IP Library Granted Patent US 10,986,927
Granted Patent B2
US 10,986,927 · App. 16/237,094 · Granted Apr 27, 2021

Video-caster chair

Inventor: Daniel P. Fiden (Holualoa, HI)
Assignee: Cloud9 Esports, Inc.
A47C7/62A47C1/03A47C3/20A47C7/42A47C7/46B60N2/58B60N2/60
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Patent No.
US 10,986,927
App. No.
16/237,094
Granted
Apr 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A customizable chair is disclosed that includes an “over-the shoulder” region where users can affix graphic patches. The region that the graphic patches are placed is visible from a number of perspectives including a user-broadcaster sitting in the chair.

Claims (53)

1. A chair comprising:

a chairback region positioned along a front-facing over-the-shoulder cap portion or front-facing wing portion of a chairback and above a lumbar region of the chairback; and

a fastening material on an exterior of the chair over a cushion and covering the chairback region, the fastening material including at least a portion of a fastener to which a patch is to be removably affixed at a variable position and orientation, the fastening material having an area larger than an area of the patch.

2. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the fastening material comprises at least one of:

at least one of a hook portion or a loop portion of a hook-and-loop fastener;

Micro-peg fabric

magnetic fabric; or

adhesive fabric.

3. A method of using the chair of claim 1 comprising:

recording video data including a user seated in the chair wherein the graphic patch is visible in renderings of the video data; and

transmitting the video data.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein said transmitting comprises uploading the video data to a streaming video service via a computer network.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

fastening the graphic patch to the fastening material.

6. A method of using the chair of claim 3 comprising:

receiving video data including a user seated in the chair wherein the graphic patch is visible in renderings of the video data; and

broadcasting the video data.

7. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the chair is a video gaming chair.

8. The chair of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of wheels;

a reclining mechanism to enable the chair to recline; and

a height adjustment mechanism to adjust the height of the chair.

9. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the chairback region is visible while a user sits in the chair.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a chair;

a wing attached to a chairback of the chair;

a fastening material mounted on a front-facing exterior of the chair only over a cushion of the wing; and

a set of patches that removably fasten to the wing via the fastening material, the set of patches configured to fasten at variable positions and orientations on a surface of the wing.

11. The chair of claim 10 , wherein the fastening material is any of:

at least one of a hook portion or a loop portion of a hook-and-loop fastener;

micro-peg fabric;

magnetic fabric; or

adhesive fabric.

12. A method of using the apparatus of claim 10 comprising:

recording video data including a user seated in the chair wherein the graphic patch is visible in renderings of the video data; and

transmitting the video data.

13. A chair comprising:

a seat elevated from floor level;

a backrest attached to the seat;

a set of chair wings extending outward from the backrest beyond where a user's shoulders rest when the user is seated on the seat; and

a fastening material mounted on a front-facing exterior of the chair over a cushion of the set of chair wings, the fastening material configured in a shape that enables a set of patches to removably fasten to the set of chair wings at variable positions and orientations on a surface of the set of chair wings, the fastening material having an area larger than an area of the patch.

14. The chair of claim 13 , wherein the fastening material is any of:

at least one of a hook portion or a loop portion of a hook-and-loop fastener;

micro-peg fabric;

magnetic fabric; or

adhesive fabric.

15. The chair of claim 13 , wherein the set of chair wings are positioned on the backrest above a lumbar region and below a head and neck region.

16. The chair of claim 13 , further comprising:

a patch removably fastened to the fastening material.

17. A method of using the chair of claim 14 comprising:

recording video data including a user seated in the chair wherein the graphic patch is visible in renderings of the video data; and

transmitting the video data.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein said transmitting is uploading the video data to a streaming video service via the Internet.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2019
From: FIDEN, DANIEL P.
To: CLOUD9 ESPORTS, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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