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Outdoor seating

a seating and outdoor technology, applied in the field of outdoor chairs, can solve the problems of shirt back sodden and damp with perspiration, seat itself being exposed to intense solar radiation, etc., and achieve the effect of reducing the area and reducing the area of conta

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-08-11
SEBEL FURNITURE LTD
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"The present invention provides a backrest for outdoor chairs that reduces the area of the front of the backrest that can be exposed to sunlight and the area of contact with a sitter. This is achieved by forming a plurality of forward facing openings and a plurality of protrusions on the front facing inter-opening portions of the backrest. The openings and protrusions work together to create a cooling effect on the seat, reducing the temperature and providing a more comfortable experience for the sitter."

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Such open air stadium seats can be subjected to intense solar radiation making the seat itself very hot when a spectator arrives at a seat to commence viewing a match, such as a cricket match, or other performance.
Under these conditions of an elevated temperature, the spectator normally perspires and the perspiration is trapped between the backrest of the seat and the back of the spectator, thereby leading to a shirt back which is sodden and damp with perspiration.

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[0014]As seen in FIG. 1, the outdoor chair 1 has a seat 2 and a backrest 3. The backrest 3 has a front surface 4 and a rear surface 5 (FIG. 3). The backrest 3 has a first regular rectangular array 7 of forward facing openings 8 and a second regular rectangular array 9 of protrusions 10. As illustrated, the two arrays 7, 8 are substantially rectangular and substantially equally spaced so that each pair of protrusions 10 has a forward facing opening 8 therebetween and each pair of openings 8 has a protrusion 10 therebetween. This applies moving both vertically and horizontally across the back rest 3. However, other array shapes or patterns can be used to achieve a different appearance from that illustrated in FIG. 1.

[0015]Turning now to FIG. 2, it will be seen that the openings 8 preferably extend all the way through the backrest 3 and thus define a passageway 18 having a rear facing aperture 28. As best seen in FIG. 3, the passageway 18 is inclined downwardly moving from front to rea...

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Abstract

A backrest for a seat is disclosed having a first plurality of forwardly facing openings 8 arranged in an array 7 and second plurality of protrusions 10 arranged in a second array 9. The arrays are rectangular with substantially equal spacing so that the openings and protrusions are inter-mingled. The arrangement reduces solar heating of the unoccupied seat and allows air flow and perspiration drainage of the occupied seat.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to outdoor chairs, and particularly, but not exclusively, stadium seats installed in those stadia which are not provided with a roof or other covering.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Such open air stadium seats can be subjected to intense solar radiation making the seat itself very hot when a spectator arrives at a seat to commence viewing a match, such as a cricket match, or other performance. As a consequence, the spectator finds that not only is the general atmosphere hot, but the backrest of the seat is already hot from being subjected to solar radiation. Under these conditions of an elevated temperature, the spectator normally perspires and the perspiration is trapped between the backrest of the seat and the back of the spectator, thereby leading to a shirt back which is sodden and damp with perspiration.GENESIS OF THE INVENTION[0003]The genesis of the present invention is a desire to provide an improved backrest which to at least s...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47C7/40
CPCA47C7/40A47C1/12
Inventor WELSH, GREGORY BRENT
Owner SEBEL FURNITURE LTD