Chair Apparatus for Enhancing Sexual Intimacy

Abstract

The present invention relates to a chair apparatus for facilitating sexual intimacy between a person and his or her sexual partner. The apparatus consists of a cushioned support surface connected to a base through resilient leaf spring legs. Alternately, the support surface can be designed to function as a resilient leaf spring itself, by material choice and fabrication techniques, and be directly coupled to the base or through rigid legs. The rebounding effect produced by the leaf springs reduces the effort needed for intimate activity creating a more pleasurable experience for the couple with less fatigue.

Claims

1. An apparatus for at least partially supporting a human body of at least a first human during an intimate activity of two humans, comprised of a support surface coupled to a base through one or more leaf spring legs for the purpose of rebounding and returning energy to the intimate activity.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said leaf spring(s) form the rear leg(s) and are configured in a curved shape.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said leaf spring(s) form the front leg(s) and are configured in curved shape.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said leaf springs form the front and rear legs and are configured in a curved shape.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said leaf spring(s) form the rear leg(s) and are configured in a straight shape.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said leaf spring(s) form the front leg(s) and are configured in a straight shape.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said leaf springs form the front and rear legs and are configured in a straight shape.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said leaf springs are oriented so as to form an upright X underneath two opposing sides of the support surface.

9. An apparatus for at least partially supporting a human body of at least a first human during an intimate activity of two humans, comprised of a support surface coupled to a base where legs may or may not be an intermediary link, the support surface is shaped and constructed in a way facilitating its function as a leaf spring for the purpose of rebounding and returning energy to the intimate activity.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said support surface is shaped and constructed in a way that its entire length behaves as a leaf spring.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said support surface is shaped and constructed in a way that a portion of its length behaves as a leaf spring.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

[0022] The accompanying drawings illustrate the present invention. In such drawings:

[0023] FIG. 1 is a front perspective of a first embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

[0025] FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof; the left side being a mirror image;

[0026] FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

[0027] FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

[0028] FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

[0029] FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

[0030] FIG. 8 is a side view thereof showing a man and woman using the chair apparatus in one possible position;

[0031] FIG. 9 is a side view of the second possible embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] FIG. 10 is a side view of the third possible embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] FIG. 11 is a perspective view thereof;

[0034] FIG. 12 is a side view of the fourth possible embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] FIG. 13 is a side view of an alternate configuration for the fourth possible embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] FIG. 14 is a side view of the fifth possible embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] FIG. 15 is a top view of two possible base configurations for the fifth possible embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0038] The above described drawing figures one through eight illustrate the preferred embodiment of the current invention, a chair apparatus 70 for facilitating sexual intimacy between a person 99 and a sexual partner 41. The chair apparatus 70 consists of three major components: a support surface 1, rear leaf spring legs 69, and a base 2.

[0039] The support surface 1 begins its construction from two mirror image side rails 10. In the preferred embodiment, the side rails 10 are constructed of a wood with sufficient strength and elastic properties (i.e. ash, locust, walnut, goncalo alves) that has been sliced into strips thin enough to bend to the desired radius without breaking. A number of strips sufficient to support the maximum weight of the end users (greater than 136 kg or 300 lbs.) yet still flex with use, are laminated together with an appropriate adhesive, into the shape illustrated for the side rail 10. Alternately, the side rails 10 can be of any steam-bent solid wood, solid or tubular metal, or composite construction that provides sufficient strength for the desired purpose.

[0040] The side rails 10 are joined together by four crossbars 11-14 and a front base bar 16, both constructed of solid wood. The front base bar 16 is located at the front end of the side rails 10. The front crossbar 11 is located where the upholstered cushion 20 begins. The second crossbar 12 is located near the first convex/concave inflection and the third crossbar 13 is located near the second inflection. The fourth crossbar 14 is located at the rear of the rails where the upholstered cushion 20 terminates. The crossbars 11-14 and front base bar 16 are attached to the rails by any suitable joining method such as mortise and tenon, dowel, screw, nut and bolt, etc. Alternately, the crossbars 11-14 or front base bar 16 can be composed of metal or composite material, in which case, welding or adhesives could also be acceptable joining methods. The three gaps between the crossbars 15 are filled with thin wood slats running parallel to the crossbars 11-14, the ends of the slats are captured in a groove on the inside edge of each side rail 10, this provides a solid surface in which to mount the upholstered cushion 20. Alternately the three spaces between the crossbars 11-14 can also be filled by metal or composite slats or a unitized sheet of wood, metal, or composite material. It is important to note that if the side rails 10 are intended to function elastically, the choice of filler material either needs to be non-interfering with the elasticity of the side rail 10, such as slats or bars aligned parallel to the crossbars 11-14, or its influence factored into and accounted for in the design of the side rails 10. Alternately, the side rails 10, along with any combination of crossbars 11-14, gaps between the crossbars 15, or front base bar 16, can be of a monocoque design utilizing composite materials.

