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US 2006/0076339 A1Published application
Furniture heating pad
OwnerMichael Mohn, Mark McClung +1inventors
InventorsMichael Mohn, Mark McClung, Larry LaPointe
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Abstract
A piece of furniture utilizes a movable heating member or heating pad that can be positioned at various locations on the furniture and/or on a user of the furniture. The heating pad is selectively operable to generate heat. The heating pad can be selectively connected to and unconnected from the piece of furniture for use and storage in a convenient storage location on the furniture.
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A furniture piece comprising:
- an exterior surface with at least two resting areas, each resting area including:
- a seating surface and a back supporting surface;
- a first heating member disposed in at least one of said seating and back supporting surfaces, said first heating member being fixed in place relative to an associated one of said seating and back supporting surfaces and selectively operable to generate heat;
- a second heating member operable to selectively generate heat, said second heating member being external to said exterior surface, moveable and capable of being placed upon said exterior surface at various locations;
- an internal controller operable to selectively supply power from an external power source to said first and second heating members;
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- a moveable manual controller for each resting area, said controllers communicating with said internal controller and operable to allow a user to control operation of said first and second heating members in an associated resting area independently of each other.
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A furniture piece comprising:
- an exterior surface including a seating surface and a back supporting surface;
- an internal controller operable to be connected to an external power source and to supply power to other components of the furniture piece;
- at least one connector plug extending from said internal controller, said plug being hidden from view when not in use and externally accessible;
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- a moveable heating member selectively connectable to said connector plug and operable to selectively receive power from said internal controller and generate heat, said moveable heating member capable of being disposed on said exterior surface at various locations while connected to said connector plug.
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A furniture piece comprising:
- an exterior surface including at least one seating surface and at least one back supporting surface;
- a heating member operable to selectively generate heat;
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- a pocket adjacent said heating member, said pocket allowing a body part of a user of the furniture piece to be inserted therein and heated by said heating member.
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A furniture piece comprising:
- an exterior surface including an arm supporting surface and a leg supporting surface;
- a heating member disposed on at least one of said arm and leg supporting surfaces, said heating member being substantially fixed in place relative to an associated one of said arm and leg supporting surfaces and selectively operable to generate heat;
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- a cover enclosing a portion of said heating member, said cover including a cavity configured to receive a body part of a user of the furniture piece to selectively heat a body part therein.
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A furniture piece comprising;
- an exterior surface with at least one resting area, said at least one resting area including:
- a seating surface and a back supporting surface;
- a first heating member disposed in at least one of said seating and back supporting surfaces, said first heating member being fixed in place relative to an associated one of said seating and back supporting surfaces and selectively operable to generate heat;
- a second heating member operable to selectively generate heat said second heating member being external to said exterior surface, moveable and capable of being placed upon said exterior surface at various locations;
- an internal controller operable to selectively supply power from an external power source to said first and second heating members;
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- a moveable manual controller for said at least one resting area, said controller communicating with said internal controller and operable to allow a user to control operation of said first and second heating members in an associated resting area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.