Personal cooling or warming system using closed loop fluid flow
OwnerPaul A. Chambersinventor
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Abstract
A garment for a personal cooling or warming system, the garment comprising a carrier formed in the shape of the garment, and a bladder comprising at least two channel segments, wherein the channel segments have a substantially flat configuration so as to improve thermal efficiency.
Claims6
A garment for a personal cooling or warming system, said garment comprising:
- a carrier formed in the shape of the garment;
- a bladder comprising at least two channel segments, said channel segments each having a substantially flat configuration;
- and
- a ribbon disposed in said channels;
- wherein said ribbon comprises a white vellum closed cell foam and is relatively impervious to fluid flowing in said channels.
A garment for a personal cooling or warming system, said garment comprising:
- a carrier formed in the shape of the garment;
- a bladder comprising at least two channel segments, said channel segments each having a substantially flat configuration;
- and
- a ribbon disposed in said channels;
- wherein said ribbon is attached to at least one wall within said channels;
- and
- wherein said ribbon comprises a white vellum closed cell foam and is relatively resistant to compressing.
A garment for a personal cooling or warming system, said garment comprising:
- a carrier formed in the shape of the garment;
- a bladder comprising at least two channel segments, each channel segment having a substantially flat configuration;
- and
- a ribbon disposed in said channels;
- wherein said ribbon comprises a white vellum closed cell foam and is impervious to fluid flowing in said channels and is resistant to compressing.
A garment for a personal cooling or warming system, said garment comprising:
- a carrier formed in the shape of the garment;
- a bladder comprising at least two channel segments, each channel segment having a substantially flat configuration;
- and
- a ribbon disposed in said channels;
- wherein said ribbon comprises a white vellum closed cell foam.
A garment for a personal cooling or warming system, said garment comprising:
- a carrier formed in the shape of the garment;
- and
- a bladder comprising at least two channel segments, wherein said channel segments have a substantially flat configuration;
- wherein a ribbon is disposed in said channels;
- wherein said ribbon comprises a closed cell foam;
- and
- wherein said ribbon comprises white vellum closed cell foam.
A garment for a personal cooling or warming system, said garment comprising:
- a carrier formed in the shape of the garment;
- a bladder comprising at least two channel segments, each channel segment having a substantially flat configuration;
- and
- a ribbon disposed in said channels;
- wherein said ribbon comprises a white vellum closed cell foam and the composition of said ribbon differs according to a location thereof on the garment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.