Rotatable suntanning chair device

A rotating chair assembly comprising:

• a chair having a top side, a bottom side, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a front edge, and a rear edge, the chair including a first section, a second section, and a third section, the second section being between the first and third sections, the third section including the rear edge and the first section including the front edge, each of the first and third sections being pivotably coupled to the second section;
• a base assembly being coupled to the chair, the base assembly including:
• an upper mount being removably coupled to the bottom side, the upper mount being centered on the bottom side of the second section;
• a lower mount being rotatably engaged with the upper mount;
• a drive assembly being mechanically engaged with the upper mount to selectively rotate the upper mount and the chair relative to the lower mount, the drive assembly including:
• a motor including a drive shaft in communication with the upper mount;
• a motor gear being engaged with the drive shaft, the drive shaft rotating the motor gear, the motor gear including:
• a base;
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• a plurality of fingers extending from the base, each finger of the plurality of fingers comprising a resiliently deformable material wherein the plurality of fingers are configured to bend when a pressure on the upper mount increases beyond a baseline pressure, the plurality of fingers extending outwardly from the base along a transverse plane;
• a ring gear being engaged with the motor gear and the upper mount wherein rotation of the motor gear rotates the ring gear and wherein rotation of the ring gear rotates the upper mount, the ring gear being rotated about a pivot point being offset from the drive shaft, the pivot point being centered on the upper mount wherein the pivot point is centered beneath the second section of the chair, the ring gear including:
• a body having a size exceeding a size of the base of the motor gear, the body surrounding the base;
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• a plurality of teeth extending from the body, each tooth of the plurality of teeth comprising a rigid material configured to inhibit deformation of each tooth of the plurality of teeth, the plurality of fingers being in physical contact with the plurality of teeth wherein the plurality of fingers are configured to urge the body to rotate while the baseline pressure is applied to the upper mount, the plurality of fingers being configured to bend when the pressure on the upper mount is increased beyond the baseline pressure to inhibit rotation of the upper mount, the plurality of teeth extending outwardly from the body along the transverse plane wherein the plurality of fingers are configured to bend only when the pressure is increased beyond the baseline pressure from a peripheral side of the upper mount;
• a central processing unit being electronically coupled to the motor;
• a receiver for receiving wireless signals being electrically coupled to the central processing unit;
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• a bearing positioned between the upper mount and the lower mount, the bearing being configured to reduce friction between the upper mount and the lower mount;
• the upper mount and the lower mount defining an interior space, the drive assembly being positioned within the interior space, the upper mount and the lower mount being configured to inhibit penetration of water into the interior space, the upper mount and the lower mount being configured to inhibit penetration of debris into the interior space;
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• a support element being coupled to and extending downwardly from the lower mount, the support element being configured for positioning on a ground surface to support the chair above the ground surface, the support element including:
• a plurality of legs being angled to extend downwardly from the lower mount and outwardly relative to each other wherein a distance between adjacent legs of the plurality of legs increases moving away from the lower mount whereby the plurality of legs are configured to increase a surface area across which a weight on the chair is positioned on the ground surface;
• a rail coupled to and extending between the plurality of legs;
• a plurality of couplers being pivotably coupled to the bottom side of the second section of the chair, the plurality of couplers being pivotable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, the plurality of couplers being engageable with the upper mount to secure the chair to the base assembly while the plurality of couplers are in the locked configuration, the plurality of couplers disengaging the upper mount to facilitate removal of the chair from the base assembly when the plurality of couplers are pivoted into the unlocked configuration, each coupler of the plurality of couplers being statically positioned on the chair to inhibit movement of the plurality of couplers relative to the chair while the upper mount is rotated;
• a power source being electronically coupled to the drive assembly, the power source being selected from the group comprising:
• a power cord being coupled to the motor, the power cord extending outwardly through the lower mount, the power cord being configured to receive an alternating current power source;
• a battery being coupled to the motor, the battery being rechargeable;
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• a solar panel being electronically coupled to the motor;
• a remote being in wireless communication with the receiver to actuate the motor in a first direction, a second direction, or a stationary condition;
• a misting device being coupled to the chair, the misting device being positioned on the first section, the misting device being configured to expel a fluid under pressure over the top side, the misting device comprising:
• a reservoir being configured to hold the fluid;
• a pump being fluidly coupled to the reservoir, the pump being configured to receive and to pressurize the fluid;
• a hose being fluidly coupled to the pump;
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• a nozzle being fluidly coupled to the hose, the nozzle dispensing the fluid when the fluid is pressurized, the nozzle being a misting nozzle;
• a pillow being coupled to the chair adjacent to the front edge;
• a fan being coupled to the chair and being directable toward the top side;
• a wireless speaker assembly being coupled to the chair and being configured to wirelessly communicate with an external electronic device;
• a power outlet being mounted on the chair and being electronically coupled to the power source, the power outlet being one or more USB power outlets;
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• a cup holder being coupled to the chair, the cup holder being positioned on the second section.
• a sensor being in communication with the drive assembly, the sensor being coupled to the upper mount, the sensor being configured to identify the increase in the pressure beyond the baseline pressure on the upper mount of the base assembly, the central processing unit being configured to deactivate the motor when the sensor identifies the increase in pressure.