[0041] The chair apparatus 70 provides for user comfort by utilizing an upholstered cushion 20 and an adjustable pillow 21. Both the upholstered cushion 20 and the pillow 21 are fabricated in a method consistent with the current art of furniture upholstery and clad in a material appropriate for the stated use. The upholstered cushion 20 is securely attached to the chair apparatus 70 by either permanent or removable means. This can include, but is not limited to adhesive, rivet, snap, or hook and loop type fasteners. The adjustable pillow 21 can be retained in the desired position by the pillow straps 22 or removed entirely. The structure created in the previous paragraph combined with the upholstered cushion 20 from this paragraph completes the support surface 1.

[0042] In the preferred embodiment, the rear leaf spring legs 69 are composed of several layers of thin wood sandwiched between two carbon fiber composite layers in a manner consistent with the current art of bow-making. The layers are adhered to one another in a way that will yield the arc shape illustrated in the figures for the rear leaf spring legs 69 when at rest. Using the current state of the art of composite leaf spring technology, the carbon fiber layers can be customized for how they react to torsion. By altering the angle of the carbon fibers relative to the long axis of the leaf spring, various responses to torque applied by the users can be created. Generally, the higher the percentage of fibers running parallel to the long axis of the spring, the less resistance to torque. Both the width and the thickness of the rear leaf spring legs 69 affect the ultimate strength and spring rate. Prior to construction, the end users specify the preferred spring rate and torque resistance for the rear leaf spring legs 69 for the chair apparatus 70. Alternately, the rear leaf spring legs 69 can be composed of a fiberglass/wood composite, solid fiberglass and/or carbon fiber composite, or a metal with elastic properties. Alternately, the cross-section of the leaf spring can be altered. The preferred embodiment rear leaf spring legs 69 possess a wide and thin rectangular cross-section but a square, oval, round or other cross-section is conceivable and each different cross-section would possess unique motion characteristics imparted to the chair apparatus 70.

[0043] The rear leaf spring legs 69 are joined to the back base bar 17 to form the leaf spring unit 18 in a manner that will solidly secure them from the forces they will see in use. In the preferred embodiment, the bottom ends of the rear leaf spring legs 69 are inserted into slightly oversized mortises in the back base bar 17 with and epoxy adhesive filling the voids and bonding the parts together. Alternately, the rear leaf spring legs 69 can be joined to the back base bar 17 by screws, bolts and nuts, dowels, or an alternative adhesive compound.

[0044] In the preferred embodiment, the leaf spring unit 18 is joined to the side rails 10 with four machine screws, two per leaf spring. The screws mate with commercially available steel inserts, which possess a machine thread on the interior and knife threads on the exterior to bite into the wood of the side rails 10. The use of such inserts allow for a strong, and removable union between the rear leaf spring legs 69 and the side rails 10, the advantage of this being that the end user can easily swap out leaf spring units 18 if a different response to torque or spring rate is desired. Alternately, a different removable or permanent attachment method can be used to join the leaf spring unit 18 to the side rails 10.

[0045] The leaf spring unit is connected to the font base bar 16 with durable webbing 30. In the preferred embodiment, nylon webbing is used, but any webbing that can withstand the expected loads is acceptable. A piece of durable webbing 30 is rigidly affixed to the underside of the front base bar 16 and another piece affixed to the back base bar 17. Tension is created between the front base bar 16 and leaf spring unit 18 with an adjustable buckle 31 located somewhere along the length of webbing. The buckle 31 can be of any design that is capable of resisting the loads expected. Minimally, there should be just enough tension on the durable webbing 30 so that the font base bar 16 and rear base bar 17 do not spread apart from one another when a load is applied to the chair, but the end user can add more tension at their preference. The more tension that is applied the stiffer the chair will appear to the end user. The front base bar 16 and the rear base bar 17, when coupled with the durable webbing 30 and buckle 31, constitute the base 2.

[0046] The above described drawing figure nine illustrates the second embodiment of the current invention, a chair apparatus 49 for facilitating sexual intimacy between a person 99 and a sexual partner 41.

