US 12,393,275 B2
Portable haptic systems for use within a venue
Robert Anderson, Levittown, NY (US)
Assigned to MSG Entertainment Group, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Sphere Entertainment Group, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/988,474.
Prior Publication US 2024/0168555 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); A61G 5/10 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/016 (2013.01) [A61G 5/10 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable haptic device for generating vibrations in relation to audio, the portable haptic device comprising:
a haptic device configured to generate the vibrations to be synchronous with the audio;
a mechanical mounting assembly that is mechanically connected to the haptic device, the mechanical mounting assembly being configured to propagate the vibrations generated by the haptic device through the mechanical mounting assembly; and
a mechanical coupling assembly that is mechanically connected to the mechanical mounting assembly, the mechanical coupling assembly being configured to:
slide onto a back of a seat before a start of an event being hosted by a venue without suffering any permanent damage to the seat, the mechanical coupling assembly and the seat being configured to form a mechanical joint that enables the mechanical coupling assembly to slide onto the back of the seat, the mechanical coupling assembly being held to the seat by friction once the mechanical coupling assembly is slid onto the back of the seat,
propagate the vibrations generated by the haptic device onto an audience member seated within the seat during the event, and
slide from the back of the seat after a conclusion of the event without suffering any permanent damage to the seat.