A ventilated automobile vehicle seat comprising: a seat cushion sub-assembly including: a foam core having an A-side and a B-side opposite the A-side; a manifold providing fluid communication between a plurality of distributed manifold inlet/outlet openings and a primary manifold inlet/outlet opening, the manifold being coupled to the foam core with the primary manifold inlet/outlet opening fixedly positioned adjacent the B-side of the foam core; a blind coupling having a coupling frame surrounding and reinforcing the primary manifold inlet/outlet opening and a pair of front hook members and a pair of rear hook members extending from opposite sides of the coupling frame and away from the B-side of the foam core; a seat base sub-assembly including a blower unit coupled to a seat base member, the seat base sub-assembly having a front lip and a rear lip positioned on opposite sides of a blower inlet/outlet opening, and having a domed framework extending across the blower inlet/outlet opening; wherein the front hook members are positioned relative to the coupling frame to hook the front lip to provide fore and aft positioning of the blind coupling relative to the blower inlet/outlet opening when the seat cushion sub-assembly is rotated with the B-side facing toward the seat base sub-assembly during an assembly operation; and wherein the pair of front hook members and front lip are designed to permit the front hook members to slide laterally along the front lip and are positioned relative to the coupling frame to cause the coupling frame to engage the domed framework to provide lateral positioning of the blind coupling relative to the blower inlet/outlet opening when the front hook members are hooked to the front lip and the seat cushion sub-assembly is rotated during the assembly operation; and wherein the pair of rear hook members extends from the coupling frame and hook the rear lip. a seat cushion sub-assembly including: a foam core having an A-side and a B-side opposite the A-side; a manifold providing fluid communication between a plurality of distributed manifold inlet/outlet openings and a primary manifold inlet/outlet opening, the manifold being coupled to the foam core with the primary manifold inlet/outlet opening fixedly positioned adjacent the B-side of the foam core; a blind coupling having a coupling frame surrounding and reinforcing the primary manifold inlet/outlet opening and a pair of front hook members and a pair of rear hook members extending from opposite sides of the coupling frame and away from the B-side of the foam core; a foam core having an A-side and a B-side opposite the A-side; a manifold providing fluid communication between a plurality of distributed manifold inlet/outlet openings and a primary manifold inlet/outlet opening, the manifold being coupled to the foam core with the primary manifold inlet/outlet opening fixedly positioned adjacent the B-side of the foam core; a blind coupling having a coupling frame surrounding and reinforcing the primary manifold inlet/outlet opening and a pair of front hook members and a pair of rear hook members extending from opposite sides of the coupling frame and away from the B-side of the foam core; a seat base sub-assembly including a blower unit coupled to a seat base member, the seat base sub-assembly having a front lip and a rear lip positioned on opposite sides of a blower inlet/outlet opening, and having a domed framework extending across the blower inlet/outlet opening; wherein the front hook members are positioned relative to the coupling frame to hook the front lip to provide fore and aft positioning of the blind coupling relative to the blower inlet/outlet opening when the seat cushion sub-assembly is rotated with the B-side facing toward the seat base sub-assembly during an assembly operation; and wherein the pair of front hook members and front lip are designed to permit the front hook members to slide laterally along the front lip and are positioned relative to the coupling frame to cause the coupling frame to engage the domed framework to provide lateral positioning of the blind coupling relative to the blower inlet/outlet opening when the front hook members are hooked to the front lip and the seat cushion sub-assembly is rotated during the assembly operation; and wherein the pair of rear hook members extends from the coupling frame and hook the rear lip.