Patent Publication Number: US-2021169227-A1

Title: Inflatable air mattress, chair, and couch with speakers

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention is in the field of inflatable furniture for indoor or outdoor usage, including inflatable air mattresses, air beds, gaming chairs, pullout couches, lounges, and love seats, all having built-in or removable speakers, a built in power source having a battery compartment, and/or wireless speakers. 
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART 
     Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 8,366,502 discloses a float having an inflatable body, a speaker unit secured to the body, a battery box removably secured to the body, and wiring that electrically connects the speaker unit with the battery box. 
     However, the structure and function of the present invention is distinguishable from the &#39;502 patent. 
     OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION 
     It is an object of the present invention to provide improved inflatable furniture, which includes convenience structure for the user, including one or more built-in or removable speakers and holders/pockets. 
     Another object of the present invention is to provide improved inflatable furniture, which includes convenience structure for the user, including a headrest, or an armrest, or a removable pillow, having one or more built-in or removable speakers contained therein. 
     Another object of the present invention is to provide improved inflatable furniture, which includes convenience structure for the user, wherein the built-in or removable speakers may be powered by solar power, batteries, or may be wireless. 
     Another object of the present invention is to provide inflatable furniture for indoor or outdoor usage. 
     Another object of the present invention is to provide inflatable chairs, inflatable gaming chairs, inflatable lounges, inflatable couches and beds and air mattresses. 
     Another object of the present invention is to provide improved inflatable furniture, which includes convenience structure for the user, wherein the inflatable furniture includes an inflatable body. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention provides inflatable furniture in the form of inflatable chairs, gaming chairs, lounges, love seats, couches, beds, and air mattresses having built-in or removable speakers, a built-in power source, or wireless speakers. The battery compartment is secured in a first compartment in the body. In addition, the first compartment and the speaker may be in the headrest, or armrest, or in a removable pillow. Further, the battery box is secured in a second compartment in the body, wherein the battery is rechargeable and the speaker unit is connected to the battery as a power source, or to a solar power source. Alternatively, the speaker units may be wireless. 
     The present invention also provides inflatable furniture having an inflatable body, and a built-in or removable speaker unit being secured in a first compartment in the body. A second compartment is provided for the power source. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of an inflatable chair with built in wireless speakers and a battery; 
         FIG. 1A  is a detailed view of  FIG. 1  showing the control; 
         FIG. 2  is a rear perspective view of the inflatable chair or gaming chair shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 2B  is a detailed view of  FIG. 2  showing the speaker; 
         FIG. 3  is a front perspective view of an inflatable love seat with built in wireless speakers and a battery; 
         FIG. 3A  is a detailed view of  FIG. 3  showing the control; 
         FIG. 3B  is a detailed view of  FIG. 3  showing the speaker; 
         FIG. 4  is a rear perspective view of the inflatable love seat shown in  FIG. 3 ; 
         FIG. 5  is a front perspective view of an inflatable couch with built in wireless speakers and a battery; 
         FIG. 5A  is a detailed view of  FIG. 5  showing the control; 
         FIG. 5B  is a detailed view of  FIG. 5  showing the speaker; 
         FIG. 6  is a rear perspective view of the inflatable couch shown in  FIG. 5 ; 
         FIG. 7  is a front perspective view of an inflatable bed having a first sleeping section and a second sleeping section, with built-in wireless speakers and a battery; 
         FIG. 7A  is a detailed view of  FIG. 7  showing the control; 
         FIG. 7B  is a detailed view of  FIG. 7  showing the speaker; 
         FIG. 8  is a rear perspective view of the inflatable bed shown in  FIG. 7 ; 
         FIG. 9  is a front perspective view of the bed shown in  FIG. 7  in an assembled form to show a couch; 
         FIG. 10  is a rear perspective view of the inflatable bed shown in  FIG. 9 ; 
         FIG. 11  is a front perspective view of the inflatable air mattress with built-in wireless speakers and a battery; 
         FIG. 11A  is a detailed view of the inflatable mattress shown in  FIG. 11  showing the speakers and the controls; 
         FIG. 12  is a side view of the inflatable mattress shown in  FIG. 11  showing the speakers and the controls; 
         FIG. 13  is an exploded perspective view of the speaker assembly; 
         FIG. 14  shows a top view of the assembly of  FIG. 13 ; 
         FIG. 15  is a perspective view of the assembly of  FIG. 13 ; 
         FIG. 16  is a cross-sectional view of the assembly  FIG. 13 , and  FIG. 16A  is a top view thereof, and  FIG. 16B  is a side view thereof; 
         FIG. 17  is a cross-sectional view showing the battery pack having four batteries; 
         FIG. 18  is a cross-sectional view of the speaker housing, and  FIG. 18A  is a front view of the speaker grill, and  FIG. 18B  is a side view of the speaker housing; 
         FIG. 19  is a perspective view of the wired assembly shown in  FIG. 13 ; 
         FIG. 20  is a perspective view of the wireless assembly shown in  FIG. 13 ; and 
         FIG. 21  is an exploded perspective view of the elements of the wireless speaker device  400 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the present invention provides inflatable furniture  10  having a body  12 , including a seating section  14 , an upright section  16 , and side sections  18 . Multiple speaker units  20 ,  22 , and  24  are built into separate compartments  26 ,  28 , and  30  of the body  12 ; wherein the separate compartments  26 ,  28 , and  30  are in the headrest  32 , or armrest  34 , or in a removable pillow  36 . 
