IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0740691
(2013-01-14)
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등록번호 |
US-8544809
(2013-10-01)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
29 |
초록
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A swivel device on which a chair can be secured, and which is configured to allow the easy elimination or reduction of accumulated dirt and/or sand. The swivel device may include a mounting device, and a base, wherein the mounting device is connected to the base so that the mounting device can rotat
A swivel device on which a chair can be secured, and which is configured to allow the easy elimination or reduction of accumulated dirt and/or sand. The swivel device may include a mounting device, and a base, wherein the mounting device is connected to the base so that the mounting device can rotate with respect to the base. The swivel device may further include a device for keeping a chair stationary on the mounting device, a first cavity located between the mounting device and the base, and a device for aiding rotation of the mounting device with respect to the base located in the first cavity. There may be a first opening of the mounting device leading to the first cavity, leading to a first opening of the base, which leads to an area outside of the swivel device. The swivel device accommodates all straight and lounge chairs.
대표청구항
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1. A method comprising securing a chair in an upright position and stationary on a mounting device of a swivel device, such that when the mounting device rotates with respect to a base, the chair rotates with respect to the base, and when the mounting device does not rotate, with respect to the base
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A method comprising securing a chair in an upright position and stationary on a mounting device of a swivel device, such that when the mounting device rotates with respect to a base, the chair rotates with respect to the base, and when the mounting device does not rotate, with respect to the base, the chair does not rotate with respect to the base;wherein the swivel device comprises: the mounting device;the base, wherein the mounting device is connected to the base so that the mounting device can rotate with respect to the base;a device for keeping the chair stationary on the mounting device, such that when the mounting device rotates with respect to the base, the chair rotates with respect to the base, and when the mounting device does not rotate, with respect to the base, the chair does not rotate with respect to the base;a first cavity located between the mounting device and the base; anda device for aiding rotation of the mounting device with respect to the base located in the first cavity;wherein there is a first opening of the mounting device, such that the first opening of the mounting device has an entrance at a first surface of the mounting device, passes through a body portion of the mounting device, has an exit at a second surface of the mounting device which opposes the first surface of the mounting device, and leads to the first cavity located between the mounting device and the base;wherein the first cavity leads to a first opening of the base;wherein the first opening of the base has an entrance at a first surface of the base, passes through a body portion of the base, has an exit at a second surface of the base which opposes the first surface of the base, and leads to an area outside of the swivel device; andwherein the first cavity has a volume, the first opening of the mounting device has a volume, and the first opening of the base has a volume, and the volume of the first cavity is substantially greater than the volume of the first opening of the mounting device and the volume of the first opening of the base; and whereinthe method further comprising supplying water to the first opening of the mounting device such that the water enters the first opening of the mounting device, passes from the first opening into the body portion of the mounting device, passes from the body portion of the mounting device into the first cavity located between the mounting device and the base, passes from the first cavity into the first opening of the base, and then exits the first opening of the base into an area outside of the swivel device; andwherein the mounting device is connected to the base so that the mounting device can rotate with respect to the base by a pivot pin which is centrally located with respect to both the mounting device and the base;wherein the first opening of the mounting device is not centrally located with respect to the mounting device;wherein the first opening of the base is not centrally located with respect to the base;wherein the device for aiding rotation of the mounting device with respect to the base located in the first cavity includes a plurality of bearing balls;wherein the plurality of bearing balls define the periphery of a shape;wherein the shape has an area;wherein the first opening of the mounting device overlaps the area of the shape; andwherein the first opening of the base overlaps the area of the shape. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of securing the chair in an upright position on the mounting device of the swivel device includes inserting a leg of the chair in a first channel between a first member and a second member of the swivel device;and the method further comprises taking the leg of the chair out of the first channel and placing the leg of the chair in a second channel in between the second member and a third member of the swivel device to secure the chair;wherein the second member is between the first member and the third member;wherein each of the first member, the second member, and the third member are fixed to the mounting device and protrude out from a first surface of the mounting device;wherein the first member and the second member together form the first channel which is adapted to receive the leg of the chair such that the first member and the second member inhibit the leg of the chair from sliding;wherein the second member and the third member together form the second channel which is adapted to receive the leg of the chair such that the second member and the third member inhibit the leg of the chair from sliding;wherein the mounting device has a back and an opposing front; andwherein the first member, the second member, and the third member are substantially closer to the back than to the opposing front. 