Conditioning garments
AssigneeSurvitec Group Limited
InventorAlan Paul Oliver
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Abstract
A conditioning garment has an array of tubes (11) for passing heated/cooled fluid to heat/cool a wearer of the garment. The array of tubes (11) terminate at a connector (16) for connection to a source of heated/cooled liquid. The connector (16) comprises a male part (15) and a female part (17) with a releasable latch (22, 34, 40) acting between the male and female parts (15, 17) to hold the male part (15) in engagement with the female part (17). The releasable latch includes a release member (40) moveable in a rectilinear path away from the connector (16) to release the latch and allow separation of the male part (15) from the female part (17). The male and female parts (15, 17) are self-sealing on disengagement. This allows for automatic separation of the male and female parts (15, 17) in an emergency.
Claims16
A conditioning garment comprising at least one tube for passing heated/cooled fluid to heat/cool a wearer of the garment, the at least one tube terminating in a connector for connection to a source of heated/cooled liquid, the connector comprising a male part and a female part, a releasable latch acting between the male and female parts to hold the male part in engagement with the female part, the releasable latch including a release member movable in a rectilinear path away from the connector to release the latch and allow separation of the male part from the female part, the male and female parts being self-sealing on disengagement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.