A gaming chair ( 1 ) used primarily for flight simulation and driving games having a rotatable wheeled base and a footrest secured to the front of the chair via lower mounting brackets that allow the chair and footrest to be rotated and moved as a single unit. Upper mounting brackets ( 20 ) are preferably secured directly to or adjacent to armrests ( 4, 5 ) of the gaming chair to provide a plurality of attachment points ( 17 ) for securing one or more upper support surfaces ( 21 ) that have mounting locations for additional peripherals.
1. A gaming chair comprising:
a seat support, a back support, a right arm rest, a left arm rest and a rotating wheeled base extending downward from the seat support;
said seat support having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear edge, a front edge, a right side edge and a left side edge;
a footrest supported by at least one elongated foot rest support extending from the seat support;
at least one upper mounting bracket secured to the gaming chair in a position that is substantially parallel to the right arm rest and the left arm rest;
said at least one upper mounting bracket having a plurality of attachment points located thereon;
said plurality of attachment points being a plurality of apertures spaced apart along said at least one upper mounting bracket; and
at least one upper support surface attached to the at least one upper mounting bracket via at least one attachment point of the plurality of attachment points located on the at least one upper mounting bracket.
2. The gaming chair of claim 1 further comprising:
at least one lower mounting bracket located on the bottom surface of the seat support to provide at least one attachment point for attaching the at least one elongated foot rest support to the gaming chair.
3. The gaming chair of claim 1 wherein:
said at least one upper mounting bracket is L-shaped.
4. The gaming chair of claim 2 wherein:
said at least one lower mounting bracket has a plurality of attachment points located thereon.
5. The gaining chair of claim 1 further comprising:
at least one peripheral attached to the at least one upper mounting bracket.
6. The gaming chair of claim 1 further comprising:
at least one peripheral attached to the foot rest.
7. The gaming chair of claim 1 further comprising:
at least one peripheral attached to the at least one upper support surface.
8. A gaming chair comprising:
a seat support, a back support, a right arm rest, a left arm rest and a rotating wheeled base extending downward from the seat support;
said seat support having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear edge, a front edge, a right side edge and a left side edge;
a footrest supported by at least one elongated foot rest support extending from the seat support;
at least one upper mounting bracket secured to the gaming chair in a position that is substantially parallel to the right arm rest and the left arm rest;
said at least one upper mounting bracket having a plurality of attachment points located thereon;
said plurality of attachment points located on said at least one upper mounting bracket being a plurality of apertures spaced apart along said at least one upper mounting bracket;
at least one upper support surface attached to the at least one upper mounting bracket via at least one attachment point of the plurality of attachment points located on the at least one upper mounting bracket;
at least one lower mounting bracket located on the bottom surface of the seat support to provide at least one attachment point for attaching the at least one elongated foot rest support to the gaming chair;
said at least one lower mounting bracket having a plurality of attachment points located thereon; and
said plurality of attachment points located on said at least one lower mounting bracket being a plurality of apertures spaced apart along said at least one upper mounting bracket.
9. The gaming chair of claim 8 wherein:
said at least one upper mounting bracket is L-shaped.
10. The gaming chair of claim 8 wherein:
said at least one lower mounting bracket is L-shaped.
11. The gaming chair of claim 8 further comprising:
at least one peripheral attached to the at least one upper mounting bracket.
12. The gaming chair of claim 8 further comprising:
at least one peripheral attached to the foot rest.
13. The gaming chair of claim 8 further comprising:
at least one peripheral attached to the at least one upper support surface.
14. A gaming chair comprising:
a seat support, a back support, a right arm rest, a left arm rest and a rotating wheeled base extending downward from the seat support;
said seat support having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear edge, a front edge, a right side edge and a left side edge;
a footrest supported by at least one elongated foot rest support extending from the seat support;
at least one upper mounting bracket secured to the gaming chair in a position that is substantially parallel to the right arm rest and the left arm rest;
said at least one upper mounting bracket is L-shaped;
said at least one upper mounting bracket having a plurality of attachment points located thereon;
said plurality of attachment points located on said at least one upper mounting bracket being a plurality of apertures spaced apart along said at least one upper mounting bracket;
at least one upper support surface attached to the at least one upper mounting bracket via at least one attachment point of the plurality of attachment points located on the at least one upper mounting bracket;
at least one lower mounting bracket located on the bottom surface of the seat support to provide at least one attachment point for attaching the at least one elongated foot rest support to the gaining chair; and
said at least one lower mounting bracket having a plurality of attachment points located thereon.
15. The gaining chair of claim 14 wherein:
said at least one lower mounting bracket is L-shaped.
16. The gaining chair of claim 14 further comprising:
at least one peripheral attached to the at least one upper mounting bracket.
17. The gaming chair of claim 14 further comprising:
at least one peripheral attached to the foot rest.
18. The gaming chair of claim 14 further comprising:
at least one peripheral attached to the at least one upper support surface.