A rotating chair assembly comprising:

• a chair having a top side, a bottom side, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a front edge, and a rear edge, the chair including a first section, a second section, and a third section, the second section being between the first and third sections, the third section including the rear edge and the first section including the front edge, each of the first and third sections being pivotably coupled to the second section;
• a base assembly being attached to the chair, the base assembly including:
• an upper mount being coupled to the chair, the upper mount being centered on the bottom side of the second section;
• a lower mount being rotatably engaged with the upper mount, the lower mount being configured for positioning on a ground surface, the lower mount having a size exceeding a size of the upper mount wherein the lower mount is configured to increase a surface area across which a weight on the chair is positioned on the ground surface;
• a drive assembly being mechanically engaged with the upper mount to selectively rotate the upper mount and the chair relative to the lower mount, the drive assembly including:
• a motor including a drive shaft, the motor rotating the drive shaft;
• a drive wheel being in communication with the drive shaft, the drive wheel being in physical contact with the upper mount wherein rotation of the drive shaft rotates the drive wheel and wherein rotation of the drive wheel rotates the upper mount, the drive wheel being made of rubber wherein the drive wheel is configured for being frictionally engaged with the upper mount, the drive wheel being offset from a center point of the upper mount;
• a base being coupled to the lower mount, the base extending upwardly from the lower mount;
• an arm coupling the motor to the base, the arm including:
• a primary member being statically coupled to and extending from the base;
• a secondary member being pivotably coupled to the primary member, the secondary member being statically coupled to the primary member;
• the arm being one of a pair of arms positioned on opposing sides of the motor;
• a column extending upwardly from the lower mount, the column being centered relative to each of the upper mount and the lower mount wherein the column is configured to support a weight of the user on the chair;
• a bearing positioned between the upper mount and the lower mount, the bearing being configured to reduce friction between the upper mount and the lower mount, the bearing being coupled to the column;
• a spring extending upwardly from the lower mount toward the upper mount, the spring having a spring constant, the spring constant being configured to expand the spring, the spring being biased to expand wherein a one of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge is configured for being positioned to rest on the spring when a weight of a user is positioned on the one of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge whereby the spring is configured to inhibit the chair from tipping while the weight of the user is positioned on the one of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge;
• a power source extending from the base assembly, the power cord including:
• a first cord extending from the motor;
• a second cord being coupled to the first cord, the second cord extending outwardly from the column;
• a third cord being coupled to the second cord, the third cord extending upwardly from the column through the upper mount, the third cord being rotatably coupled to the column;
• a rotor coupling the third cord of the power source to the column wherein the rotor is configured to facilitate rotation of the third cord with the upper mount while the lower mount remains stationary;
• a speaker assembly being coupled to the chair and being configured to wirelessly communicate with an external electronic device, the speaker assembly being electrically coupled to the third cord of the power source;
• a power outlet being mounted on the chair and being electronically coupled to the power source, the power outlet being one or more USB power outlets, the power outlet being electrically coupled to the third cord of the power source;
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• a fan being coupled to the chair and being directable toward the top side, the fan being electrically coupled to the third cord of the power source.