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Padded seat assembly

a seat and assembly technology, applied in the field of seat assembly, can solve the problems of cold seating rows and known seating rows that feel uncomfortably hard, and achieve the effect of low cost and high quality

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-30
INTERKAL
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"The invention is a seat assembly that includes a seat base and a seat pad. The seat pad is made of a material with low thermal conductivity, which means it is good at insulating heat. This material is placed on top of the seat base to close the opening. This design can provide a comfortable and affordable seat assembly."

Problems solved by technology

Such known rows of seating tend to feel cold when a person first sits down on the seat base.
Also, known rows of seating tend to feel uncomfortably hard when sitting for long periods of time.

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[0014]It will be apparent to those skilled in the art, that is, to those who have knowledge or experience in this area of technology that many uses and design variations are possible for the seat assembly disclosed here. The following detailed discussion of various alternative and preferred features and embodiments will illustrate the general principles of the invention with reference to a bleacher seat assembly suitable for use in applications such as schools, stadiums, auditoriums and the like. Other embodiments suitable for other applications will be apparent to those skilled in the art given the benefit of this disclosure, such as seat assemblies having both a seat base and a seat back.

[0015]Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a seat assembly 10 with a seat base 16 and seat pad 14. The seat base 16 may be constructed from one of several materials, including rigid plastics such as polyethylene, wood, etc. Most preferably the seat base is formed from a rigid injection mold...

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Abstract

A seat assembly comprises a seat base defining an opening, and a seat pad comprising a substrate and an exterior layer formed from a material having a thermal conductivity of less than 0.25 W·m−1·K−1, wherein the seat pad closes the opening of the seat base.

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RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority benefit of U.S. provisional patent application No. 60 / 777,475 filed on Feb. 28, 2006.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to improvements in seat assemblies, and more particularly to improvements in telescoping seat assemblies and other stadium seating.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Seating is commonly provided in school gymnasiums, sporting arenas and other areas where it is desirable to provide a large seating area for spectators. Rows of seating (typically comprising bleacher seats, stadium seats, etc.) are deployed for convenience of viewing, ingress and egress. Such rows of seating can comprise either a seat base with a seat back, or just the seat base alone. U.S. Pat. No. 4,518,199 to Lewis shows seat modules formed as a series of molded plastic modules. Such known rows of seating tend to feel cold when a person first sits down on the seat base. Further, rows of seating such as bleacher seating may be at...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47C31/02A47C15/00
CPCA47C11/00A47C1/12
Inventor AHRENS, KENNETH A.AMEMIYA, MINORU
Owner INTERKAL