Patent ID: 9486018
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A41D

Claim Text:
1. A cooling unit that can be worn on a user's torso by itself or in association with a garment such as a ballistic vest, the cooling unit comprising: a fan for blowing ambient air; and a manifold connected with the fan for distributing the air to the torso; the manifold formed of at least three panels that are secured together, the manifold including an outer panel, a central panel, and an inner panel that is closest to the user's torso when the cooling unit is being worn; the outer panel and the central panel defining between them an air inlet chamber that is in fluid communication with the fan for receiving air blown by the fan; the central panel and the inner panel defining between them an air outlet chamber that is in fluid communication with the air inlet chamber and that directs air from the air inlet chamber to a central opening in the inner panel thereby to contact a spinal area of the user's torso; wherein the air outlet chamber comprises a collector channel on the central panel and a diffuser channel on the inner panel whose volumes join to form the air outlet chamber.