Patent Publication Number: US-2022232985-A1

Title: Thermal regulating chair

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     1. Field 
     The present general inventive concept relates generally to a chair, and particularly, to a thermal regulating chair. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     Modern day beach and/or outdoor chairs are susceptible to temperature changes depending on weather conditions. For example, a beach chair left outside is often exposed to an external light source (e.g., the Sun), causing the beach chair to get hot after several hours. As a result, the beach chair will be uncomfortable for any user. Conversely, leaving the beach chair outside in evenings may cause the beach chair to be too cold. 
     However, the beach chair and/or the outdoor chair have no means to regulate temperature. Thus, the beach chair and/or the outdoor chair is at the mercy of the elements. 
     Therefore, there is a need for a chair that has a means to regulate temperature based on a preference of the user. 
     SUMMARY 
     The present general inventive concept provides a thermal regulating chair. 
     Additional features and utilities of the present general inventive concept will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the general inventive concept. 
     The foregoing and/or other features and utilities of the present general inventive concept may be achieved by providing a thermal regulating chair, including a main body, including a seat portion to receive a user thereon, and a back portion movably disposed on at least a portion of the seat portion, a first thermal regulating assembly disposed within at least a portion of the seat portion to adjust a temperature level of the seat portion, and a second thermal regulating assembly disposed within at least a portion of the back portion to adjust a temperature level of the back portion. 
     The first thermal regulating assembly and the second thermal regulating assembly each may store at least one thermal pack therein. 
     The first thermal regulating assembly and the second thermal regulating assembly each may include a refrigeration system to adjust the temperature level. 
     The first thermal regulating assembly and the second thermal regulating assembly each may include a plurality of pipes using water to adjust the temperature level. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       These and/or other features and utilities of the present generally inventive concept will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which: 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a front perspective view of a thermal regulating chair, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Various example embodiments (a.k.a., exemplary embodiments) will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings in which some example embodiments are illustrated. In the figures, the thicknesses of lines, layers and/or regions may be exaggerated for clarity. 
     Accordingly, while example embodiments are capable of various modifications and alternative forms, embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the figures and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit example embodiments to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, example embodiments are to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the disclosure. Like numbers refer to like/similar elements throughout the detailed description. 
     It is understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other words used to describe the relationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion (e.g., “between” versus “directly between,” “adjacent” versus “directly adjacent,” etc.). 
     The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes” and/or “including,” when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof. 
     Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art. However, should the present disclosure give a specific meaning to a term deviating from a meaning commonly understood by one of ordinary skill, this meaning is to be taken into account in the specific context this definition is given herein. 
     LIST OF COMPONENTS 
     
         
         
           
             Thermal Regulating Chair  100   
             Main Body  110   
             Seat Portion  111   
             Back Portion  112   
             Legs  113   
             Arms  114   
             First Thermal Regulating Assembly  120   
             First Regulating Body  121   
             First Aperture  122   
             Second Thermal Regulating Assembly  130   
             Second Regulating Body  131   
             Second Aperture  132   
           
         
       
