# US 10,864,449 B2 · Rotatable chair with projectile launcher

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- Number: US 10,864,449 B2
- Document ID: US10864449B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/156,173
- Filed: 2018-10-10
- Published: 2019-08-22
- Granted: 2020-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2018-02-22
- Applicants: Daniel Hanna
- Inventors: Daniel Hanna
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10864449B2

## CPC

- A63G 33/00: Devices allowing competitions between several persons, not otherwise provided for
- A47C 1/00: Chairs adapted for special purposes (chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs, A61G5/00; operating chairs or dental chairs A61G15/00)
- A47C 3/18: Chairs or stools with rotatable seat (adjustable in height by rotation A47C3/24)
- A47C 7/006: {with castors}
- A47C 7/62: Accessories for chairs
- A47C 15/004: {Seating furniture for specified purposes not covered by main groups A47C1/00 or A47C9/00}
- A63B 67/002: {Games using balls, not otherwise provided for}
- A63G 25/00: Autocar-like self-drivers; Runways therefor
- A63G 31/007: {involving water}
- B60K 1/00: Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units (B60K7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/00)
- B60K 1/04: of the electric storage means for propulsion
- B60K 26/02: of initiating means or elements
- B62D 61/00: Motor vehicles or trailers, characterised by the arrangement or number of wheels, not otherwise provided for, e.g. four wheels in diamond pattern
- B62D 61/06: with only three wheels
- F41B 9/0059: {characterised by the number or kind of pressure or storage chambers}
- F42B 7/08: Wads, {i.e. projectile or shot carrying devices,} therefor
- B60K 2001/001: {one motor mounted on a propulsion axle for rotating right and left wheels of this axle}
- B60K 2001/0416: {Arrangement in the rear part of the vehicle}
- B60K 2026/029: {Joystick type control devices for acceleration}
- B60Y 2200/81: Toys
- B60Y 2200/84: Wheelchairs
- A63G: MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
- A47C: CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)
- B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
- B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M)
- F41B: WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (projectiles for fishing, e.g. fish-spears, A01K81/00; sports implements for throwing A63B65/00, e.g. boomerangs A63B65/08; stationary apparatus for projecting sports balls, e.g. tennis balls, A63B69/40; throwing or slinging toys A63H33/18; knives, axes B26B; projectiles or missiles other than those incorporating springs as projecting means F42B6/00)
- F42B: EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION (explosive compositions C06B; fuzes F42C; blasting F42D)
- B60Y: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY

## Abstract

A rotatable chair is provided with a launching member and a set of wheels. The chair includes: (i) a seat; (ii) a base; (iii) a plurality of framing members; (iv) a joystick; (v) a launching member; (vi) a nozzle; (vii) a set of motorized wheels; (viii) a directional wheel; (ix) an emergency stop button; and (x) a plurality of detachment devices to easily and quickly dismantle the chair into easily transportable parts. The base encloses a motor, a battery, a set of wheels and a water tank. The joysticks are configured to control the movement of the chair. The launching member can shoot a plurality of balls. The nozzles are configured to spray water from the water tank. The set of motorized wheels and the directional wheel are configured to move and rotate the chair, respectively. The emergency stop button is configured to stop the chair from moving.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rotatable chair wherein said rotatable chair comprises:
a seat;
a motor;
a battery connected to the motor;
a set of wheels connected to the motor;
a water tank;
a base, wherein said base encloses said motor, said battery, said set of wheels and said water tank, and wherein the seat is positioned on top of the base;
a plurality of framing members connected to the base;
a joystick, wherein said joystick is configured to control movement of said rotatable chair;
a launching member configured to shoot a plurality of projectiles, wherein said plurality of projectiles is characterized as being a plurality of balls;
a nozzle configured to spray water from said water tank; and
a trigger member configured to actuate at least one of said launching member and said nozzle.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The rotatable chair of claim 1, wherein said rotatable chair further comprises:
an emergency stop button configured to stop said rotatable chair; and
a plurality of detachment devices configured to fasten said plurality of framing members to said base, whereby said plurality of detachment devices allow a user to easily and quickly dismantle the rotatable chair into easily transportable parts.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The rotatable chair of claim 1, further comprising a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor operative to disable at least one of movement of the rotatable chair and operation of the launching member.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The rotatable chair of claim 1, wherein said set of wheels further comprises:
a plurality of motorized wheels configured to move said rotatable chair; and
a directional wheel configured to provide direction to said rotatable chair.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The rotatable chair of claim 4, wherein said battery is configured to provide power to said motor to run said plurality of motorized wheels.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The rotatable chair of claim 1, wherein said joystick is a plurality of joysticks, said plurality of joysticks include:
a first joystick configured to operate said launching member to shoot said plurality of projectiles; and
a second joystick configured to operate said nozzle to spray water from said water tank.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The rotatable chair of claim 6,
wherein said trigger member is a plurality of trigger members, said plurality of trigger members includes a first trigger member positioned on said first joystick; and a second trigger member positioned on said second joystick.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The rotatable chair of claim 1, wherein said rotatable chair is configured to move in a forward direction when a user moves said joystick in the forward direction.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The rotatable chair of claim 8, wherein said rotatable chair is configured to move in a backward direction when said user moves said joystick in the backward direction.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The rotatable chair of claim 9, wherein said rotatable chair is configured to move in a left or right direction when said user moves said joystick in the left or right direction, respectively.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The rotatable chair of claim 1, wherein the launching member comprises:
a first tubular member capable of substantially enclosing the plurality of projectiles, wherein the first tubular member substantially encloses a platform, the platform configured to provide support for said plurality of projectiles;
a second tubular member substantially enclosing a weighted member, said weighted member configured to balance said plurality of projectiles resting on said platform;
a flexible elongated member connected to said weighted member and said platform;
a pulley positioned along said flexible elongated member above and operationally between said platform and said weighted member; and,
a hammer, wherein said hammer comprises a hammer head configured to strike said plurality of projectiles.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The rotatable chair of claim 11, wherein the first tubular member comprises a hole sized and shaped to allow said plurality of projectiles to exit from said first tubular member when struck by said hammer.

### Claim 13

A chair with a launching member and wheels, comprising:
a seat;
a base, wherein said base encloses a motor, a battery, a motorized set of wheels and a water tank;
a plurality of framing members connected to the base;
a joystick, wherein said joystick is configured to control movement of said chair;
a launching member configured to shoot a plurality of projectiles, wherein the plurality of projectiles is characterized as being a plurality of balls;
a nozzle connected to said water tank and configured to spray water from said water tank out from the nozzle;
the set of motorized wheels configured to move the chair;
a directional wheel configured to rotate the chair;
an emergency stop button configured to stop the chair; and
a plurality of detachment devices configured to fasten said plurality of framing members to said base.
