Patent ID: 6857955

Claim:
An apparatus for providing an air outlet duct extension for connection to the existing air outlet duct of a vehicle in combination, comprising: a) a vehicle, said vehicle having a front seat and a rear seat for seating vehicle occupants thereon, said front seat having a front, a rear, a driver's side portion and a passenger side portion, said vehicle having a floor board, said front seat having a bottom elevated above said floor board for forward and rearward movement with respect to said floor board, wherein a space is formed between said floor board and said bottom of said seat, said vehicle having a heating and cooling system for producing a stream of heated or cooled air; b) an existing air outlet duct disposed in said space between said front and rear of said front seat having an outlet opening under said front seat to permit the stream of heated or cooled air to be directed toward the rear seat of the vehicle; c) a sleeve connecting to the outlet opening of said existing air outlet, said sleeve having a front and a rear end, said front end of sad sleeve being connected to said existing air outlet, said sleeve being complementarily shaped as said existing air outlet to permit a sealed connection between the sleeve and the existing air outlet, said rear end of said sleeve having an outlet therein; d) a conduit having a first and second end, said first end of said conduit connecting to said rear end of said sleeve to permit air to flow through the conduit; and, e) an air vent comprising a rectangular frame with louvers within said frame disposed on said second end of said conduit whereby the flow of air through the air vent is controlled; f) said rectangular frame having a top member, a section of hook and loop material attached to said top member and extending upwardly from said top member; and g) a section of mating hook and loop material attached to a lower end of the rear of said front seat, said hook loop material extending up from said frame member releasably engaged with said mating hook and loop material so that said air vent moves with said front seat as said front seat is moved forwardly or rearwardly, said conduit being an accordion style conduit to allow the front seat to move backward and forward without disconnecting the apparatus.