Environmental chair

Claim 2

A chair comprising a seat substantially entirely enclosed in a shell about the seat with a permanent opening therein sufficient to permit access to the seat, two portions of the shell adjacent the opening being hingedly attached such that the inside of those portions may be swung outward, there being sound speakers mounted in said hinged portions whereby music played through the speakers can be enjoyed by an occupant of the chair or persons outside of the chair when the hinged portions of the shell are swung outward.

Claim 3

A chair according to claim 1 having reading lights mounted in the interior of the shell to provide over the shoulder lighting.

Claim 4

A chair according to claim 2 having mood lights mounted in the ceiling thereof comprising colored lights and a strobe light that may be played in various mood creating combinations.

Claim 5

A chair according to claim 3 rotatably secured to a base such that it may be turned on a generally vertical axis.

Claim 6

A chair comprising a reclining body rest substantially entirely enclosed in the shell of a frustrumated dipyramid, said shell having substantially parallel and horizontal top and bottom sections comprising a ceiling and floor, said shell having face sections comprised of a plurality of trapezoidal sections having as their bases a side of the polygon comprising the base of the dipyramid, said base polygon having at least six sides, there being an opening provided in the enclosure by the omission of at least one pair of trapezoidal faces having a common base, there being at least one face section on each side of the opening above the base polygon hingedly attached such that the insides of those portions may be swung outward and there being sound speakers mounted in said hingedly attached sections whereby music played through the speakers can be enjoyed by an occupant of the chair or persons outside of the chair when the hinged portions of the shell are swung outward.

Claim 7

A chair comprising a reclining body rest substantially entirely enclosed in the shell of a frustrumated dipyramid, said shell having substantially parallel and horizontal top and bottom sections comprising a ceiling and floor, said shell having face sections comprised of a plurality of trapezoidal sections having as their bases a side of the polygon comprising the base of the dipyramid, said base polygon having at least six sides, there being an opening provided in the enclosure by the omission of at least one pair of trapezoidal faces having a common base, there being at least one face section on each side of the opening above the base polygon hingedly attached such that the insides of those portions may be swung outward and there being sound speakers mounted in said hingedly attached sections whereby music played through the speakers can be enjoyed by an occupant of the chair or persons outside of the chair when the hinged portions of the shell are swung outward.

Claim 8

A chair according to claim 5 having reading lights mounted in the interior of the shell to provide over the shoulder lighting.

Claim 9

A chair according to claim 6 having mood lights mounted in the ceiling thereof comprising colored lights and a strobe light that may be played in various mood creating combinations.

Claim 10

A chair according to claim 7 rotatably secured to a base such that it may be turned on a generally vertical axis.

Claim 11

A chair according to claim 5 comprising a frame constructed from a plurality of modules comprised of two L-shaped ribs having lower legs and substantially upright legs, said ribs arranged with their lower legs converging a top crosspiece laid across the substantially upright legs, a lower crosspiece between the lower legs and a trapezoidal panel secured to the substantially upright legs.