Patent Application
20220395102
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The disclosure relates to seating devices and more particularly pertains to a new seating device for allowing patrons to control their seat temperature. The present device allows for temperature control of either individual portions of a booth or the entire booth. There is a pay terminal allowing establishments to monetize the device.
The prior art relates to seating devices. Existing devices have integrated temperature control, yet for booth style seating the temperature control is evenly administered. These devices lack controls to independently heat or cool just the booth bottom or booth back, or to control independent seats of the booth.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a booth having a booth bottom portion, a booth back portion, a booth bottom side, a booth top side, a booth left side, a booth right side, a booth front side, a booth back inner side, and a booth bottom inner side. A back cushion is coupled to the booth, The back cushion is coupled to the booth back inner side. A bottom cushion is coupled to the booth. The bottom cushion is coupled to the booth bottom inner side. A plurality of heating elements is coupled to the back cushion and the bottom cushion. The plurality of heating elements includes a plurality of back heating elements and a plurality of bottom heating elements coupled within the back cushion and the bottom cushion, respectively. A power source is coupled to the booth. The power source is in operational communication with the plurality of heating elements. A control panel is in operational communication with the power source and the plurality of heating elements. A plurality of control buttons is coupled to the control panel. The control buttons are in operational communication with the control panel to set power levels and areas of activation for the plurality of heating elements. A pay terminal is coupled to the control panel. The pay terminal is in operational communication with the control panel and is configured to receive payment to activate the control panel.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
A back cushion 40 is coupled to the booth 12. The back cushion 40 is coupled to the booth back inner side 32 and extends from the booth left side 26 to the booth right side 28. A bottom cushion 42 is coupled to the booth 12. The bottom cushion 42 is coupled to the booth bottom inner side 34 and extends from the booth left side 26 to the booth right side 28 and from the booth back inner side 32 to the booth front side 30. Each of the back cushion 40 and the bottom cushion 42 may comprise an inner stuffing 44 for user comfort and an outer cover 46. The outer cover 46 may be leather, vinyl, or any other material traditionally used in seating.
A plurality of heating elements 48 is coupled to the back cushion 40 and the bottom cushion 42. The plurality of heating elements 48 includes a plurality of back heating elements 50 and a plurality of bottom heating elements 52 coupled within the back cushion 40 and the bottom cushion 42, respectively, the plurality of back heating elements 50 may include a plurality of back left heating elements 54 and a plurality of back right heating elements 56. The plurality of bottom heating elements 52 may include a plurality of bottom left heating elements 58 and a plurality of bottom right heating elements 60. The plurality of heating elements 48 can thus be independently zoned for the buttocks and back of a left seat area 62 and a right seat area 64 of each of the first booth section 14 and the second booth section 16.
A chiller 66 may be coupled within the booth 12. The chiller 66 may be coupled to the booth left side 26 with the booth left side 26 having a plurality of vent apertures 68 extending through adjacent the chiller 66 to allow for airflow. A plurality of cooling tubes 70 is in operational communication with the chiller 66 and includes a plurality of back cooling tubes 72 and a plurality of bottom cooling tubes 74 coupled within the back cushion 40 and the bottom cushion 42, respectively. The plurality of back cooling tubes 72 includes a plurality of back left cooling tubes 76 and a plurality of back right cooling tubes 78. The plurality of bottom cooling tubes 74 includes a plurality of bottom left cooling tubes 80 and a plurality of bottom right cooling tubes 82. The plurality of cooling tubes 70 can thus be independently zoned for the buttocks and back of the left seat area 62 and the right seat area 64 of each of the first booth section 14 and the second booth section 16 like the plurality of heating elements 48.
A power source 84 is coupled to the booth 12. The power source 84 is in operational communication with the plurality of heating elements 48 and the chiller 66. A control panel 86 is in operational communication with the power source 84, the plurality of heating elements 48, and the chiller 66. The control panel 86 may be coupled to the booth left side 26 or may alternatively be positioned on the table 38 as seen in
A plurality of control buttons 88 is coupled to the control panel 86. The control buttons 88 are in operational communication with the control panel 86 to set power levels and areas of activation for the plurality of heating elements 48 and the plurality of cooling tubes 70 with a heat button 90 and a cooling button 92. The plurality of control buttons 88 may include a set of seat selector buttons 94 and a set of back-bottom buttons 96. The set of back-bottom buttons 96 includes a both button 98, a back button 100, and a bottom button 102. A plurality of indicator lights 104 may be coupled to the control panel 86 and are in operational communication with the plurality of control buttons 88.
A pay terminal 106 is coupled to the control panel 86. The pay terminal 106 is in operational communication with the control panel 86 and is configured to receive payment to activate the control panel 86 to allow for use. The pay terminal 106 may include a coin slot 108 in operational communication with a lockable coin box 110 coupled within the booth left side 26, as shown in
In use, pay is tendered at the pay terminal 106. The plurality of control buttons 88 is then used to opt for heating or cooling as well as which portions of the booth 12 are to be affected. The users may then sit in comfort as for use as a traditional booth seat.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
