Patent ID: 8794698
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: A47C,A63F

Abstract:
1. A foldable, deployable chair for video game controller presentation, comprising: a folding frame supporting a chair seat, a back support, and left and right armrests, each armrest having a rearward end proximate the back support and a forward end in an unfolded, deployed mode; a substantially planar support surface extending from the forward end of one of the left and right armrests to the forward end of the other of the left and right armrest, left and right frame extensions each being one-piece with the left and right armrest support members, the left and right frame extensions having an L-shaped configuration and extending outwardly from the armrest in the unfolded, deployed mode, the support surface pivoted to one of the frame extensions at one end, and resting on the other of the frame extensions at the other end, such that the surface is substantially horizontal and is configured to be raised and rotated about a pivot at the frame extension at the one end, allowing a user to be seated in the chair, and then after raising, the support surface is configured to be lowered about the pivot, presenting the support surface to a seated user in a position within comfortable reach of a user's hands, wherein the pivot is provided by a leg of the L-shaped configuration which defines a horizontal pivot axis in the unfolded, deployed mode; a modular hand controller interface attached to the support surface adapted to host one or more video game hand controller devices, and wherein the modular hand controller interface is enabled to communicate with video game players by wired connection or wirelessly.