Low temperature wearable cooling device for stimulating weight-loss and related methods

a low-temperature, wearable technology, applied in the direction of domestic cooling apparatus, cooling, protective garments, etc., can solve the problems of inability to stimulate weight loss, inability to use ice water bags on the shoulders, and inability to induce weight loss, etc., to achieve the effect of stimulating calorie burn, facilitating use, and reducing the risk of injury

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-03-05
HAYES WAYNE BRIAN
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[0014]Disclosed are several embodiments of wearable cooling devices for applying low temperatures to areas of the human body to stimulate calorie burn. It is an objective of this disclosure to describe wearable cooling devices so that low temperatures are comprehensively applied to areas of the body that will stimulate calorie burn independent of stimulation of areas containing BAT. A further objective of this disclosure to describe wearable cooling devices that induce calorie burn significantly above resting metabolic rate, even if the wearer is resting. A further objective of this disclosure is to describe wearable cooling devices that exchange heat

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The calories thus burned may induce weight loss under appropriate conditions.
Although capable of stimulating weight-loss by promoting bodily energy consumption, full-body immersion in ice water is extremely uncomfortable, possibly unhealthy, and requires extraordinary bravery and exertion of willpower to accomplish.
In other words, placing a bag of ice on the shoulders may be less effective than a more concentrated or wider-area application of low temperature to areas of the body that may contain BAT, and more constraining than a cooling device that can be worn while the user is mobile.
And again, as we point out above, there is no evidence to suggest that direct application of cold specifically to the areas that contain BAT is any more effective than more general cold exposure.
However, the designs of Elasto-Gel™ vests and neck-wraps are sub-optimal for calorie burning since (1) they do not cover a sufficiently large area of the body to induce significant calorie burn; (2) the garments cannot be comfortably worn simultaneously since the neck-wrap and vest overlap coverage below the neck; (4) the Elasto-Gel material stays cold for only 10-15 minutes, which is too short a duration to stimulate significant calorie burn; and (5) the garments do not contain removable or replaceable cold-packs so (a) the entire device must go into the freezer in order to re-chill it after use, and (b) it cannot be easily machine-washed; (6) they are not disclosed for weight loss.
Although we do not believe BAT needs specifically to be targeted, the Cool Fat Burner does believe it, and yet is still sub-optimal for targeting the BAT in the front of the shoulder because it does not apply low temperatures to the front and top of the shoulder when worn.
The garment is sub-optimal for transferring heat

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[0023]FIG. 1 depicts both back and front views of a first embodiment a garment for applying low temperatures to areas of the human body. As shown, the garment is defined by: a collar 6 that is configured to fit around the neck of a wearer; cape 1 that merges with the collar and extends over the front of the shoulders and down the back of a wearer; and torso belt 3 with a buckle 4 that is attached to the bottom of the cape 1 wherein the torso belt is configured to be secured around the torso of a wearer; and suspenders 8 between the belt 3 and the shoulder portion of the cape 1 and collar 6. In one embodiment, the collar 6 features closure mechanisms 5 on the front. Suitably, the closure mechanism may be hook and loop fasteners (e.g., Velcro, elastic, string, straps, clips, buttons with adjustable holes, or any other mechanism that allows the collar 6 to be finely adjusted to the neck-size of a wearer (note that a zipper or buttons or any other fastener could also work). The suspende...

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Operation—Second Embodiment

[0028]In operation, one chills the cold packs (not pictured) in a fridge, freezer, or other chilling device, either separately or while they are inside the pockets 16. Once chilled, if the cold packs are not already in the pockets 16, one places the sealed cold packs (not pictured) into one or more pockets 16. The garment may then be worn like a vest. The tightness-of-fit may be adjusted using the hook-and-loop fasteners 18, and the strap(s) 22 and buckle(s) 24. The user then wears the vest for as long as desired. Suitably, the set of cold packs may be removed from the pockets so that same may be frozen separately from the garment, allowing several sets of same to be used sequentially in the garment without interruption, and so that the garment can be laundered without the cold packs installed; or the entire apparatus can be thrown into the chilling device, in order to chill it for the next time it is worn. The vest may also be worn without the cold packs ...

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Operation—Third Embodiment

[0031]In operation, the garment may be worn like a shirt after the cold packs have been chilled. Usage of the third embodiment is virtually identical to that of the second embodiment, save that the former is donned like a shirt, rather than a vest. The closure or adjustment mechanisms of the shirt may be manipulated to control the tightness of the fit, which may control comfort or tightness of the cold packs against the skin.

Fourth Embodiment

[0032]FIG. 3 depicts a fourth embodiment of a garment for applying low temperatures to the body to stimulate calorie burn. As shown, the garment defines a collar for the neck. The collar may come in two nearly identical parts that join together, differing only in the section where they join, where one of the said parts has hooks 36 and the other one has loops 38 on the corresponding section where they join, this joint providing adjustment to the neck circumference of the wearer. However the embodiment may also come as o...

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Abstract

Disclosed are several embodiments of wearable cooling devices for applying low temperatures to the human body for the purpose of inducing calorie burn over and above resting metabolic rate, even if the wearer is resting, and for the ultimate purpose of weight loss. It is an objective of this disclosure to describe the wearable cooling devices so that low temperatures are applied comprehensively over regions of the body that will induce significant calorie burn. A further objective of this disclosure is to describe garments that effectively exchange heat from a tight skin-to-garment interface that covers a large surface area of the body.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Provisional Application No. 61 / 824,718, EFS ID 15808997, Conf #6735, Filed by John K Buche / Bryce Johnson (customer #61226) on May 17, 2013, Titled “Low temperature garment for stimulating weight-loss and related methods”.[0002]Provisional Application No. 61 / 886,234, EFS ID 17031128, Conf #6387, Filed by Wayne B Hayes on Oct. 3, 2013, Titled “WEIGHT LOSS VIA COOLING OF PALMS OF HANDS, SOLES OF FEET, AND FACIAL CHEEKS”STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT:[0003]Not applicable.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]1. Field of Invention[0005]This application claims benefit of the above cross-referenced Provisional Application Nos. 61 / 824,718 and 61 / 886,234. The subject matter of this disclosure is in the field of apparatus and related methods of calorie burning in mammals via low-temperature stimulation.[0006]2. Background of the Invention[0007]Mammals must maintain a roughly constant core body temperature to survive; in ...

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IPC IPC(8): F25D31/00
CPCF25D31/00A41D13/0053A41D13/0058A61F7/02A61F2007/0009A61F2007/0018A61F2007/0024A61F2007/0036A61F2007/0039A61F2007/0056A61F2007/0225A61F2007/0228A61F2007/0233A61F2007/0234A61F2007/0238A61F2007/029F25D3/08F25D2400/26
Inventor HAYES, WAYNE BRIAN
Owner HAYES WAYNE BRIAN
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