Patent ID: 9173500
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A chair assembly comprising: a backrest comprising a bottom, a top opposite the bottom, a front side, and a back side opposite the front side, wherein the backrest includes a material that allows airflow to pass therethrough; a fan assembly attached to the chair assembly at the bottom of the backrest; an airflow guide attached to the back side of the backrest into which airflow from the fan assembly is directed, wherein the airflow guide is associated with the backrest in a manner such that airflow emitted from the fan assembly exits the chair assembly through the backrest, wherein the airflow guide is substantially impermeable to airflow, and wherein a distance between the bottom of the backrest and an opposing portion of a bottom of the airflow guide is greater than a distance between the top of the backrest and an opposing portion of a top of the airflow guide; wherein the fan assembly comprises at least one fan unit, and wherein said at least one fan unit is oriented to blow air through the airflow guide in a direction generally parallel to the backrest.