Temperature Adjustable Air-Cooled Undergarment

Abstract

A temperature adjustable air-cooled undergarment for connection to a central forced air supply and for wear on a human body includes an upper body garment configured for wear on an upper torso of a wearer, the upper body garment defining an imaginary vertical axis corresponding with a position of the wearer's spine. A first tubing network is integrated into a left segment of the upper body garment and is situated to the left of the vertical axis. A second tubing segment is integrated into a right segment of the upper body garment and situated to the right of the vertical axis. The first tubing network is in fluid communication with the second tubing network at a single location crossing the vertical axis. The first tubing network is in operative communication with the central forced air supply so as to distribute air throughout the first and second tubing networks.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates generally to temperature regulated garments and, more particularly, to a temperature adjustable air-cooled undergarment that does not impede normal movement of the wearer.[0002]Body suits having a forced air component have been used in the past where noxious fumes or chemicals are a danger to a user. In this regard, a full body suit may be donned over a person's regular clothing and is effective to shield the user from contact with the undesirable chemicals, fumes, or the like. Workers needing this type of protective clothing include farmers using pesticides, environmental pollution workers, or those cleaning up after a natural disaster. Other body suits have been proposed that include portable air supplies such as air tanks or portable air compressors.[0003]Although assembly effective for their intended purposes, the existing devices or proposals do not provide access to pressurized air according to a detected temperature of t...

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Benefits of technology

[0006]This technology was created from years of research devoted to reducing stress induced by heat and humidity to the human body. When a person's body temperature rises, a body's natural response is to sweat. Sweating uses evaporation to naturally cool the body. This principal works well enough unless covered by layers of clothing. A product according to the present invention increases the body's natural ability to release heat by inducing compressed air into the equation. Undergarments (shirt) (shorts) woven with perforated vinyl tubing at an adjustable pressure provides much needed airflow to clothed areas. Even in the most adverse conditions, this apparatus will allow the body to naturally cool itself without costly refrigeration.

[0007]In this example, Basra, Iraq (http://www.basra.clim...

Problems solved by technology

Although assembly effective for their intended purposes, the existing devices or proposals do not provide access to pressurized air according to a detected temperature of the wearer ...

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