Patent ID: 7971931

Claim:
An apparatus for use in a seat ventilation system of a vehicle seat, the apparatus comprising: i. a cushion; ii. an air permeable trim surface proximal an occupant contact area; iii. a forward layer including a plurality of openings in fluid communication with the air-permeable trim surface; iv. a rearward layer, comprising a first material and including at least one opening and having an inner surface and an outer surface; v. a spacer material sandwiched between the forward layer and the rearward layer, creating an open space within the apparatus; vi. two or more air movers disposed outside of the rearward layer of the apparatus, the air movers attached to an inner surface of the rearward layer at the at least one opening with an outwardly extending annular flange wall, and in fluid communication with the spacer material; wherein the air movers of the apparatus are each dimensioned to fit within a corresponding hole located in the cushion when the insert is positioned thereon and will move air through the corresponding hole in the cushion and toward an occupant.