Patent ID: 7070231

Claim:
An air cooled seat cushion comprising: A) a seat portion having an air permeable front surface, an air impermeable perimeter, an air impermeable rear surface and an interior between the seat portion front and rear surfaces; B) a back portion having an air permeable front surface, a top, a bottom, an air impermeable perimeter, an air impermeable rear surface and an interior between the back portion front rear surfaces; C) an integral fan that circulates air through the seat and back portions; D) an air transmitting hinge area at a point of juncture between the seat and back portions sequentially; and E) semi-rigid, undulating conduit panels located within the seat portion and back portion interiors that define channels for conducting air from the fan into the seat and back portion interiors and include apertures allowing air to escape from the channels to the air permeable seat and back portion front surfaces.