U.S. patent application number 12/010665 was filed with the patent office on 2009-07-30 for glider with a music player.
Invention is credited to Hsing-Yu Chi.
Application Number | 20090189424 12/010665 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 40898466 |
Filed Date | 2009-07-30 |
United States Patent
Application |
20090189424 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chi; Hsing-Yu |
July 30, 2009 |
Glider with a music player
Abstract
A glider with a music player includes a gliding mechanism, a
chair frame, a back cushion, a seat cushion, a plurality of
speakers and a music controller. The gliding mechanism has a fixing
portion and a gliding portion glidably mounted on the fixing
portion. The chair frame is fixed on the top surface of the gliding
portion. The back cushion and the seat cushion are detachably
mounted on the chair frame. The speakers are placed in the back
cushion. The music controller is electrically connected with the
speakers. When users sit in the glider with a music player, they
can rock themselves back and forth to relax via the gliding
mechanism. Further, users can enjoy music via the speakers and the
music controller while sitting in the glider to relax
themselves.
Inventors: |
Chi; Hsing-Yu; (Taipei City,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Hsing-Yu Chi
4F, No. 726, Section 6, Chung Shan North Road
Taipei
11152
TW
|
Family ID: |
40898466 |
Appl. No.: |
12/010665 |
Filed: |
January 29, 2008 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
297/217.4 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47C 7/727 20180801;
A47C 7/72 20130101; A47C 3/0255 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
297/217.4 |
International
Class: |
A47C 7/72 20060101
A47C007/72 |
Claims
1. A glider with a music player, comprising: a gliding mechanism
having a fixing portion and a gliding portion glidably mounted on
the fixing portion; a chair frame having a seat board and a back
board, the seat board fixed on the top surface of the gliding
portion and the back board fixed at the rear side of the top
surface of the seat board; a back cushion detachably mounted on the
back board of the chair frame and including a foam layer, a surface
layer and a covering layer, wherein the foam layer has a plurality
of grooves formed therein, the foam layer is covered with the
surface layer and the surface layer is covered with the covering
layer; a seat cushion detachably mounted on the seat board of the
chair frame; a plurality of speakers placed in the grooves of the
back cushion; and a music controller electrically connected with
the speakers.
2. The glider as claimed in claim 1, wherein the seat cushion
includes a foam layer, a surface layer and a covering layer, and
the foam layer is covered with the surface layer and the surface
layer is covered with the covering layer.
3. The glider as claimed in claim 2, wherein the chair frame
further includes an armrest frame fixed at the left side and the
right side on the top surface of the seat board, and an armrest
cushion is detachably mounted on the armrest frame.
4. The glider as claimed in claim 3, wherein the covering layers of
the back cushion and the seat cushion are made of cloth or leather,
the surface layers thereof are made of polyurethare and the foam
layers thereof are made of polyester.
5. The glider as claimed in claim 4, wherein the speakers have
transmission lines which electrically connect the speakers to the
music controller.
6. The glider as claimed in claim 5, wherein the music controller
is connected to an external audio source.
7. The glider as claimed in claim 6, wherein the external audio
source is a CD player, a MP3 player, a radio or a TV set.
8. The glider as claimed in claim 7, wherein the music controller
has a control panel.
9. The glider as claimed in claim 8, wherein the music controller
and the speakers are connected to a power cord.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a glider with a music
player.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] Gliders are chairs which are able to generate rocking
motion. When users sit in gliders, they can rock themselves back
and forth to relax via gliding mechanisms of the gliders depending
on their weights.
[0005] Users usually like to listen to music on walkmans or audio
devices while sitting in the gliders. When they use walkmans, the
users need to wear earphones, which may cause discomfort,
especially after being worn for a long time. Furthermore,
conventional gliders have no proper device for receiving the
walkmans, so that users must hold the walkmans in hand and cannot
enjoy the gliders with ease.
[0006] Additionally, when users listen to music on audio devices,
there is difficult to achieve a desired stereo effect under the
influence of locations of the audio devices.
[0007] Hence, the inventors of the present invention believe that
the shortcomings described above can be improved, and accordingly
suggest the present invention which is of a reasonable design and
is an effective improvement based on deep research and thought.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] An object of the present invention is to provide a glider
with a music player which has a music player mounted in a
detachable back cushion of the glider so that users can enjoy music
while sitting in the glider to relax themselves.
[0009] To achieve the above-mentioned object, a glider with a music
player in accordance with the present invention is provided. The
glider with a music player includes a gliding mechanism, a chair
frame, a back cushion, a seat cushion, a plurality of speakers and
a music controller. The gliding mechanism has a fixing portion and
a gliding portion glidably mounted on the fixing portion. The chair
frame has a seat board and a back board, the seat board is fixed on
the top surface of the gliding portion and the back board is fixed
at the rear side of the top surface of the seat board. The back
cushion is detachably mounted on the back board of the chair frame
and includes a foam layer, a surface layer and a covering layer,
wherein the foam layer has a plurality of grooves formed therein,
the foam layer is covered with the surface layer and the surface
layer is covered with the covering layer. The seat cushion is
detachably mounted on the seat board of the chair frame. The
speakers are placed in the grooves of the back cushion, and the
music controller is electrically connected with the speakers.
