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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bret Siarkowski, Marlborough, MA (US);
Karl E Becker, III, Wichita, KS (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29718012 ; 29718011 ; 2971801 ; 29721911 ; 2972173 ; 2972191 ; 2972171 ; 219528 ; 219548 ;
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