Patent ID: 6062641
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A47C,B60N

Abstract:
A seat apparatus for directing temperature controlled air to an individual seated on the seat apparatus, comprising:a sitting portion contacted by a seated individual seated on the sitting portion, the sitting portion including a filling member, the sitting portion possessing a sitting side facing an individual seated in the sitting portion and an oppositely positioned non-sitting side, said filling member including at least one groove extending over a limited surface area of the filling member on the sitting side, and a material positioned in the at least one groove that is different from the filling member;a cover member encircling the filling member;an air vent provided in the filling member and extending from adjacent the non-sitting side of the sitting portion towards the sitting side of the sitting portion, said air vent communicating with the at least one groove;a temperature controlled air producing device for producing temperature controlled air and directing the temperature controlled air into the air vent, with the temperature controlled air being directed through the air vent and into the at least one groove to provide temperature controlled air to a seated individual in contact with the sitting side of the sitting portion.