    
       FIG. 1  illustrates a front perspective view of a thermal regulating chair  100 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept. 
     The thermal regulating chair  100  may be constructed from at least one of metal, plastic, wood, ceramic, and rubber, etc., but is not limited thereto. 
     The thermal regulating chair  100  may include a main body  110 , a first thermal regulating assembly  120 , and a second thermal regulating assembly  130 , but is not limited thereto. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , the main body  110  is illustrated to be a beach chair. However, the main body  110  may be an outdoor chair, a dining chair, an office chair, a folding chair, an inflatable chair, or any other chair known to one of ordinary skill in the art, but is not limited thereto. 
     The main body  110  may include a seat portion  111 , a back portion  112 , a plurality of legs  113 , and a plurality of arms  114 , but is not limited thereto. 
     The seat portion  111  may be movably (i.e. pivotally and/or hingedly) disposed on at least a portion of the back portion  112 . In other words, the seat portion  111  and/or the back portion  112  may fold with respect to each other. Moreover, the seat portion  111  may receive a user thereon. 
     Additionally, the back portion  112  may receive the user thereon. For example, the seat portion  111  may allow the user to sit, and the back portion  112  may support a back of the user. 
     The plurality of legs  113  may be disposed on at least a portion of the seat portion  111 . The plurality of legs  113  may support the seat portion  111  thereon. 
     The plurality of arms  114  may be disposed on at least a portion of the plurality of legs  113 . Also, the plurality of arms  114  may receive at least a portion of the user, such as arms of the user. 
     The first thermal regulating assembly  120  may include a first regulating body  121  and a first aperture  122 , but is not limited thereto. 
     The first regulating body  121  may include a temperature insulated material (e.g., thermal fabrics, polyester, aluminum), but is not limited thereto. 
     Referring again to  FIG. 1 , the first regulating body  121  is illustrated to have a size (i.e. length and width) less than a size of the seat portion  111 . However, the first regulating body  121  may have the same size of the seat portion  111  to provide better cooling and/or heating of the seat portion  111  than a smaller size of the first regulating body  121 . 
     The first regulating body  121  may be detachably connected to at least a portion of the seat portion  111 , such as a latch, a rope, a wire, a magnet, and/or an adhesive. Moreover, the first regulating body  121  may store at least one thermal pack  10  (i.e. a hot pack, a cold pack) therein. As such, the first regulating body  121  may increase and/or decrease a temperature level of the seat portion  111  in response to receiving the at least one thermal pack  10 . In other words, the first regulating body  121  may adjust the temperature level of the seat portion  111  based on a preference of the user. 
     The first aperture  122  may be disposed on at least a portion of the first regulating body  121 . The first aperture  122  may be closed in a first position and opened in a second position. As such, the first aperture  122  may prevent access within the first regulating body  121  in the first position and allow access within the first regulating body  121  in the second position. As such, the first regulating body  121  may receive the at least one thermal pack  10  through the first aperture  122 . 
     Alternatively, the first thermal regulating assembly  120  may be any type of refrigeration system known to one of ordinary skill in the art, which may include a condenser, a fan, a coolant/refrigerant, a coil system, etc. As such, the first thermal regulating assembly  120  may inject cold air within the seat portion  111 . Also, the first thermal regulating assembly  120  may use a heating system of coils that transfers heat to the seat portion  111 . Furthermore, the first thermal regulating assembly  120  may use a pump and a plurality of pipes that store water to transfer heat and/or provide heat to the seat portion  111  by moving water through the seat portion  111  with the pump. 
     The second thermal regulating assembly  130  may include a second regulating body  131  and a second aperture  132 , but is not limited thereto. 
     The second regulating body  131  may include a temperature insulated material (e.g., thermal fabrics, polyester, aluminum), but is not limited thereto. 
     Referring again to  FIG. 1 , the second regulating body  131  is illustrated to have a size (i.e. length and width) less than a size of the back portion  112 . However, the second regulating body  131  may have the same size of the back portion  112  to provide better cooling and/or heating of the back portion  112  than a smaller size of the second regulating body  131 . 
     The second regulating body  131  may be detachably connected to at least a portion of the back portion  112 , such as a latch, a rope, a wire, a magnet, and/or an adhesive. Moreover, the second regulating body  131  may store another at least one thermal pack  10  (i.e. a hot pack, a cold pack) therein. As such, the second regulating body  131  may increase and/or decrease a temperature level of the back portion  112  in response to receiving the another at least one thermal pack  10 . In other words, the second regulating body  131  may adjust the temperature level of the back portion  112  based on a preference of the user. 
     The second aperture  132  may be disposed on at least a portion of the second regulating body  131 . The second aperture  132  may be closed in a first position and opened in a second position. As such, the second aperture  132  may prevent access within the second regulating body  131  in the first position and allow access within the second regulating body  131  in the second position. As such, the second regulating body  131  may receive the another at least one thermal pack  10  through the second aperture  132 . 
     Alternatively, the second thermal regulating assembly  130  may be any type of refrigeration system known to one of ordinary skill in the art, which may include a condenser, a fan, a coolant/refrigerant, a coil system, etc. As such, the second thermal regulating assembly  130  may inject cold air within the back portion  112 . Also, the second thermal regulating assembly  130  may use a heating system of coils that transfers heat to the back portion  112 . Furthermore, the second thermal regulating assembly  130  may use a pump and a plurality of pipes that store water to transfer heat and/or provide heat to the back portion  112  by moving water through the back portion  112  with the pump. 
     Therefore, the thermal regulating chair  100  may regulate the temperature level thereof. As such, the thermal regulating chair  100  may provide enhanced comfort to the user. 
     The present general inventive concept may include a thermal regulating chair  100 , including a main body  110 , including a seat portion  111  to receive a user thereon, and a back portion  112  movably disposed on at least a portion of the seat portion  111 , a first thermal regulating assembly  120  disposed within at least a portion of the seat portion  111  to adjust a temperature level of the seat portion  111 , and a second thermal regulating assembly  130  disposed within at least a portion of the back portion  112  to adjust a temperature level of the back portion  112 . 
     The first thermal regulating assembly  120  and the second thermal regulating assembly  130  each may store at least one thermal pack  10  therein. 
     The first thermal regulating assembly  120  and the second thermal regulating assembly  130  each may include a refrigeration system to adjust the temperature level. 
     The first thermal regulating assembly  120  and the second thermal regulating assembly  130  each may include a plurality of pipes using water to adjust the temperature level. 
     Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the general inventive concept, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.