Cooling assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10111482-B2
Application number	US-201514966449-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2015
Priority date	Dec 12, 2014
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A cooling headgear is disclosed. Absorbent material within the headgear retains cold water. When worn by a user, the headgear holds the cold water to the head of the user, cooling the user.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cooling assembly, comprising:
one or more panels affixed together to form the cooling assembly, at least a portion of the one or more panels comprising an exterior material layer, an interior material layer, and an absorbent material layer maintained between the exterior material layer and the interior material layer, wherein:
the cooling assembly is configured to at least partially cover a head area of a user when the cooling assembly is worn, and
the one or more panels circumscribe a right ear opening and a left ear opening, wherein each of the right ear opening and the left ear opening extend through the exterior material layer, the interior material layer, and the absorbent material layer.

2. The cooling assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cooling assembly further comprises a vent panel, extending along a longitudinal mid-line, from an anterior portion of the cooling assembly to a posterior portion of the cooling assembly, wherein the vent panel comprises a plurality of apertures.

3. The cooling assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a neck panel extending from a posterior portion of the cooling assembly.

4. The cooling assembly of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent material layer is comprised of superabsorbent fibers.

5. The cooling assembly of claim 4 , wherein the superabsorbent fibers are comprised of a cross-linked terpolymer.

6. The cooling assembly of claim 5 , wherein the cross-linked terpolymer is produced by polymerizing acrylic acid, methyl acrylate, and sodium hydroxide in water.

7. The cooling assembly of claim 1 , wherein the exterior material layer and the interior material layer are bonded together at one or more location on the cooling assembly.

8. The cooling assembly of claim 7 , wherein the exterior material layer is bonded to the interior material layer using an ester polyurethane adhesive film.

9. A cooling headgear, comprising:
a plurality of panels affixed together to form the cooling headgear, at least a portion of the plurality of panels comprising an exterior material layer, an interior material layer, and an absorbent material layer maintained between the exterior material layer and the interior material layer, the plurality of panels comprising at least:
a vent panel comprising an anterior region, a posterior region, a right side, and a left side, the vent panel further comprising a plurality of apertures that extend through the exterior material layer, the interior material layer, and the absorbent material layer;
a superior panel comprising a right superior region, a left superior region, a right inferior region, a left inferior region, a center superior region, and a center inferior region, wherein:
the center superior region of the superior panel is attached to the anterior region of the vent panel,
the right superior region of the superior panel is attached to the right side of the vent panel, and
the left superior region of the superior panel is attached to the left side of the vent panel,

a right inferior panel comprising an anterior region, a posterior region, a superior region, and an inferior region, wherein:
the posterior region of the right inferior panel is attached to the posterior region of the vent panel, and
the superior region of the right inferior panel is attached to the right inferior region of the superior panel; and

a left inferior panel comprising an anterior region, a posterior region, a superior region, and an inferior region, wherein:
the posterior region of the left inferior panel is attached to the posterior region of the vent panel, and
the superior region of the left inferior panel is attached to the left inferior region of the superior panel.

10. The cooling headgear of claim 9 , further comprising a neck panel comprised of the exterior material layer, the absorbent material layer, and the interior material layer, the neck panel comprising a left superior region, a right superior region, a center superior region, and an inferior region, wherein:
the center superior region of the neck panel is attached to the posterior region of the vent panel,
the right superior region of the neck panel is attached to the posterior region of the right inferior panel, and
the left superior region of the neck panel is attached to the posterior region of the left inferior panel.

11. The cooling headgear of claim 10 , wherein the neck panel further comprises a left flap and a right flap, wherein the left flap extends laterally from the left superior region and comprises a first fastener, the right flap extends laterally from the right superior region opposite the left flap and comprises a second fastener, and wherein the first fastener is configured to be releasably coupled to the second fastener.

12. The cooling headgear of claim 10 , wherein the neck panel further comprises a left shoulder extension and a right shoulder extension.

13. The cooling headgear of claim 9 , further comprising an eye opening structure having at least a superior portion, a right inferior portion, and a left inferior portion, wherein the superior portion of the eye opening structure is attached to the center inferior region of the superior panel, the right inferior portion of the eye opening structure is attached to the anterior region of the right inferior panel, the left inferior region of the eye opening structure is attached to the anterior region of the left inferior panel.

14. The cooling headgear of claim 13 , wherein the eye opening structure further comprises fasteners for releasably attaching sunglasses to the cooling headgear.

15. The cooling headgear of claim 9 , further comprising one or more right ear openings extending through the right inferior panel and one or more left ear openings extending through the left inferior panel.

16. The cooling headgear of claim 15 , wherein the one or more right and left ear openings comprise one of a single large opening, a plurality of small apertures, or a large opening into which a porous material is positioned.

17. The cooling headgear of claim 9 , further comprising a ponytail opening extending through the posterior region of the vent panel.

18. The cooling assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cooling assembly comprises at least one aperture defining an eye opening.

19. The cooling assembly of claim 1 , wherein the circumscribed right ear opening is at least partially covered with a right ear panel, the circumscribed left ear opening is at least partially covered with a left ear panel, and wherein each of the right ear panel and the left ear panel comprise a plurality of apertures.

Assignees

• Nike Inc

Inventors

• Brandt Baron C
• Judelson Daniel A
• Hurd Rebecca P
• Liniger Phyllis Michele
• Lynch Tyler C
• Nguyen Nina

Classifications

• A41D20/005 Primary

  with cooling effect · CPC title

• A61F2007/0215

  containing liquids other than water · CPC title

• A61F2007/0231

  hook and loop-type fastener · CPC title

• A61F2007/0004

  Eyes or part of the face surrounding the eyes · CPC title

• A61F7/02

  Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling · CPC title