A seating assembly for athletes includes seats having a back and seat portion, a base, an adjustable element, a user interface device, and a controller. The back portion includes a back heating member that provides heat to a user's torso. The seat portion includes a lower limb heating member that provides heat to the user's lower limbs. The base supports each seat. The adjustable element is coupled to the base and one of the seats and adjusts height of the seat. The user interface device receives an input regarding a desired temperature of the back heating member and the lower limb heating member. The controller receives the input and adjusts an operation of the back heating member and the lower limb heating member to achieve the desired temperature. The user interface device receives a second input to adjust the a height of the seat relative to the floor surface.

A control system for cinema seats and a method for controlling cinema seats, including: a plurality of seats; and an actuation device, configured for driving each of the seats to be folded or unfolded. The control system for cinema seats further includes: a control signal transmitter; control signal receivers, configured to be arranged corresponding to one or more of the seats; the control signal transmitter is configured to communicatively connect with each of the control signal receivers, the control signal receiver is electrically connected to one or more of the actuation devices, and each of the control signal receivers can retain a used record of the actuation device, and each of the control signal receivers receives a control signal from the control signal transmitter to control one or more of the actuation devices to drive one or more of the seats to be folded or unfolded.

A control system for cinema seats and a method for controlling cinema seats, including: a plurality of seats; and an actuation device, configured for driving each of the seats to be folded or unfolded. The control system for cinema seats further includes: a control signal transmitter; control signal receivers, configured to be arranged corresponding to one or more of the seats; the control signal transmitter is configured to communicatively connect with each of the control signal receivers, the control signal receiver is electrically connected to one or more of the actuation devices, and each of the control signal receivers can retain a used record of the actuation device, and each of the control signal receivers receives a control signal from the control signal transmitter to control one or more of the actuation devices to drive one or more of the seats to be folded or unfolded.

The present invention relates to biodegradable structures for offering a way for individuals to relax outdoors in an environmentally-friendly and animal-friendly manner. The biodegradable structures include stages, bleachers, hunting blinds, and more, for enabling individuals to use the structures for enjoying an event and then leave the structures behind to biodegrade and naturally decompose over time to improve the proximal or adjacent environment. The structures can be used for different types of outdoor events and can come in different forms and sizes. The structures are formed of biodegradable materials like wood, cardboard, and biopolymers for fast decomposition in order to replenish the soil thereunder. The structures do not harm animals, nor the environment, while enabling individuals to enjoy the outdoors.

The present invention relates to biodegradable structures for offering a way for individuals to relax outdoors in an environmentally-friendly and animal-friendly manner. The biodegradable structures include stages, bleachers, hunting blinds, and more, for enabling individuals to use the structures for enjoying an event and then leave the structures behind to biodegrade and naturally decompose over time to improve the proximal or adjacent environment. The structures can be used for different types of outdoor events and can come in different forms and sizes. The structures are formed of biodegradable materials like wood, cardboard, and biopolymers for fast decomposition in order to replenish the soil thereunder. The structures do not harm animals, nor the environment, while enabling individuals to enjoy the outdoors.

A compact recliner mechanism for use in theater seating units is provided that allows the seat to move linearly as the seating unit moves from the closed position to the reclined position. The mechanism has a back bracket coupled to the seat plate and base plate with a linkage that moves a projected point representing the top of the back of the seating unit downwardly in vertical plane as the seating unit moves from the closed position to the reclined position. In other aspects, the seating unit has an armrest linkage coupled between the seat plate and the back that maintains an armrest lever at a horizontal orientation. Additionally, in some aspects, the base plate of the seating unit may have an adjustment feature that limits recline of the seating unit, to accommodate theater seating with different riser dimensions, and/or legs with an adjustment feature to level the seating unit on existing theater floors.

A compact recliner mechanism for use in theater seating units is provided that allows the seat to move linearly as the seating unit moves from the closed position to the reclined position. The mechanism has a back bracket coupled to the seat plate and base plate with a linkage that moves a projected point representing the top of the back of the seating unit downwardly in vertical plane as the seating unit moves from the closed position to the reclined position. In other aspects, the seating unit has an armrest linkage coupled between the seat plate and the back that maintains an armrest lever at a horizontal orientation. Additionally, in some aspects, the base plate of the seating unit may have an adjustment feature that limits recline of the seating unit, to accommodate theater seating with different riser dimensions, and/or legs with an adjustment feature to level the seating unit on existing theater floors.

A multi-platform vibro-kinetic system comprises a plurality of motion platforms each having actuators to be displaceable to produce vibro-kinetic effects. The system may obtain movements of one or more operator(s), interpret the movements of the operator and identifying from the movements an operator instruction for effect generation, and output a motion signal containing instructions for producing a vibro-kinetic effect on at least one of the motion platforms as a response to the operator instruction.

A method and apparatus include attaching a lighted cup holder to a seating arrangement. The lighted cup holder includes a cup holder body and a light-producing light source, with the cup holder body being attached to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, the light-producing source being disposed within the cup receptacle for illuminating the receptacle. A light-sensitive element operatively connected to the light source selectively controls production of light by the light source in such a manner that illumination of the cup holder is provided only under conditions where visibility is reduced to the point that it becomes difficult to locate the cup holder. The light-sensitive element is mounted on a master lighted cup holder and controls illumination of the master lighted cup holder and one or more slave lighted cup holders operatively connected to the master lighted cup holder.

A method and apparatus include attaching a lighted cup holder to a seating arrangement. The lighted cup holder includes a cup holder body and a light-producing light source, with the cup holder body being attached to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, the light-producing source being disposed within the cup receptacle for illuminating the receptacle. A light-sensitive element operatively connected to the light source selectively controls production of light by the light source in such a manner that illumination of the cup holder is provided only under conditions where visibility is reduced to the point that it becomes difficult to locate the cup holder. The light-sensitive element is mounted on a master lighted cup holder and controls illumination of the master lighted cup holder and one or more slave lighted cup holders operatively connected to the master lighted cup holder.