IP Library Granted Patent US 8,221,246
Granted Patent B2
US 8,221,246 · App. 12/334,251 · Granted Jul 17, 2012

Entertainment chair

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Patent No.
US 8,221,246
App. No.
12/334,251
Granted
Jul 17, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An entertainment chair includes a base, a bottom surface positioned on a lower portion of the base and a seating surface positioned opposite the bottom surface. The entertainment chair further includes a support surface formed or removeably attachable with respect to the bottom surface and permitting 360 degrees of rotation of the base relative to a floor surface. The entertainment chair further includes an internal control for translating movement of a user to an entertainment system and may further include a means for operably connecting the entertainment chair to an entertainment medium for receiving a signal produced by the entertainment medium.

Claims (37)

1. An entertainment chair comprising:

a base;

a bottom surface positioned on a lower portion of the base;

a support surface formed with respect to the bottom surface, wherein the support surface is a convex support surface and the support surface is removably attachable to the bottom surface;

a seating surface opposite the bottom surface; and

an internal gaming control for translating movement of a user to an entertainment system.

2. The entertainment chair of claim 1 , further comprising a backrest integrated with the base.

3. The entertainment chair of claim 1 , further comprising a means for rolling mountable with respect to the bottom surface.

4. The entertainment chair of claim 1 , further comprising at least one tactile transducer.

5. The entertainment chair of claim 1 , further comprising at least one auditory transducer.

6. The entertainment chair of claim 1 , further comprising a control panel operably connecting the entertainment chair to an entertainment medium.

7. The entertainment chair of claim 6 , wherein the control panel includes at least one control selected from the group consisting of a power on control, a power off control, a volume control, a tone control, a vibration control, and combinations thereof.

8. The entertainment chair of claim 1 , wherein the support surface includes a slip-proof material.

9. The entertainment chair of claim 1 , wherein the convex support surface permits 360 degrees of rotation of the base relative to a floor surface.

10. The entertainment chair of claim 1 , further comprising an arm integrated with the base, the arm extending from the base at an angle of between about 30 degrees and about 80 degrees relative to a floor surface.

11. The entertainment chair of claim 10 , further comprising a handle mounted with respect to an end of the arm opposite the base.

12. An entertainment chair comprising:

a base;

a bottom surface positioned on a lower portion of the base;

a support surface connected with respect to the bottom surface, wherein the support surface is a convex support surface permitting 360 degrees of rotation of the base relative to a floor surface and the support surface is removably attachable to the bottom surface;

a seating surface opposite the bottom surface;

a backrest integrated with the base;

a means for operably connecting the entertainment chair to an entertainment medium for receiving and responding to a signal produced by the entertainment medium; and

an internal gaming control for translating movement of a user to the entertainment medium.

13. The entertainment chair of claim 12 , wherein the means for operably connecting the entertainment chair to an entertainment medium comprise a control panel, wherein the control panel includes at least one control selected from the group consisting of a volume control, a vibration control, a power on control, a power off control, an input control, an output control, a tone control, an audio control, and combinations thereof.

14. The entertainment chair of claim 12 , further comprising a compartment formed within the base.

15. An entertainment chair comprising:

a base;

a bottom surface positioned on a lower portion of the base;

a support surface connected with respect to the bottom surface, wherein the support surface is a convex support surface permitting 360 degrees of rotation of the base relative to a floor surface and wherein the support surface is removably attachable to the bottom surface;

a seating surface opposite the bottom surface;

a backrest integrated with the base;

at least one tactile transducer positioned with respect to the base;

at least one auditory transducer positioned with respect to the base;

an internal gaming control for translating movement of a user to an entertainment medium; and

a means for operably connecting the entertainment chair to an entertainment medium for receiving and responding to a signal produced by the entertainment medium.

16. The entertainment chair of claim 15 , further comprising an audio device connected with the chair.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2011
From: LUMISOURCE HOLDINGS, INC.
To: EFURN HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 026323/0669 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 20, 2011
From: LUMISOURCE, INC.
To: LUMISOURCE HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 026319/0758 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2009
From: LEE, STEVE; DAISY, CHRIS
To: LUMISOURCE, INC.
Reel/Frame 022349/0095 →