Patent ID: 6109338
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
An article for use in controlling body temperature, comprising:a textile structure adapted to conform to the body surface and having a pocket with first and second openings in the edge thereof, and a casing extending from each opening, anda system through which a temperature controlling fluid may be circulated, includinga patch disposable within the pocket and including side by side flow passages, a header at each end of the flow passages, an inlet to one header and an outlet from the other header, with the inlet and outlet being aligned, respectively, with the first and second pocket openings, anda pair of flexible tubes each extending through a casing and a pocket opening and having one end fluidly connecting with a header of the patch, whereby upon connection of the other ends of the tubes with a source of temperature controlled fluid, such fluid may be circulated through the system, the patch being free to move within its pocket and the tubes being free to move within their casings so that the system is freely moveable independently of the textile structure.