# US 12,178,263 B2 · Cooling and drinking vest > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,178,263 B2 - Document ID: US12178263B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/948,864 - Filed: 2022-09-20 - Published: 2023-09-28 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2022-03-22 - Applicants: Yitzchok Twersky - Inventors: Yitzchok Twersky - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12178263B2 ## CPC - A41D 13/0058: {having pockets for heated or cooled elements} - A41D 1/04: Vests, jerseys, sweaters or the like - A61F 7/10: Cooling bags, e.g. ice-bags - A61F 7/103: {refillable} - A41D 2400/46: Storage or supply of water for drinking purposes - A61F 2007/0018: {Trunk or parts thereof} - A61F 2007/0056: {for cooling} - A61F 2007/0273: {with openings in the walls between the compartments serving as passageways for the filler} - A61F 2007/108: {Cold packs, i.e. devices to be cooled or frozen in refrigerator or freezing compartment} - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) ## Abstract A dual-function vest for keeping the body cool and providing cool drinking water. The vest has multiple ice pockets dispersed throughout an area of the vest. The ice pockets are fluidly interconnected to each through fluid channels, wherein water can flow between the multiple ice pockets. A port can be provided in the vest to provide access to an inner volume of the vest. Water can be filled into the multiple ice pockets through the port and also water can be drawn through the port. A long tube can be connected to the port while the free end of the long tube can act as a drinking spout. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wearable device comprising: a garment; a plurality of ice pockets dispersed throughout the garment, the plurality of ice pockets are fluidly interconnected to each other through fluid channels, wherein fluid can flow between adjacent ice pockets, wherein each ice pocket of one or more ice pockets of the plurality of ice pockets is fluidly connected to four adjacent ice pockets of the plurality of ice pockets through four fluid channels; at least one port connected to one or more ice pockets of the plurality of ice pockets, wherein the at least one port is positioned at a bottom of the garment; and a tube that has a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end is coupled to the at least one port and the distal end is configured as a drinking spout. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein water can be filled into an inner volume of the garment through the port, and water can be drawn from the inner volume of the garment through the port. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the garment is a vest, the vest has a neck opening and two arms openings. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The wearable device according to claim 3, wherein the vest is made from two plies bonded together forming the plurality of ice pockets and fluid channels, wherein an inner plie of the two plies is made of heat-resistant material and an outer plie of the two plies is made of an insulative material. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The wearable device according to claim 4, wherein the vest further comprises a plurality of buttons for securing the vest over a torso of a wearer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The wearable device according to claim 4, wherein the vest further comprises a zipper for securing the vest over a torso of a wearer. ### Claim 7 A method for maintaining body temperature, the method comprises: providing a vest, the vest has at least a neck opening and two arms openings, the vest further comprises: a plurality of ice pockets dispersed throughout an area of the vest, the plurality of ice pockets are fluidly interconnected through fluid channels, wherein fluid can flow between adjacent ice pockets of the plurality of ice pockets through the fluid channels, wherein each ice pocket of one or more ice pockets of the plurality of ice pockets is fluidly connected to four adjacent ice pockets of the plurality of ice pockets through four fluid channels, at least one port connected to one or more ice pockets of the plurality of ice pockets, wherein the at least one port is positioned at a bottom of the garment, and a tube that has a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end is coupled to the at least one port and the distal end is configured as a drinking spout. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein the method further comprises: filling water into the vest, wherein the plurality of ice pockets are filled with water; freezing the water filled vest; wearing the frozen vest over a torso of a wearer; and drinking water melted in the frozen vest through the drinking spout. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the water is filled into an inner volume of the vest through the port, and the water for drinking is drawn from the inner volume of the vest through the port. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein the vest is made from two plies bonded together forming the plurality of ice pockets and fluid channels, wherein an inner plie of the two plies is made of heat-resistant material and an outer plie of the two plies is made of an insulative material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the vest further comprises a plurality of buttons for securing the vest over a torso of a wearer. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the vest further comprises a zipper for securing the vest over a torso of a wearer.