[0047] In the second possible embodiment, the chair apparatus 49 is shaped in a way to resemble a bench that is commonly found at the foot of a bed or similar location. The chair frame 52 is constructed in a similar manner as the preferred embodiment of the current invention. The chair frame 52 consists of two side rails 57 and several crossbars that are not shown. A crossbar is located at each end of the upholstered cushion 55, with one additional crossbar located in the center of the frames length. The two voids between the crossbars are filled by slats or a similar material as listed in the preferred embodiment. The chair frame 52 is covered with the upholstery cushion 55 and two removable bolster pillows 56. Two leg units 58 are joined to the frame, each composed of two leaf springs 50 and a base bar 51. The leaf springs 50 are constructed in the same manner as for the preferred embodiment and then joined to the base bar 51. Between the two leg units 58, a length of durable webbing 53 is secured with a buckle 54, this both keeps the base bars 51 from spreading apart during use and allows the end user to adjust how responsive the chair is.

[0048] The above described drawing figures ten and eleven illustrate the third possible embodiment of the current invention, a chair apparatus 67 for facilitating sexual intimacy between a person 99 and a sexual partner 41.

[0049] In the third possible embodiment, the chair apparatus 67 is shaped in a way to resemble a bench that is commonly found at the foot of a bed or similar location. The chair apparatus 67 consists of an upholstered cushion 65 attached to a seat 59. The underside of the seat has four leaf springs 60, as shown in FIG. 11, with a base bar 61 attached to the opposite end of each pair of leaf springs 60. The leaf springs 60 are oriented in such a way as to not impede the others movement. The leaf springs 60 can be of any cross-sectional profile as described in the preferred embodiment of the current invention. If the cross-section chosen provides for torque resistance, such as a wide thin rectangle, the base bars 61 are joined together with two lengths of durable webbing 63 and buckles 64. With all other cross-section possibilities, the base bars 61 will need to be joined to each other in a way that keeps them parallel to each other during use, such as two rigid bars of some sort in place of the two lengths of webbing 63 and buckles 64.

[0050] The above described drawing figures twelve and thirteen illustrate the fourth possible embodiment of the current invention, a chair apparatus 77 for facilitating sexual intimacy between a person 99 and a sexual partner 41.

[0051] In the fourth possible embodiment, the chair apparatus 77 is shaped and constructed similarly to the preferred embodiment. The chair apparatus 77 is composed of an upholstered cushion 76, two side rails 71, four crossbars (not shown), a rear base bar 73, a front base bar 72, a length of durable webbing 74, and a buckle 75. The major difference in this embodiment is the design of the side rail 71. The side rail continues to curve down to meet the rear base bar 73. Either the front end or the back end, or both ends of the side rails 71 can taper to form a leaf spring. Alternately, the leaf spring portions 79 can be separate pieces, as indicated by the dashed lines in figures twelve and thirteen, that are joined to the ends of the body portion of the side rail 78 to allow the end user the ability to change out springs as they choose. In this configuration, the spring portion of the side rail 79 would join the body portion of the side rail 78 in a manner that would rigidly couple the pieces together yet allow the end user to remove the spring portion of the side rail 79 and attach a different one.

[0052] The above described drawing figures fourteen and fifteen illustrate the fifth possible embodiment of the current invention, a chair apparatus 97 for facilitating sexual intimacy between a person 99 and a sexual partner 41.

[0053] In the fifth possible embodiment, the chair apparatus 97 is shaped and constructed similarly to the preferred embodiment, however the alignment and position of the front 93 and rear 94 leaf springs provides a range of motion unique to this embodiment. By placing the leaf springs in a vertical orientation, the up-down bounce possessed by the other embodiments is greatly reduced. The back-forth and side-side motions are predominant, which some end users may prefer.

[0054] Two major differences exist between the preferred embodiment and this design. The first being that the side rails 95 are shorted in the front so that they do not make contact with the ground and are subsequently supported by the front leaf springs 93. The second being two unique ways to utilize front 93 and rear 94 leaf springs in the chair apparatus 97. The chair apparatus 97 can be configured to accept either one or both leaf spring base designs 89 illustrated in figure fifteen. The first leaf spring base design 89a consists of two front leaf springs 93, two rear leaf springs 94, two long base bars 92, one tie bar 90, and one short base bar 91. The second leaf spring base design 89b consists of a single front leaf spring 93, a single rear leaf spring 94, a long base bar 92, and a short base bar 91. If the chair apparatus 97 is intended to be used with the second leaf spring base design 89b, two crossbars, that are not shown, need to be located so that load from the two side rails 95 is transferred to the front 93 and rear 94 leaf springs.

[0055] The above described embodiments are example of the present invention. It should be clear to those skilled in the art that various modifications, additions, and subtractions can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention defined by the enclosed claims. Additional embodiments are within the following claims: