Conditioning garments

A garment arrangement including:

• a protective garment,
• a conditioning garment comprising at least one tube configured to pass heated/cooled fluid to heat/cool a wearer of the conditioning garment, wherein the conditioning garment is worn inside the protective garment, and
• a connector configured to connect the at least one tube to a source of heated/cooled liquid, the connector comprising:
• a male part and a female part configured to allow passage of the heated/cooled liquid,
• 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 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, and
• a bridge piece configured to sealingly mount the connector to the protective garment, the bridge piece including a hole through which the male part extends before entering the female part,
• wherein the bridge piece allows the passage of the heated/cooled liquid,
• wherein one of the male part and the female part is configured to be mounted inside the protective garment and the other of the male part and the female part is configured to be mounted outside the protective garment,
• the one of the male part and the female part configured to be mounted inside the protective garment, when coupled to the bridge piece, providing a barrier to environmental conditions outside the protective garment.

A garment arrangement including:

• a conditioning garment comprising at least one tube configured to pass heated/cooled fluid to heat/cool a wearer of the conditioning garment, wherein the conditioning garment is configured to be optionally worn inside a protective garment, and
• a connector configured to connect the at least one tube to a source of heated/cooled liquid, the connector comprising:
• a male part and a female part configured to allow passage of the heated/cooled liquid,
• a releasable latch acting between the male and female parts to hold the male part in engagement with the female part, and
• a bridge piece configured to be mountable to the protective garment, if worn, the bridge piece including a hole through which the male part extends before entering the female part,
• the releasable latch including a release member movable 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.