[0010] The efficacy of the present invention is as follows:
firstly, when users sit in the glider with a music player, they can
rock themselves back and forth to relax via the gliding mechanism;
secondly, the speakers are embedded in the back cushion and
electrically connected with the music controller, so users can
connect the music controller to different audio sources to play
music or other audio files; and further, music can be played at two
sides of users' ears thereby providing a remarkable stereo effect
for the users.
[0011] To further understand features and technical contents of the
present invention, please refer to the following detailed
description and drawings related the present invention. However,
the drawings are only to be used as references and explanations,
not to limit the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a glider with a music player
according to the present invention;
[0013] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the glider with a
music player according to the present invention;
[0014] FIG. 3 is a partially cross-sectional perspective view of
the glider with a music player according to the present
invention;
[0015] FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of part A in FIG. 3; and
[0016] FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the glider with a music player
according to the present invention, during rocking motion.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0017] Please refer to FIGS. 1-3 illustrating a glider with a music
player 10 according to the present invention. The glider with a
music player 10 includes a gliding mechanism 11, a chair frame 12,
a back cushion 13, a seat cushion 14, an armrest cushion 15, a
plurality of speakers 16 and a music controller 17.
[0018] The gliding mechanism 11 which is a linkage mechanism
includes a fixing portion 111 and a gliding portion 1 12. The
fixing portion 11 1 is placed on the ground, and the gliding
portion 112 is glidably mounted on the fixing portion 111. The
gliding mechanism 11 generally has the same structure as the prior
art, which isn't an emphasis of the present invention, so detailed
descriptions of the gliding mechanism 11 are omitted inhere.
[0019] The chair frame 12 includes a back board 121, an armrest
frame 122 and a seat board 123. The seat board 123 is fixed on the
top surface of the gliding portion 112, the back board 121 is fixed
at the rear side of the top surface of the seat board 123, and the
armrest frame 122 is fixed at the left side and the right side on
the top surface of the seat board 123.
[0020] Please refer to FIG. 3, the back cushion 13 is detachably
mounted on the back board 121 of the chair frame 12 via binding,
adhesion or fastening etc. The back cushion 13 has a foam layer 131
made of polyester. The foam layer 131 has a plurality of grooves
1311 formed therein. In the embodiment, the foam layer 131 has two
grooves 1311, corresponding to the number of the speakers 16. The
two grooves 1311 are transversely symmetrically formed in the foam
layer 131. Each groove 13 11 receives one speaker 16 therein, and a
foam cover 13 12 is placed on the speaker 16 to cover the groove
1311. Each foam cover 1312 is formed by cutting the foam which is
taken out from the foam layer 131 when the corresponding groove
1311 is formed. The speakers 16 are used for audio output. Each
speaker 16 has a transmission line 161 which electrically connects
the speaker 16 to the music controller 17.
[0021] When the speaker 16 and the foam cover 1312 are placed in a
corresponding groove 1311, the foam layer 131 is covered with a
surface layer 132 made of polyurethare. The surface layer 132 may
make users feel comfortable when the users lean on the back cushion
13. The surface layer 132 may be covered with a covering layer 133
which is made of cloth or leather.
[0022] The seat cushion 14 is detachably mounted on the top surface
of the seat board 123. The structure of the seat cushion 14 is
similar to that of the back cushion 13, that is, the seat cushion
14 includes a foam layer 141, a surface layer 142 and a covering
layer 143. The foam layer 141 is covered with the surface layer
142, and the surface layer 142 is covered with the covering layer
143. Further, the armrest cushion 15 is mounted on the armrest
frame 122. The seat cushion 14 and the armrest cushion 15 can make
users more comfortable when the users sit in the glider 10.
[0023] Please refer to FIG. 4, the music controller 17 may be fixed
on the chair frame 12 and has a control panel 171. The control
panel 171 has a power switch, a volume adjustment button, an audio
signal connecting port and so on. The control panel 171 is
electrically connected to a control circuit inside the music
controller 17 to control turn-off/turn-on of the speakers 16,
adjust the volume and transmit audio signals to the speakers 16 for
output. Additionally, the speakers 16 and the music controller 17
are connected to a power cord 172. The power cord 172 may be
connected to a socket for the main supply to transmit power to the
music controller 17 and the speakers 16.
[0024] Users may connect different audio sources to the control
panel 171 of the music controller 17, for example, CD players, MP3
players (MPEG-1 AUDIO LAYER 3 players), radios or TV sets, whereby
the users can sit in the glider with a music player 10 and enjoy
music.
[0025] Please refer to FIG. 5, when users sit in the glider with a
music player 10, they can rock themselves back and forth to relax
via the gliding mechanism 11. Furthermore, since the speakers 16
are embedded in the back cushion 13 and electrically connected with
the music controller 17, users can directly use the music
controller 17 and the speakers 16 to play different music or other
audio files without earphones, thereby the users listen to music
freely and easily. Also, the speakers 16 are embedded in two sides
of the back cushion 13, which are just located beside a user' ears
to provide a remarkable stereo effect for the user.
[0026] What are disclosed above are only the specification and the
drawings of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and
it is therefore not intended that the present invention be limited
to the particular embodiments disclosed. It will be understood by
those skilled in the art that various equivalent changes may be
made depending on the specification and the drawings of the present
invention without departing from the scope of the present
invention.
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