Chairs and seats – Combined – With electrical feature
Patent
1992-02-05
1995-03-21
Kannan, Philip C.
Chairs and seats
Combined
With electrical feature
181192, 29718804, A47C 762
Patent
active
053989929
ABSTRACT:
A seat having an acoustic waveguide for conveying sound from a remotely mounted loudspeaker to a location in close proximity to an occupant's ears is disclosed. The seat comprises a horizontal seating member upon which an occupant may sit and a loudspeaker located under the seating member for generating sound to be conveyed to the occupant's ears. A back rest member extends upwardly from the seating member and comprises an acoustic waveguide coupled to the loudspeaker for conveying sound to the occupant. The waveguide terminates at an upper location such that a virtual sound source is located in close proximity to the occupant's ears. In its present form, the seat has special application in the amusement ride industry where the conveyance of intelligible sound to occupants may be difficult in view of the noisy environment in which such amusement rides tend to operate. Multiple loudspeakers in combination with specially shaped waveguides may be employed to convey stereo sound to multiple occupants.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1577911 (1926-03-01), Koch et al.
patent: 2908766 (1959-10-01), Taylor
patent: 4020284 (1977-04-01), Phillips
patent: 4082159 (1978-04-01), Petty
patent: 4178473 (1979-12-01), Vermeren
patent: 4567959 (1986-02-01), Prophit
patent: 4758047 (1988-07-01), Hennington
patent: 4868888 (1989-09-01), Dayton
patent: 4979777 (1990-12-01), Takada
patent: 5143055 (1992-09-01), Eakin
patent: 5147109 (1992-09-01), Jolly
Kannan Philip C.
The Walt Disney Company
LandOfFree
Seat having sound system with acoustic waveguide does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Seat having sound system with acoustic waveguide, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Seat having sound system with acoustic waveguide will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1144950