Patent SG-11201804113R-A (SG)
Title: Electronic furniture systems with integrated internal speakers
Inventor: NELSON SHAWN D
IPC: H04R5/02
Filed: 2016-11-11
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property - Organization International Bureau ... ....Y;1 (43) International Publication Date .... .....r ,„„01 26 May 2017(26.05.2017) WIPO I PCT II (10) 11111111111111111111 WO International 2017/087266 Publication IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Number Al (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventors: NELSON, Shawn D.; 3 Purdy Lane, Darien, A47C 7/72 (2006.01) H04R 5/02 (2006.01) Connecticut 06820 (US). UNDERWOOD, David M.; 3 A47C 21/00 (2006.01) HO4R 1/02 (2006.01) 1/2 Colony Place, Norwalk, Connecticut 06851 (US). KUCHLER, Brian; 1201 Washington Blvd., Stamford, (21) International Application Number: Connecticut 06901 (US). COWAN, David, M.; 228 Kent PCT/US2016/061491 Road S, Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut 06754 (US). (22) International Filing Date: GALLO, Anthony; 73-05 182nd Street, Fresh Meadows, 11 November 2016 (11.11.2016) New York 11366 (US). (25) Filing Language: English (74) Agents: DELLENBACH, David B. et al.; 10th Floor, 60 (26) Publication Language: English East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (30) Priority Data: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 62/257,623 19 November 2015 (19.11.2015) US AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, 15/270,339 20 September 2016 (20.09.2016) US BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, 62/417,091 3 November 2016 (03.11.2016) US DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FL GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, 15/348,068 10 November 2016 (10.11.2016) US HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, (71) Applicant: SAC ACQUISITION LLC [US/US]; Suite KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, 300, Two Landmark Square, Stamford, Connecticut 06901 MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (US). OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: ELECTRONIC FURNITURE SYSTEMS WITH INTEGRATED INTERNAL SPEAKERS (57) : An electronic furniture assembly of the invention comprises: (i) a furniture present assembly compris- ing: (A) a base (e.g., a seat portion), (B) at least one trans - verse member (e.g., a side, armrest or backrest), and (C) a for the base to the transverse coupler selectively coupling member; (ii) an electrical hub for providing electrical power 16 to the speakers, the hub configured to selectively reside with- in furniture the assembly; and (iii) a speaker system mounted within one or more of the furniture assembly. The portions speaker system comprises one or more speakers mounted within the base and transverse member, hiding the speakers 214a -..„, therein, and saving space within a home the or office, using ' 14a same footprint for both furniture and speakers, providing a high fidelity surround sound system. . 1 010110 111111111111111111 12a ..\, 100 ._.-------- is ._. N- 1 40 I \"- ..,7,, , P-....a- -- 1 .04,r.• N... S -1 01 . , -_, l i ,\" 14a clikr—S 3 11116--air ` V' /= r - 11 fi10 1. ' 34 • Poe w ei 34 IN Ge 0 N 1-1 0 ei ... .%; .„ -.-, 210a FIG. 3 12a 256 O WO 2017/087266 Al MMEDIMOREIDIRDIDEHOMMICIMOIMENEVOIS TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every Published: kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, with international search report (Art 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, — TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, claims and to be republished in the event of receipt amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) of