Patent ID: 9435554
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: F24F

Claim Text:
1. An outdoor heating and cooling seating system creating an open temperature-controlled zone for personnel, said system comprising: a bench device; an outwardly extending seat member disposed at a raised elevation on said bench device; an outwardly extending deck member disposed at a base of said bench device, said deck member comprising an upper support surface adapted to support personnel standing on said deck member; said deck member disposed below and extending farther outward than said seat member such that personnel may stand on said deck member or sit on said seat member; an air conditioning means for producing and delivering conditioned air through an air delivery conduit; a first air outlet disposed within said deck member, said first air outlet operably connected to said air delivery conduit whereby said conditioned air is expelled in an upward direction through said upper support surface around and past said seat member; a second air outlet disposed above said seat member, said second air outlet operably connected to said air delivery conduit whereby said conditioned air is expelled in a forward direction over said seat member; and a first air intake disposed between said first air outlet and said second air outlet said first air intake configured to retrieve and return a first portion of said conditioned air expelled from said first air outlet and said second air outlet to said air conditioning means such that said first portion of said conditioned air is reconditioned by said air conditioning means, re-delivered through said air delivery conduit and expelled through said first and second air outlets.