# US 10,244,870 B1 · Gaming chair > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,244,870 B1 - Document ID: US10244870B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 15/367,574 - Filed: 2016-12-02 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-02 - Applicants: Joel Bobst - Inventors: Joel Bobst - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10244870B1 ## CPC - A47C 7/5062: {rectilinearly} - A47C 7/72: Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like - A47C: CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS ## Abstract A gaming chair (1) used primarily for flight simulation and driving games having a rotatable wheeled base and a footrest secured to the front of the chair via lower mounting brackets that allow the chair and footrest to be rotated and moved as a single unit. Upper mounting brackets (20) are preferably secured directly to or adjacent to armrests (4, 5) of the gaming chair to provide a plurality of attachment points (17) for securing one or more upper support surfaces (21) that have mounting locations for additional peripherals. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A gaming chair comprising: a seat support, a back support, a right arm rest, a left arm rest and a rotating wheeled base extending downward from the seat support; said seat support having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear edge, a front edge, a right side edge and a left side edge; a footrest supported by at least one elongated foot rest support extending from the seat support; at least one upper mounting bracket secured to the gaming chair in a position that is substantially parallel to the right arm rest and the left arm rest; said at least one upper mounting bracket having a plurality of attachment points located thereon; said plurality of attachment points being a plurality of apertures spaced apart along said at least one upper mounting bracket; and at least one upper support surface attached to the at least one upper mounting bracket via at least one attachment point of the plurality of attachment points located on the at least one upper mounting bracket. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The gaming chair of claim 1 further comprising: at least one lower mounting bracket located on the bottom surface of the seat support to provide at least one attachment point for attaching the at least one elongated foot rest support to the gaming chair. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The gaming chair of claim 1 wherein: said at least one upper mounting bracket is L-shaped. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The gaming chair of claim 2 wherein: said at least one lower mounting bracket has a plurality of attachment points located thereon. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The gaining chair of claim 1 further comprising: at least one peripheral attached to the at least one upper mounting bracket. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The gaming chair of claim 1 further comprising: at least one peripheral attached to the foot rest. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The gaming chair of claim 1 further comprising: at least one peripheral attached to the at least one upper support surface. ### Claim 8 A gaming chair comprising: a seat support, a back support, a right arm rest, a left arm rest and a rotating wheeled base extending downward from the seat support; said seat support having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear edge, a front edge, a right side edge and a left side edge; a footrest supported by at least one elongated foot rest support extending from the seat support; at least one upper mounting bracket secured to the gaming chair in a position that is substantially parallel to the right arm rest and the left arm rest; said at least one upper mounting bracket having a plurality of attachment points located thereon; said plurality of attachment points located on said at least one upper mounting bracket being a plurality of apertures spaced apart along said at least one upper mounting bracket; at least one upper support surface attached to the at least one upper mounting bracket via at least one attachment point of the plurality of attachment points located on the at least one upper mounting bracket; at least one lower mounting bracket located on the bottom surface of the seat support to provide at least one attachment point for attaching the at least one elongated foot rest support to the gaming chair; said at least one lower mounting bracket having a plurality of attachment points located thereon; and said plurality of attachment points located on said at least one lower mounting bracket being a plurality of apertures spaced apart along said at least one upper mounting bracket. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The gaming chair of claim 8 wherein: said at least one upper mounting bracket is L-shaped. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The gaming chair of claim 8 wherein: said at least one lower mounting bracket is L-shaped. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The gaming chair of claim 8 further comprising: at least one peripheral attached to the at least one upper mounting bracket. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The gaming chair of claim 8 further comprising: at least one peripheral attached to the foot rest. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The gaming chair of claim 8 further comprising: at least one peripheral attached to the at least one upper support surface. ### Claim 14 A gaming chair comprising: a seat support, a back support, a right arm rest, a left arm rest and a rotating wheeled base extending downward from the seat support; said seat support having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear edge, a front edge, a right side edge and a left side edge; a footrest supported by at least one elongated foot rest support extending from the seat support; at least one upper mounting bracket secured to the gaming chair in a position that is substantially parallel to the right arm rest and the left arm rest; said at least one upper mounting bracket is L-shaped; said at least one upper mounting bracket having a plurality of attachment points located thereon; said plurality of attachment points located on said at least one upper mounting bracket being a plurality of apertures spaced apart along said at least one upper mounting bracket; at least one upper support surface attached to the at least one upper mounting bracket via at least one attachment point of the plurality of attachment points located on the at least one upper mounting bracket; at least one lower mounting bracket located on the bottom surface of the seat support to provide at least one attachment point for attaching the at least one elongated foot rest support to the gaining chair; and said at least one lower mounting bracket having a plurality of attachment points located thereon. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The gaining chair of claim 14 wherein: said at least one lower mounting bracket is L-shaped. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The gaining chair of claim 14 further comprising: at least one peripheral attached to the at least one upper mounting bracket. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The gaming chair of claim 14 further comprising: at least one peripheral attached to the foot rest. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The gaming chair of claim 14 further comprising: at least one peripheral attached to the at least one upper support surface.