Patent Application
20230284777
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The disclosure relates to seating assemblies and more particularly pertains to a new seating assembly allowing athletes to rest in a temperature controlled environment.
The prior art relates to seating assemblies. Prior art temperature modulated seating assemblies may comprise a heating unit, a cooling unit, a seat, and one or more panels.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising an enclosure having a seating unit positioned therein. The seating unit is configured to seat multiple users. A heating and cooling unit is engaged to the enclosure and is configured to control a temperature within the enclosure.
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
The enclosure 12 has an opening 24 positioned in a front 26 thereof. The opening 24 is configured to allow users to enter and to exit the enclosure 12. A door 28 is engaged to the frame 18 and is configured to selectively close the opening 24. The door 28 is substantially transparent.
The seating unit 14 is configured to seat multiple users. The seating unit 14 may comprise a bench 30, which is coupled to the frame 18 and extends from a back 32 of the enclosure 12. The bench 30 extends from proximate to opposed ends 34 of the enclosure 12. As shown in
The plurality of panels 20 comprises a roof panel 36, which is pitched toward the back 32 of the enclosure 12 and thus configured to shed water. The frame 18 has a 10 plurality of holes 38 positioned therein, proximate to the roof panel 36 and the back 32 of the enclosure 12. The holes 38 are configured to drain water from the roof panel 36.
The heating and cooling unit 16 is configured to control a temperature within the enclosure 12, thus allowing the users, such as the athletes pictured in
A floor covering 42 may be engaged to the bottom 40 the enclosure 12 and positioned in the interior space 22. The floor covering 42 may comprise artificial turf, thus allowing for a smooth transition from a playing surface comprising artificial turf to the enclosure 12.
A plurality of hooks 44 is engaged to the frame 18 and is positioned within the interior space 22. The hooks 44 are configured to hang articles, such as gear used, or worn, by athletes. A mounting device 46 is engaged to the frame 18 and is positioned within the interior space 22. The mounting device 46 is configured to mount at least one of a monitor and a television, thus allowing users who are utilizing the enclosure 12 to view events, such as live action on the playing surface, replays, and the like.
A plurality of wheels 48 is engaged to the frame 18 and projects from the bottom 40 of the enclosure 12. The plurality of wheels 48 is configured for locomotion of the enclosure 12, allowing it to be repositioned, such as from one point to another along a sideline of the playing surface.
In use, the enclosure 12 is positioned in a desired location by rolling it into place upon the plurality of wheels 48. The heating and cooling unit 16 is set to a desired temperature. Users then enter and exit the enclosure 12 through the opening 24 and can rest upon the bench 30 in a temperature controlled environment.
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 elements is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
