Cooling Suspenders
AssigneeLion Apparel, Inc.
InventorTimo Czech
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Abstract
Cooling suspenders are disclosed for supporting pants such as firefighter pants. The suspenders include a first and second strap where one or both of the straps includes a water absorbent material capable of retaining at least five times its weight in absorbed water and retains some of the absorbed water for at least 48 hours at about 18° C. to about 24° C. and provides a cooling effect to a wearer as the absorbed water evaporates. The water absorbent material may retain the water for at least 24 hours at elevated body temperatures such as those experienced by a firefighter while fighting a fire. The water absorbent material may be present as a padding layer within a portion of the first and/or second straps.
Claims31
Suspenders comprising:
- first and second straps;
- and
- one or more connecting mechanisms;
- wherein at least one of the first and second straps includes a water-absorbing portion, the water absorbing portion comprising a water absorbent material capable of retaining at least five times its weight in absorbed water and capable of retaining at least some of the water for at least 48 hours at about 18° C. to about 24° C., wherein the water absorbing portion provides a cooling effect to a wearer of the suspenders as the absorbed water evaporates.
Suspenders comprising:
- first and second straps;
- and
- one or more connecting mechanisms connected to the first or second straps;
- wherein at least one of the first and second straps includes a padded portion, the padded portion comprising a padding of synthetic fleece modified with a super absorbent polymer capable of retaining absorbed water for at least 24 hours at an elevated body temperature of a wearer and by being able to allow some absorbed water to evaporate therefrom while worn by the wearer to provide the wearer with a cooling effect.
A method of providing a cooling effect to a wearer, the method comprising:
- providing suspenders comprising:
- first and second straps;
- and
- one or more connecting mechanism connected to the first or second straps;
- wherein at least one of the first and second straps includes a padded portion, the padded portion comprising a padding of synthetic fleece modified with a super absorbent polymer capable of retaining absorbed water for at least 24 hours at an elevated body temperature of a wearer and by being able to allow some absorbed water to evaporate therefrom while worn by the wearer to provide the wearer with a cooling effect;
- absorbing water into the padded portion;
- placing the suspenders on a wearer;
- wherein some of the absorbed water in the padded portion evaporates from the suspenders and provides a cooling effect to the wearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.