Ventilation apparatus for protective vest
OwnerGareth Ambrose Woodsinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus having a plurality of inflatable members, the inflatable members worn in a vertical orientation on a human torso; a collar portion connected to the plurality of inflatable members; and at least one inflation tube connected to the plurality of inflatable members, wherein the inflation tube includes a mouthpiece and a valve to controllably inflate and deflate inflatable members in the plurality. The apparatus is worn by a person underneath a protective vest to provide ventilation of body heat between the person and the protective vest.
Claims20
A cooling device configured to lift a portion of a protective vest away from a body of a wearer of the protective vest, the cooling device comprising:
- a collar portion configured to be placed around a neck of the body of the wearer;
- a plurality of front inflatable members coupled to a first section of the collar portion;
- a plurality of rear inflatable members coupled to a second section of the collar portion;
- a first inflation tube coupled to the plurality of front inflatable members and configured to controllably carry a first portion of a substance to inflate and deflate the plurality of front inflatable members and the first section of the collar portion;
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- a second inflation tube coupled to the plurality of rear inflatable members and configured to controllably carry a second portion of the substance to inflate and deflate the plurality of rear inflatable members and the second section of the collar portion.
A cooling device configured to be worn under a protective vest, the cooling device comprising:
- a pair of shoulder straps;
- a plurality of front inflatable members coupled to the pair of shoulder straps and configured to be worn under a front side of the protective vest;
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- a plurality of rear inflatable members coupled to the pair of shoulder straps and configured to be worn under a rear side of the protective vest,
- wherein a first inflatable member of the plurality of rear inflatable members is coupled to a second inflatable member of the plurality of rear inflatable members via an air bridge,
- wherein the plurality of front inflatable members and the plurality of rear inflatable members are filled with a cooling material, and
- wherein the plurality of front inflatable members is separately inflatable from the plurality of rear inflatable members via a three-way valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.