Portable Cooling Device
OwnerMichael Allen Buckmaninventor
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Abstract
A portable system for cooling which includes a Peltier thermoelectric cooler coupled to the garment and utilitarian apparatuses, including wheelchairs, automobiles, child carriers, and military equipment. The thermoelectric cooler comprises a cold side plate and a hot side plate. The cooling device further comprises a thermal shield. The thermal shield comprises a thermally reflective surface and a thermal conduction sheet coupled to the cold side of the thermoelectric cooler. The portable cooling device further comprises a cold pack thermally coupled to a side of the thermal conduction sheet. The portable cooling device comprises a blower configured to blow air across the hot side of the thermoelectric cooler.
Claims20
A portable cooling device comprising:
- a cold pack;
- a thermoelectric cooler comprising a cold side and a hot side;
- a thermal shield comprising an opening therethrough, through which the cold side of the thermoelectric cooler is exposed, wherein the thermal shield has a thermally reflective surface;
- the thermal shield being one of:
- rayon;
- Kevlar;
- polyester;
- silica;
- ceramic fibers;
- static arc disruptive materials;
- and
- materials of the like;
- a thermal conduction sheet coupled to the cold side of the thermoelectric cooler;
- a blower located adjacent the hot side of the thermoelectric cooler configured to blow air across the hot side of the thermoelectric cooler;
- a power source configured to power the thermoelectric cooler and the blower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.