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US 10,111,482 B2Granted
Cooling assembly
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsBaron C. Brandt, Daniel A. Judelson, Rebecca P. Hurd, Phyllis Michele Liniger, Tyler C. Lynch, Nina Nguyen
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Abstract
A cooling headgear is disclosed. Absorbent material within the headgear retains cold water. When worn by a user, the headgear holds the cold water to the head of the user, cooling the user.
Claims19
A cooling assembly, comprising:
- one or more panels affixed together to form the cooling assembly, at least a portion of the one or more panels comprising an exterior material layer, an interior material layer, and an absorbent material layer maintained between the exterior material layer and the interior material layer, wherein:
- the cooling assembly is configured to at least partially cover a head area of a user when the cooling assembly is worn, and
- the one or more panels circumscribe a right ear opening and a left ear opening, wherein each of the right ear opening and the left ear opening extend through the exterior material layer, the interior material layer, and the absorbent material layer.
A cooling headgear, comprising:
- a plurality of panels affixed together to form the cooling headgear, at least a portion of the plurality of panels comprising an exterior material layer, an interior material layer, and an absorbent material layer maintained between the exterior material layer and the interior material layer, the plurality of panels comprising at least:
- a vent panel comprising an anterior region, a posterior region, a right side, and a left side, the vent panel further comprising a plurality of apertures that extend through the exterior material layer, the interior material layer, and the absorbent material layer;
- a superior panel comprising a right superior region, a left superior region, a right inferior region, a left inferior region, a center superior region, and a center inferior region, wherein:
- the center superior region of the superior panel is attached to the anterior region of the vent panel,
- the right superior region of the superior panel is attached to the right side of the vent panel, and
- the left superior region of the superior panel is attached to the left side of the vent panel,
- a right inferior panel comprising an anterior region, a posterior region, a superior region, and an inferior region, wherein:
- the posterior region of the right inferior panel is attached to the posterior region of the vent panel, and
- the superior region of the right inferior panel is attached to the right inferior region of the superior panel;
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- a left inferior panel comprising an anterior region, a posterior region, a superior region, and an inferior region, wherein:
- the posterior region of the left inferior panel is attached to the posterior region of the vent panel, and
- the superior region of the left inferior panel is attached to the left inferior region of the superior panel.
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