Controllably rotatable seat
OwnerStanley J. Checkettsinventor
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Abstract
A controllably rotatable seat having an arm to which one or more seats are attached. The arm is rotatably connected to a carrier. An electrical motor, pneumatics, hydraulics, or any other mechanism that is well known in the art for producing rotation rotates the arm and, consequently, the seat or seats. Initiation of rotation and returning of the seat or seats to their original orientation is accomplished by a timer, a sensor detecting targets, or the measurement of some physical criterion associated with movement of the carrier. Preferably, a lever arm connects the arm to the device for rotating so that the point of rotation of the device for rotating will be substantially aligned with the center of gravity of a participant sitting on the seat.
Claims36
A controllably rotatable seat, which comprises:
- a seat;
- an arm attached to said seat;
- a means for rotating said arm and said seat, said means for rotating having a point of rotation;
- a platform, said arm being rotatably attached to said platform and said means for rotating being connected to said platform;
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- a means for directing that rotation occur and directing that said seat and said arm be returned substantially to the pre-rotation orientation of said arm and said seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.