Patent · US Expired

Seat warmer

US6073998A · kind A · utility

89Cited by
22References
8Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 15, 1996
Grant dateJun 13, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 15, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47C7/748
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat warmer having a self-regulating heating mechanism. The heating mechanism constructed as a sheet comprising layers of a chemical-resistant and moisture-resistant material. Heating elements are enclosed between the layers for heating the sheet to a predetermined temperature. The heating elements are closely spaced to control the electrical power required by the heating mechanism to attain a predetermined temperature, whereby the heating mechanism is effective to self-regulate temperature

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