       FIGS. 1A and 2B  are a detailed perspective views showing the speaker  20  in the headrest  32 . As shown in  FIGS. 1A and 2B , there is a battery compartment  70  for housing the batteries  74  which are rechargeable and the speaker unit  78  is connected to batteries  74  as a power source. 
       FIGS. 3 and 4  show a second embodiment in the form of a love seat  100 . Speaker housing  124  and speaker  120  are shown in  FIGS. 3A and 3B . 
       FIGS. 5 and 6  show a third embodiment in the form of a couch  200 . Speaker housing  224  and speaker  220  are shown in  FIGS. 5A and 5B . 
       FIGS. 7, 8, 9, and 10  show another embodiment in the form of an inflatable foldout bed  300 . Speaker housing  324  and speaker  320  are shown in  FIGS. 7A and 7B . 
       FIGS. 11 and 12  show another embodiment in the form of an inflatable air mattress  350 . Speaker housing  354  and speakers  352  are shown in  FIG. 11A . 
     The present invention provides ergonomically inflatable furniture with an integrated Bluetooth speaker system, or removable speakers, which is powered by removable and rechargeable batteries, including a lithium ion battery, which has up to 20 hours of power after a full charge. In addition, the Bluetooth speaker is either a 4.0 or a 4.1 low energy BLE having a range of 70 to 80 feet. Further, the speakers are at least 3 watts to 10 watts with performance drivers to improve sound quality. Also, the cell phone has hands-free calling, and there is an external control pad having an on/off switch, and a control for pairing and for volume. 
     As shown in  FIG. 13 , the speaker device  400  includes an ABS battery shaft  402 , a battery pack  404  therein, and a rubber topper  406 . The speaker device  400  also includes a speaker housing  410  having a sub-woofer  408 , a speaker  412 , an outer speaker grill  414 , an inner speaker grill  416 , and a connecting speaker wire  418 . In addition,  FIG. 15  shows a perspective view, and  FIG. 14  shows a top view of the foregoing elements assembled having a speaker on each end of the speaker device  400 . 
       FIG. 16  shows a cross-sectional view with all of the elements assembled, including the main speaker device  400  having received therein the battery shaft  402  and the battery pack  404  with the rubber topper  406  placed thereon.  FIG. 16A  shows the top view, and  FIG. 6B  shows the side view of speaker device  400 . In addition,  FIG. 17  shows the battery pack  404  having four batteries contained therein being each being 2,500 milliamps. Also,  FIG. 18  shows a cross-sectional view of the speaker housing  410  having the speaker  412  mounted therein.  FIG. 18A  shows the grill  416 , and  FIG. 18B  shows the side view of housing  410 . 
       FIG. 19  shows a perspective view of the assembly of speaker device  400  with the two speakers  410 ,  412  connected thereto by wires  418 , and also shows a cell phone  420  that provides a Bluetooth connection between the side speakers  410 ,  412  and the speaker device  400 . 
       FIG. 20  shows the wireless connection between speakers  410  and  412 , so that no wires are used in this embodiment. The Bluetooth connects the speakers to the main unit that connects to the smart device. In addition, the wireless Bluetooth connection is provided from an external smart device to provide sound to the speakers  410  and  412 . Further, the two speakers  410  and  2  shown in  FIG. 20  are hard wired to a PCB board and a battery, and receive sound via a Bluetooth signal from the external smart device. 
       FIG. 21  is a different perspective view of the speaker device  400 , shown in  FIG. 13 , which includes the speaker housing  410  having the sub-woofer  408 , the speaker  412 , the outer speaker grill  414 , and the inner speaker grill  416 . 
     ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 
     It is an advantage of the present invention to provide improved inflatable furniture, which includes convenience structure for the user, including one or more built-in or removable speakers and holders/pockets. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is to provide improved inflatable furniture, which includes convenience structure for the user, including a headrest, or an armrest, or a removable pillow, having one or more built-in or removable speakers contained therein. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is to provide improved inflatable furniture, which includes convenience structure for the user, wherein the built-in or removable speakers may be powered by solar power, batteries, or may be wireless. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is to provide inflatable furniture for indoor or outdoor usage. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is to provide inflatable chairs, inflatable gaming chairs, inflatable lounges, inflatable couches and beds and air mattresses. 
     Another advantage of the present invention is to provide improved inflatable furniture, which includes convenience structure for the user, wherein the inflatable furniture includes an inflatable body. 
     A latitude of modification, change and substitution is intended in the foregoing disclosure, and in some instances, some features of the invention will be employed without a corresponding use of other features. Accordingly, it is appropriate that the appended claims be construed broadly and in a manner consistent with the spirit and scope of the invention herein.