3. The method of claim 1further comprising supplying water to a second opening of the mounting device such that the water enters the second opening of the mounting device, passes from the second opening of the mounting device into the body portion of the mounting device, passes from the body portion of the mounting device into the first cavity located between the mounting device and the base, passes from the first cavity into the first opening of the base, and then exits the first opening of the base into an area outside of the swivel device; andwherein the second opening of the mounting device is located at a different location from the first opening of the mounting device, such that the second opening of the mounting device has an entrance at the first surface of the mounting device, passes through the body portion of the mounting device, has an exit at the second surface of the mounting device which opposes the first surface of the mounting device, and leads to the first cavity located between the mounting device and the base;wherein the first cavity leads to the second opening in the base;wherein the second opening in the base has an entrance at the first surface of the base, passes through the body portion of the base, has an exit at the second surface of the base which opposes the first surface of the base, and leads to the area outside of the swivel device; andwherein the second opening of the mounting device has a volume, and the second opening of the base has a volume, and the volume of the first cavity is substantially greater than the volume of the second opening of the mounting device and the volume of the second opening of the base;wherein the second opening of the mounting device is not centrally located with respect to the mounting device;wherein the second opening of the base is not centrally located with respect to the base;wherein the second opening of the mounting device overlaps the area of the shape; andwherein the second opening of the base overlaps the area of the shape. 4. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of securing the chair in an upright position on the mounting device of the swivel device includes inserting the leg of the chair in a third channel between a fourth member and a fifth member of the swivel device, while also inserting the leg of the chair in the first channel between the first member and the second member;and the method further comprises taking the leg of the chair out of the third channel and placing the leg of the chair in a fourth channel in between the fifth member and a sixth member of the swivel device to secure the chair;wherein the fifth member is between the fourth member and the sixth member;wherein each of the fourth member, the fifth member, and the sixth member are fixed to the mounting device and protrude out from the first surface of the mounting device;wherein the fourth member and the fifth member together form a third channel which is adapted to receive the leg of the chair such that the fourth member and the fifth member inhibit the leg of the chair from sliding;wherein the fifth member and the sixth member together form a fourth channel which is adapted to receive the leg of the chair such that the fifth member and the sixth member inhibit the leg of the chair from sliding;wherein the mounting device has a back and an opposing front; andwherein the fourth member, the fifth member, and the sixth member are substantially closer to the back than to the opposing front;wherein the mounting device has a first side and an opposing second side;wherein the first member, the second member, and the third member are substantially closer to the first side of the mounting device than to the opposing second side of the mounting device; andand wherein the fourth member, the fifth member, and the sixth member are substantially closer to the opposing second side of the mounting device than to the first side of the mounting device. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of securing the chair in an upright position on the mounting device of the swivel device includes: inserting a first leg of the chair into a first device adapted to receive the first leg of a chair to inhibit the first leg of the chair from sliding;inserting a second leg of the chair into a second device adapted to receive the second leg of the chair to inhibit the second leg of the chair from sliding;inserting a third leg of the chair into a third device adapted to receive the third leg of the chair to inhibit the third leg of the chair from sliding; andwherein the second device is between the first device and the third device. 6. The method of claim 1 wherein the swivel device further includes a first disc device; anda second disc device; andwherein the first disc device has a plurality of openings;wherein there is a one to one correspondence between the plurality of bearing balls and the plurality of openings in the first disc device, such that there is one bearing ball of the plurality of bearing balls sitting in each of the plurality of openings of the first disc device;wherein the first disc device sits on a first substantially circular wall of the second disc device so that there is a second cavity between the first disc device and the second disc device;wherein the second cavity is part of the first cavity; andwherein the second disc device is fixed to the base. 7. The method of claim 6 wherein the first disc device is configured so that it can rotate with respect to the second disc device. 8. The method of claim 6 wherein the swivel device has a plurality of water passage openings, each of which has an entrance at a first surface of the first disc device, passes through a body portion of the first disc device, has an exit at a second surface of the first disc device which opposes the first surface of the first disc device, and leads to the second cavity located between the first disc device and the second disc device; andwherein the plurality of water passage openings of the swivel device are distinct from the plurality of openings of the first disc device. 9. The method of claim 6 wherein the second disc device includes a second substantially circular wall which is substantially concentric with the first substantially circular wall; andwherein the first disc device sits on both the first and the second substantially circular walls simultaneously, so that there is third cavity between the first disc device and the second disc device;wherein the second cavity and the third cavity are separated by the second substantially circular wall;and wherein the third cavity is part of the first cavity.
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