Patent ID: 8820815

Claim:
A ducted seat for attachment to a vehicle, the ducted seat comprising: a base layer; a ducting layer operatively covering the base layer; wherein the ducting layer includes a spacer fabric having a first fabric layer, a second layer spaced from the first fabric layer, and a connecting layer interconnecting the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer; wherein the connecting layer is configured to provide air permeability throughout the spacer fabric, between the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer; and a cover layer operatively covering the ducting layer such that the ducting layer is sandwiched between the base layer and the cover layer; wherein the cover layer includes a foam layer having a base layer and a plurality of standoffs extending from the base layer; wherein the standoffs are disposed in abutting relationship to the first fabric layer such that caverns are defined between adjacent standoffs, the first fabric layer, and the base layer; and wherein the ducting layer presents a leading opening and trailing opening in fluid communication with one another such that the ducting layer is configured to receive air therein through the leading opening and exhaust air through the trailing opening.