Apparel article to pre-cool the body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016249691-A1
Application number	US-201514633484-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 27, 2015
Priority date	Feb 27, 2015
Publication date	Sep 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Described are articles of wear having a base layer, a plurality of cooling zones positioned on the base layer so that substantially all of the plurality of cooling zones are positioned adjacent regions of a wearer's body having highly efficient heat transfer properties of a wearer when worn, and cooling material contained within the plurality of cooling zones. The article of wear is configured to reduce a wearer's body heat content through heat transfer from each region having highly efficient heat transfer properties to each cooling zone when the cooling material is pre-cooled prior to wearing.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1 . An article of wear comprising:
a base layer; a plurality of cooling zones being positioned on the base layer so that substantially all of the plurality of cooling zones are positioned adjacent regions of a wearer's body having highly efficient heat transfer properties of a wearer when worn; and cooling material contained within the plurality of cooling zones; wherein the article of wear is configured to reduce a wearer's body heat content through heat transfer from each region having highly efficient heat transfer properties to each cooling zone when the cooling material is pre-cooled prior to wearing.

2 . The article of wear of claim 1 , wherein the base layer is a lightweight and flexible material.

3 . The article of wear of claim 1 , wherein the cooling material comprises a super absorbent material that converts to a semi-solid gel when mixed with water or an aqueous solution.

4 . The article of wear of claim 1 , wherein the cooling material comprises a phase change material.

5 . The article of wear of claim 1 , wherein the article of wear is at least one sleeve.

6 . The article of wear of claim 1 , wherein the article of wear is a vest and a pair of sleeves.

7 . The article of wear of claim 1 , wherein the wearer's body heat content is reduced by at least 0.3 degrees Celcius after 30 minutes of wear.

8 . The article of wear of claim 1 , wherein the regions having highly efficient heat transfer properties comprise at least regions in an upper portion of a back and each forearm of the wearer.

9 . An article of wear comprising a vest and a pair of sleeves, each of the vest and the pair of sleeves comprising:
a base layer; a plurality of cooling zones being positioned on the base layer so that substantially all of the plurality of cooling zones are positioned adjacent regions of a wearer's body having highly efficient heat transfer properties of a wearer when worn; and a cooling material contained within the plurality of cooling zones; wherein the article of wear is configured to reduce a wearer's body heat content through heat transfer from each region having highly efficient heat transfer properties to each cooling zone when the cooling material is pre-cooled prior to wearing.

10 . The article of wear of claim 9 , wherein the base layer is a lightweight and flexible material.

11 . The article of wear of claim 9 , wherein the cooling material comprises a super absorbent material that converts to a semi-solid gel when mixed with water or an aqueous solution.

12 . The article of wear of claim 9 , wherein the cooling material comprises a phase change material.

13 . The article of wear of claim 9 , wherein the wearer's body heat content is reduced by at least 0.3 degrees Celcius after 30 minutes of wear.

14 . The article of wear of claim 9 , wherein the regions having highly efficient heat transfer properties comprise at least regions in an upper portion of a back and each forearm of the wearer.

15 . A method of using an article of wear comprising a base layer, a plurality of cooling zones positioned on the base layer, and a cooling material contained within the plurality of cooling zones, the method comprising:
activating the cooling material by wetting the article of wear; pre-cooling the article of wear; and positioning the article of wear on a wearer so that substantially all of the plurality of cooling zones are positioned adjacent regions of the wearer's body having highly efficient heat transfer properties of the wearer.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the cooling material comprises a super absorbent material that converts to semi-solid gel when mixed with water or an aqueous solution.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein positioning the article of wear on the wearer so that substantially all of the plurality of cooling zones are positioned adjacent regions having highly efficient heat transfer properties of the wearer comprises positioning a pair of sleeves over each forearm and wrist of the wearer.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein positioning the article of wear on the wearer so that substantially all of the plurality of cooling zones are positioned adjacent regions having highly efficient heat transfer properties of the wearer further comprises positioning a vest over a torso of the wearer.

19 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising reducing the wearer's body heat content through heat transfer from each region having highly efficient heat transfer properties to each cooling zone.

20 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising reducing the wearer's body heat content by at least 0.3 degrees Celcius after 30 minutes of wear.

21 . The method of claim 15 , wherein pre-cooling the article of wear comprises pre-cooling the article of wear at approximately 0° C. for two hours prior to wearing.

22 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the regions having highly efficient heat transfer properties comprise at least regions in an upper portion of a back and each forearm of the wearer.

Assignees

• Adidas Ag

Inventors

• Gordon Josh Robert
• Watson Trudy Anne
• O'Mahony David
• Hupperets Maarten Dominique Wilhelmus
• Faulkner Stephen Henry

Classifications

• A41D2600/10

  for sport activities · CPC title

• A41D13/0053 Primary

  Cooled garments · CPC title

• A41D1/04

  Vests, jerseys, sweaters or the like · CPC title

• A41D27/10

  Sleeves; Armholes · CPC title