pad on top of and longitudinally aligned with one of said armrests for supporting a computer mouse.

5. The computer chair of claim 1, further including a retractable footrest positioned under said seat, and a reclining mechanism reclining said backrest and extending said footrest.

6. The computer chair of claim 1, further including a control switch arranged on a panel on said console.

7. The computer chair of claim 1, wherein said hollow compartment is provided in one of said armrests, so that said computer chair is compact and tidy, and further including an access panel on a side of one of said armrests for providing access to said personal computer.

8. A computer chair, comprising:

a seat;

a backrest positioned at a rear of said seat; and

a pair of armrests positioned on opposite sides of said seat;

a console generally forward of said seat and projecting above one of said armrests;

a disk drive received in said console for being within easy reach of a user;

a plurality of personal computer circuit boards received in a hollow compartment in one of said armrests;

another disk drive received in an internal drive bay positioned in said hollow compartment; and

a monitor arm having one end pivotally attached to one of said armrests, and an opposite end with a horizontal monitor support plate for supporting a monitor.

9. The computer chair of claim 8, further including a flat mouse pad on top of and longitudinally aligned with one of said armrests for supporting a computer mouse.

10. The computer chair of claim 8, further including a retractable footrest positioned under said seat, and a reclining mechanism reclining said backrest and extending said footrest.

11. The computer chair of claim 8, further including a keyboard support attached to said monitor arm for supporting a keyboard.

12. The computer chair of claim 8, further including a pair of speakers attached to opposite sides of said backrest.

13. The computer chair of claim 8, further including an access panel on a side of said hollow compartment for providing access to said personal computer circuit boards.

14. A computer chair, comprising:

a thickly cushioned seat;

a thickly cushioned backrest positioned at a rear of said seat;

a pair of armrests positioned on opposite sides of said seat, each of said armrests generally extending from a front of said seat to said backrest, and from a waist portion of said backrest to a bottom of said computer chair, one of said armrests comprising a hollow armrest;

a plurality of personal computer circuit boards received in said hollow armrest;

an access panel on a side of said hollow armrest providing access to said personal computer circuit boards;

a flat mouse pad on top of and longitudinally aligned with one of said armrests for supporting a computer mouse;

a console generally forward of said seat and projecting above one of said armrests;

a disk drive received in said console for being within easy reach of a user;

another disk drive received in an internal drive bay positioned in said hollow armrest;

a panel attached to a back side of said hollow armrest, said panel including a fan, a port, a power connector, and a telephone connector;

a monitor arm having one end pivotally attached to one of said armrests;

a horizontal monitor support plate attached to another end of said monitor arm for supporting a monitor; and

a keyboard support attached to said another end of said monitor arm for supporting a keyboard.

15. The computer chair of claim 14, further including a retractable footrest positioned under said seat, and a reclining mechanism reclining said backrest and extending said footrest.

16. The computer chair of claim 14, further including a pair of speakers attached to opposite sides of said backrest.