Smart seating chair with IC controls, electronic sensors, and wired and wireless data and power transfer capabilities

• US 9,247,828 B2
• Filed: 04/26/2012
• Issued: 02/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sava Cvek
• Original Assignee: Sava Cvek
• Inventors: Cvek, Sava
• Primary Examiner(s): Allred, David E
• Application Number:
  US13/457,485
• Publication Number:
  US 20130113249A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,377 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 mobile task chair with a control mechanism, the mobile task chair comprising:

a mobile 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 electrically coupled to the control mechanism;

an electrical sensor for sensing a seat characteristic of the mobile task chair wherein the sensor for sensing a seat characteristic comprises a pivoting resistance sensor operative to sense a pivoting resistance of the mobile task chair; and

means for suggesting and displaying a suggested seat characteristic to a user wherein the means for suggesting and displaying a suggested seat characteristic suggests and displays a suggested pivoting resistance of the mobile task chair based at least in part on a weight of a seat occupant.

2. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 1 further comprising at least one electrical port in electrical communication with the control mechanism and wherein the at least one electrical port permits power and data transfer bidirectionally whereby the at least one electrical port can be employed to provide power to external electronic devices.

3. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 1 further comprising a wireless transmitter for producing electrical communication relative to the control mechanism.

4. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 1 further comprising a seat back recline angle sensor.

5. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 1 further comprising a weight sensor.

6. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 1 further comprising a seat depth sensor.

7. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 1 further comprising a sensor of at least one of fabric tension and pressure.

8. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 1 further comprising means for automatically adjusting a seat characteristic of the mobile task chair to an adjusted seat characteristic wherein the means for automatically adjusting a seat characteristic of the mobile task chair to an adjusted seat characteristic adjusts the seat characteristic based on a task selected by a user.

9. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 1 further comprising means for automatically adjusting a seat characteristic of the mobile task chair to an adjusted seat characteristic comprising the suggested pivoting resistance.

10. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 9 wherein the suggested pivoting resistance is further based on a task selected by a user.

11. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 1 wherein the suggested pivoting resistance comprises a suggested pivoting resistance of the seat back structure.

12. A mobile task chair with a control mechanism, the mobile task chair comprising:

a mobile 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 electrically coupled to the control mechanism;

an electrical sensor for sensing a seat characteristic of the mobile task chair wherein the sensor for sensing a seat characteristic comprises a pivoting resistance sensor operative to sense a pivoting resistance of the mobile task chair; and

means for suggesting and displaying a suggested seat characteristic to a user wherein the means for suggesting and displaying a suggested seat characteristic suggests and displays a suggested pivoting resistance of the mobile task chair based at least in part on a task selected by a user.

13. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 12 further comprising means for automatically adjusting a seat characteristic of the mobile task chair to an adjusted seat characteristic comprising the suggested pivoting resistance.

14. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 13 wherein the suggested pivoting resistance is further based on a weight of a seat occupant.

15. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 12 wherein the suggested pivoting resistance comprises a suggested pivoting resistance of the seat back structure.

16. A mobile task chair with a control mechanism, the mobile task chair comprising:

a mobile 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 electrically coupled to the control mechanism;

an electrical sensor for sensing a seat characteristic of the mobile task chair wherein the sensor for sensing a seat characteristic comprises a pivoting resistance sensor operative to sense a pivoting resistance of the mobile task chair;

an electrical sensor for sensing a seat characteristic of the mobile task chair wherein the sensor for sensing a seat characteristic comprises a seat back recline angle sensor operative to sense a seat back recline angle;

means for suggesting and displaying a suggested seat characteristic to a user; and

electronic memory for retaining data from the pivoting resistance sensor and the seat back recline angle sensor;

wherein the means for suggesting and displaying a suggested seat characteristic suggests and displays a suggested pivoting resistance of the mobile task chair based at least in part on retained data from the pivoting resistance sensor and the seat back recline angle sensor.

17. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 16 wherein the suggested pivoting resistance includes a gross resistance setting and a fine resistance setting.

18. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 16 further comprising means for automatically adjusting a seat characteristic of the mobile task chair to an adjusted seat characteristic comprising the suggested pivoting resistance.

19. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 18 wherein the suggested pivoting resistance is further based on a task selected by a user.

20. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 18 wherein the suggested pivoting resistance is further based on a weight of a seat occupant.

21. The mobile task chair with a control mechanism of claim 16 wherein the suggested pivoting resistance comprises a suggested pivoting resistance of the seat back structure.