Patent Application
20190274377
The present invention relates to a cooling garment, and more specifically to an improved cooling vest with a cooling loop
Exposure to abnormal or prolonged amounts of heat and humidity without relief or adequate fluid intake can cause various types of heat-related illness. The cooling vest can be used to cool the body of a healthy person during indoor or outdoor recreation, e.g. welding operations and baking paint etc., or while working in hot conditions, for example in boiler workshop, shipyard, steel plant, glass factory, power plant, injection molding factory, forging workshop etc., or a sick person to reduce his abnormal body temperature. The cooling vest can be used to protect those exposed to abnormal or prolonged amounts of heat, e.g. frontier guard, railway worker, sanitation worker, courier, hardhat builder, delivery driver, airline ground staff etc. The cooling vest is also widely used during outdoor exercises, such as hike, riding on a bicycle, climbing, caving, fishing etc.
Various types of body cooling devices are well known. However, none of the references provided has a vest that cools the body via cooling loop filled with water or other liquid and is portable with a pump and power bank.
Specifically, U.S. Published Patent Application Number 2012/0260398 to Stapleton discloses a vest having an outer layer and an inner layer, each of the layers in communication with an air plenum. The two air plenums are in communication so as to allow air to flow through the vest, whereby the air flow can help cool the wearer.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,189,327 to Strauss discloses a personal cooler that comprises a band that can be worn around a user's neck, head, or other portions of the body. The band comprises at least one heat dissipating member that is adapted to absorb heat from the user's body, and a liquid-retainable material with at least one air plenum for delivering cool air to the user.
U.S. Pat. No. 8,443,463 to Paull discloses a garment that is composed of a wicking fabric and includes a tube imbedded therein. The tube is in fluid communication with a reservoir that is removably attached thereto. The tube is preferably disposed along the top portion of the garment so as to dispense water or liquid to the top portion thereof.
The devices disclosed in the prior art have several known drawbacks. These devices are limited in that none of these devices are provided with a left and a right pocket for respectively receiving the pump and the portable power. None of these devices disclose that the fluid or water is stored in an ice box which is received in an ice bag, and the ice bag and the pump are received in one pocket together.
For the defects in the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved cooling vest wherein the same can be utilized for reducing the body temperature of a healthy person during indoor or outdoor recreation or while working in hot conditions, or a sick person.
The technical solutions of the present invention are as follows:
A cooling vest is provided, which comprises: a vest having an outer layer and an inner layer that are attached together about the edges thereof to form an interior volume therebetween, and a left and right pocket attached on the front of the vest; an elongated polyurethane tube having a first and a second end, wherein the tube is arranged in the interior volume in a “U” shape; a pump; an ice bag having an ice box received therein, wherein the ice box is full of ice, circulating water is filled between the ice bag and the ice box, the first end of the tube is connected with an upper inlet of the ice bag, a low outlet of the ice bag is connected with the pump, the second end of the tube is connected with the pump; a switch for switching on/off of the pump, wherein the ice bag, the pump and the switch are received in one pocket together; and a portable power electrically connected with the switch, wherein the portable power is received in the other pocket.
Advantageously, the pump and the ice bag are detachable from the vest and are capable of being taken out of the pocket.
Advantageously, the tube is arranged in the front, back and neck portion of the vest.
Advantageously, the portable power is connected to the vest via a USB connection.
Advantageously, the cooling vest further comprises a handbag as an accessory of the cooling vest for receiving a plurality of ice boxes.
Other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
The present invention will now be more particularly described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the drawing are for better understanding and should not limit the present invention. Dimensions of components and features shown in the drawings are generally chosen for convenience and clarity of presentation and are not necessarily shown to scale.
This disclosure may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
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When working, the ice bag 206 and the pump 204 are connected to the tube 202, circulating water 218 is poured into the ice bag 206, the ice box 208 full of ice is put into the ice bag 206, and then the ice bag 206 is sealed. After closing the switch 210, the pump 204 is started and the cooling water in the ice bag 206 is pumped into the tube 202 that is arranged all around the vest 102 so as to cool user' body.
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The complete assembly may be fabricated with cotton cloth or other fabric on the inside of the cooling vest and thermal cloth on the outer side. Between said cloth or fabric will have rubber-tubing in a closed circuit coil filled with water or other liquids that will be cooled to a desired temperature via a tube submersed in a cooler with ice and circulated via a pump. Furthermore the pump will be may have the ability to function via AC, DC or solar power current. With the invention of the cooling vest, many traumatic medical situations that occur after the initial trauma will be limited and/or prevented, thus enabling for a better recovery with much less negative after effects.
Although the invention is described with reference to one or more preferred embodiments, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various modifications are possible. Therefore, the scope of the invention is to be determined by reference to the claims that follow.
