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US5524293A
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Cooling vest
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-05-03
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Granted: 1996-06-11
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Expires: 2014-05-03
Abstract
Abstract A cooling vest arranged with a pocket between a denim outer layer and a linen inner layer to receive a flexible vessel containing separate pockets filled with water. The vessel is releasably attachable to the vest and in use the water is cooled or frozen before the vessel is fitted in the pocket. The vest is used for cooling the body of a user either during recreation, or while working in hot conditions or a person who is allergic to dust particles mixed in air emitted from electric air-conditioner or a sick person to reduce his abnormal body temperature or when sickness raises his temperature above normal body temperature.
Inventors
- 👤 King Y. Kung
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:26
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D13/00; A41D13/002; A41D13/005; A41D13/0058; A41D13/0053
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A cooling vest comprising: an upper body cover with a pocket extending over a substantial part of said cover; and a flexible, sealed, laminar vessel containing cooling fluid, said sealed vessel arranged to fit and be releasably suspended in said pocket along only a top edge of said sealed vessel by a top edge of said vest so as to allow said Sealed vessel to extend and lie generally flat against the body of a wearer when worn by said wearer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
A cooling vest comprising: an upper body cover with a pocket extending over a substantial part of said cover; and a flexible, sealed, laminar vessel containing cooling fluid, said sealed vessel arranged to fit and be releasably suspended in said pocket along only a top edge of said sealed vessel by a top edge of said vest so as to allow said Sealed vessel to extend and lie generally flat against the body of a wearer when worn by said wearer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The cooling vest according to claim 1, wherein said pocket is a first pocket in a front of said cover, said cover further comprising a second pocket in a rear of said cover and a second, separate vessel in said second pocket.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cooling vest according to claim 1, wherein said vessel is formed of a number of separate fluid compartments.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The cooling vest according to claim 3, wherein said compartments are filled with water.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The cooling vest according to claim 1, wherein said top edge of said vessel and said vest are provided with apertures to receive studs to attach said top edge of said vessel to said top edge of said vest.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1999-06-11 | 1999-12-11 | 2000-06-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2003-06-11 | 2003-12-11 | 2004-06-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2007-06-11 | 2007-12-11 | 2008-06-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |