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US 9,173,500 B2Granted
Ventilated chair assembly
AssigneeTraveling Breeze Leisure Products LLC
InventorsGregory Alan Squires, Steven Lee Garner
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Abstract
A chair assembly comprising a backrest, a fan assembly, and an airflow guide associated with the backrest in a manner such that airflow emitted from the fan assembly exits the chair assembly through the backrest. The assembly in various embodiments is, for example, a collapsible lawn chair, a quad chair, a bleacher chair, or an accessory for a wheelchair.
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A chair assembly comprising:
- a backrest comprising a bottom, a top opposite the bottom, a front side, and a back side opposite the front side, wherein the backrest includes a material that allows airflow to pass therethrough;
- a fan assembly attached to the chair assembly at the bottom of the backrest;
- an airflow guide attached to the back side of the backrest into which airflow from the fan assembly is directed, wherein the airflow guide is associated with the backrest in a manner such that airflow emitted from the fan assembly exits the chair assembly through the backrest, wherein the airflow guide is substantially impermeable to airflow, and wherein a distance between the bottom of the backrest and an opposing portion of a bottom of the airflow guide is greater than a distance between the top of the backrest and an opposing portion of a top of the airflow guide;
- wherein the fan assembly comprises at least one fan unit, and wherein said at least one fan unit is oriented to blow air through the airflow guide in a direction generally parallel to the backrest.
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A chair assembly comprising:
- a backrest comprising a bottom, a top opposite the bottom, a front side, and a back side opposite the front side, wherein the backrest includes a material that allows airflow to pass therethrough;
- a fan assembly attached to the chair assembly at the bottom of the backrest;
- an airflow guide attached to the back side of the backrest into which airflow from the fan assembly is directed, wherein the airflow guide is associated with the backrest in a manner such that airflow emitted from the fan assembly exits the chair assembly through the backrest, wherein the airflow guide is substantially impermeable to airflow, and wherein the airflow guide angles at least generally toward the top of the backrest and angles at least generally away from the bottom of the backrest;
- wherein the fan assembly comprises at least one fan unit, and wherein said at least one fan unit is oriented to blow air through the airflow guide in a direction generally parallel to the backrest.
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A chair assembly comprising:
- a backrest comprising a bottom, a top opposite the bottom, a front side, and a back side opposite the front side, wherein the backrest includes a material that allows airflow to pass therethrough;
- a fan assembly attached to the chair assembly at the bottom of the backrest;
- an airflow guide attached to the back side of the backrest into which airflow from the fan assembly is directed, wherein the airflow guide is associated with the backrest in a manner such that airflow emitted from the fan assembly exits the chair assembly through the backrest, wherein the airflow guide is substantially impermeable to airflow;
- wherein the airflow guide further comprises an upwardly facing ventilation section which is permeable to airflow and positioned at the top of the backrest;
- wherein the fan assembly comprises at least one fan unit, and wherein said at least one fan unit is oriented to blow air through the airflow guide in a direction generally parallel to the backrest.
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A chair assembly comprising:
- a backrest comprising a bottom, a top opposite the bottom, a front side, and a back side opposite the front side, wherein the backrest includes a material that allows airflow to pass therethrough;
- a fan assembly attached to the chair assembly at the bottom of the backrest;
- an airflow guide attached to the back side of the backrest into which airflow from the fan assembly is directed, wherein the airflow guide is associated with the backrest in a manner such that airflow emitted from the fan assembly exits the chair assembly through the backrest, wherein the airflow guide is substantially impermeable to airflow;
- wherein the chair assembly is movable between a collapsed position and a chair open position;
- wherein the fan assembly comprises two fan units having fan housings, wherein in the chair open position, the two fan housings are side-by-side with an airstream axis of each fan being perpendicular to the seat and generally parallel with the backrest;
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- in the collapsed position, the two fan housings are face-to-face.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.