# US 11,029,128 B2 · Active cooling for holster

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- Number: US 11,029,128 B2
- Document ID: US11029128B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/115,094
- Filed: 2018-08-28
- Published: 2019-02-28
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2017-08-29
- Applicants: Tedder Industries, LLC
- Inventors: Thomas Tedder; Silas Van Natter
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11029128B2

## CPC

- F41C 33/04: Special attachments therefor
- F28F 13/003: {by using permeable mass, perforated or porous materials (F28F13/18 takes precedence)}
- F41A 13/00: Cooling or heating systems; Blowing-through of gun barrels; Ventilating systems
- F41C 33/02: Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm
- F28F 2250/08: Fluid driving means, e.g. pumps, fans
- F41C: SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES (functional features or details common to both smallarms and ordnance, mountings therefor F41A; projecting missiles without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge F41B); ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
- F28F: DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION (water and air traps, air venting F16)
- F41A: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cooling system of claim 1, the multi-layered backer further comprising a first layer arranged to be positioned nearest to an implement to be carried within the implement holster, the first layer comprising a load bearing support layer.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The cooling system of claim 1, the multi-layered backer further comprising a metal rigidity layer disposed between two layers of the multi-layered backer and arranged to provide stiffness and rigidity to the multi-layered backer.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The cooling system of claim 3, the multi-layered backer further comprising a protective layer disposed between the rigidity layer and the ducting layer and arranged to protect the ducting layer from abrasion from the rigidity layer.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The cooling system of claim 1, further comprising a cooling assembly interfaced to the ducting layer and adapted to move fluid through the passages of the ducting layer.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The cooling system of claim 5, wherein the cooling assembly comprises one or more fans, pumps, or blowers.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The cooling system of claim 5, wherein the cooling assembly is disposed within one or more layers of the multi-layer backer or between two layers of the multi-layer backer.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The cooling system of claim 5, further comprising one or more temperature sensors and/or humidity sensors adapted to automatically trigger an operating condition of the cooling assembly.

### Claim 9 (depends on 5)

The cooling system of claim 5, further comprising one or more openings in the ducting layer arranged to receive a portion of the cooling assembly and to interface the cooling assembly with the passages of the ducting layer.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The cooling system of claim 1, further comprising a holster shell coupled to the multi-layered backer to form the implement holster.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The cooling system of claim 1, wherein the ducting features comprise one or more of channels, ducts, conduit, tubing, directional features, or fins, to provide the passages for the movement of fluid.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The cooling system of claim 1, wherein the one or more openings of the breathable layer comprise formed holes, apertures, or perforations in the breathable layer.

### Claim 13

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.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The actively cooled holster of claim 13, further comprising a first layer arranged to be positioned nearest to the implement to be carried within the holster, the first layer comprising a load bearing support layer.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The actively cooled holster of claim 14, wherein the first layer includes an opening to the ducting layer, the opening of the first layer adapted to pass air between the environment and the ducting layer, through the first layer.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The actively cooled holster of claim 13, further comprising a metal rigidity layer disposed between two layers of the multi-layered backer and arranged to provide stiffness and rigidity to the multi-layered backer.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

The actively cooled holster of claim 13, further comprising a cooling assembly interfaced with the ducting layer and adapted to pull or push fluid through the passages of the ducting layer to create or increase a flow of fluid through the ducting layer.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The actively cooled holster of claim 17, wherein the cooling assembly is adapted to pull or push fluid through the openings of the breathable layer.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The actively cooled holster of claim 17, wherein the cooling assembly includes one or more of a fan, a pump, or a blower.

### Claim 20

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.

### Claim 21 (depends on 20)

The method of claim 20, further comprising providing a first load bearing support layer to the multi-layered backer in a position nearest to where an implement is to be carried within the implement holster.

### Claim 22 (depends on 20)

The method of claim 20, further comprising providing a cooling assembly adapted to move fluid, interfacing the cooling assembly to the ducting layer, and creating or increasing a flow of fluid through the ducting layer using the cooling assembly.

### Claim 23 (depends on 22)

The method of claim 22, further comprising pulling air from the environment and forcing the air through the ducting layer and out one or more openings in the breathable layer using the cooling assembly.

### Claim 24 (depends on 20)

The method of claim 20, further comprising removably coupling a holster or a holster shell to the multi-layer backer to form the implement holster.