Patent ID: 8162391

Claim:
An apparatus for use on top of a cushion, the top of the cushion disposed under a trim cover, having an air-permeable trim surface, of a ventilated seating system, and including two or more through-holes, the apparatus comprising: a forward layer including a plurality of openings in fluid communication with the air-permeable trim surface; a rearward layer comprising a first material and including at least two openings and having an inner surface and an outer surface; a spacer material sandwiched between the forward layer and the rearward layer, creating an open space within the apparatus; two or more air movers disposed outside of the rearward layer of the apparatus, each air mover attached to an inner surface of the rearward layer at one of the at least two openings with an outwardly extending annular flange wall, and in fluid communication with the spacer material and the air-permeable trim cover; wherein each of the air mover of the apparatus is dimensioned to fit within a cavity created by the two or more through-holes and disposed therein.