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US 11,029,128 B2Granted
Active cooling for holster
OwnerThomas Tedder, Silas Van Natterinventors
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Abstract
Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a cooling system for an implement holster (such as a handgun holster, for example). In various embodiments, the cooling system provides fluid flow through at least a portion of the holster to cool the holster and the user. For example, the cooling system includes a cooling assembly adapted to move a fluid through a ducting layer of a multi-layer holster backer.
Claims24
A cooling system, comprising:
- a multi-layered backer for an implement holster, comprising:
- a ducting layer having ducting features including walls or ridges formed on the ducting layer and adapted to conduct a flow of fluid from an inlet opening of the ducting layer and through passages on the ducting layer formed by the ducting features of the ducting layer;
- and
- a fluid permeable breathable layer disposed over the ducting layer and overlaying the ducting features, the breathable layer and the ducting features forming the passages, and arranged to be nearest to a body of a user, the breathable layer having one or more openings adapted to pass fluid from the passages through the breathable layer to provide cooling to the body of the user.
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An actively cooled holster for an implement, comprising:
- a multi-layered backer, including:
- a fluid impermeable ducting layer having ducting features including walls or ridges protruding from the ducting layer and adapted to conduct a flow of fluid through passages of the ducting layer formed by the ducting features;
- and
- a fluid permeable breathable layer disposed over the ducting layer and overlaying the ducting features, the breathable layer and the ducting features forming the passages, and arranged to be nearest to a body of a user, the breathable layer having one or more openings adapted to pass fluid from the passages through the breathable layer to provide cooling to the body of the user;
- and
- a holster shell removably or permanently coupled to the multi-layered backer and adapted to carry the implement.
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A method, comprising:
- providing a multi-layered backer for an implement holster, including:
- providing a ducting layer having ducting features including walls or ridges formed on the ducting layer;
- and
- providing a fluid permeable breathable layer disposed over the ducting layer and overlaying the ducting features, at a position intended to be nearest to a body of a user while the multi-layered backer is worn by the user;
- forming passages on the ducting layer from the ducting features and the breathable layer;
- conducting a flow of fluid through the passages of the ducting layer;
- and
- cooling the body of the user via the flow of fluid through the passages of the ducting layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.