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US 2014/0130225 A1Published application
Safety vest assembly including a high reliability communication system and a thermoelectric transducer assembly
AssigneeBasic Electronics, Inc.
InventorAlfiero F. Balzano
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Abstract
A safety vest is provided for use by a wearer. The vest comprises an outer layer, an inner layer, a bullet protection layer, a plurality of communication components disposed within the vest, a rechargeable power supply, and a thermoelectric transducer assembly for converting body thermal energy into electrical energy to power the communications components
Claims29
A safety vest assembly for use by a wearer, the safety vest assembly comprising:
- a) an outer layer;
- b) an inner layer;
- c) a bullet protection layer disposed within the vest intermediate the outer layer and the inner layer and configured to mitigate bullet penetration through the vest;
- d) a plurality of communication components disposed within the vest;
- e) a rechargeable internal power supply disposed within the vest;
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- f) a thermoelectric transducer assembly constructed of at least one thermoelectric transducer for converting thermal energy generated by the wearer into electrical energy, the thermoelectric transducer assembly being in electrical communication with the internal power supply.
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