Method and installation for heating of seats, especially in outdoor arenas and the like
OwnerGote Tabermaninventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of heating seats, especially in winter-sports arenas or other non-continuously heated meeting-places, wherein the seats (2) are provided with heating means (4) and divided up into groups which are individually connectible to an energy source by means of a connecting central in response to the demand for seats. The invention also concerns an installation for carrying out the method, said installation comprising heating elements (4) arranged in each seat and connected to the connection central.
Claims5
A method of heating seats in wintersports arenas and other meeting places which are not continuously heated, said method comprising the steps of:
- grouping the total number of seats into plural sections which are localized with respect to the expected demand for seats;
- simultaneously heating all seats in any section by connecting heating means in said seats to a common source of energy;
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- independently heating individual sections by selectively connecting each section to said common source of energy as each section becomes occupied.
An installation for heating seats in wintersports arenas and other meeting places which are not continuously heated, wherein the seats are grouped in sections and each section of seats can be selectively heated from a common energy source as that section is occupied, said installation comprising:
- seat portions, for each of said seats, comprising hollow profiles having cavities defined therein, said profiles being made of a material which is resistant to heat, cold and moisture;
- electric surface heating means located in said cavities;
- wherein said profiles and said cavities have a height which is relatively small and a width which is relatively large;
- wherein each cavity has an upper wall proximate a seating surface;
- wherein the electric surface heating means includes heating elements disposed only adjacent said upper wall of said cavity to heat said seating surface;
- means connecting together the surface heating means of all seats in individual sections;
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- means for selectively connecting the heating means of each section individually to said source of energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.