Neck band for cooling or heating

a technology for cooling or heating and neck bands, which is applied in the direction of neckerchiefs, scarves, garment belts, etc., can solve the problems of not always providing the necessary cooling, large device weight, and uncomfortable appearance, and achieves convenient wear, adjustable and portable, and light weight

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-08-18
PEEPLES LEO F
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[0008] The advantage of the present invention is that it provides extreme cooling directly to an area of the human being that can utilize the cooling through contact with the blood flow of the person and the skin of the person while at the same time being extremely lightweight, adjustable and portable. Someone can participate in virtually any sport wearing the neck ring because of its lightweight.
[0009] The same device is capable of being used in cold weather or below freezing weather by heating the gel pack in hot water or in a microwave oven and then placing the gel pack device into the neck ring.
[0010] In order to use the device for cooling, the user would take the gel pack, put it into the refrigerator freezer and let the gel pack sit there for a couple of hours. When the person is ready to start the exercise, he would take the gel pack out of the freezer, insert the gel pack directly...

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However, drinking a lot of fluids even though it is very essential for your health does not always provide the necessary cooling that would be healthy for human beings w...

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[0018] Referring now to the drawings and, in particular, FIG. 1, the present invention is shown at 10 that is comprised of an outer neck ring 12 that has a pair of adjustable hook and pile straps 28 and 30 attached at each end. The fabric neck ring 12 which is preferably made of an artificial fabric such as polyester or natural fabric actually includes a first fabric layer 14 and a second fabric layer 16 which are essentially rectangular panels that are sewn together by threads 18 all the way around joining the two panels firmly together to make a two ply or two fabric thick layer on one side of neck ring 12. A third fabric layer 20 is attached to fabric layer 16 by threads 22 to form an open chamber 20a that is substantially elliptical in cross section that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the neck ring. The length of the neck ring 12 is adjustable and sized to fit around the neck of a human being or an animal especially when used with the hook and pile fastener adjusta...

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Abstract

An attachable, adjustable in size neck ring made of a lightweight fabric with two plies on one side for extra comfort that includes hook and pile adjustable fasteners and a gel pack that can be heated or cooled for providing additional cooling or heating to a human being during exercising. The neck ring fabric chamber can be separated from the gel pack when not in use and for heating or cooling the gel pack.

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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to devices for cooling human beings and animals or for heating human beings or animals that can be worn by the user for cooling or heating for limited periods of time especially adapted for use around the person's neck during activities. [0003] 2. Description of Related Art [0004] Exercise by human beings or animals whether it being the form of athletics, recreation or training strictly for health benefits is quite commonplace. Typically, exercise has become a year round event regardless of weather (summertime or wintertime). It is not uncommon to see several people jogging regardless of the outdoor temperature (hot or cold). Many sports such as football require people to play games in all sorts of inclement weather. Even sports such as tennis are played outdoors in the summer in very hot climates of the world. It has become quite common to see people carrying water jugs or water containers while ...

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IPC IPC(8): A41D23/00A41F9/00
CPCA41D23/00A41D20/005
Inventor PEEPLES, LEO F.
Owner PEEPLES LEO F
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