Patent ID: 8505116
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: A41D,A42B,F15B

Abstract:
1. An active head covering, comprising: a head portion having an outside layer, an inside layer coupled to said outside layer, and a head cavity defined therebetween, said outside layer defining at least one aperture, a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion opposite of said first lateral portion; a side extension portion extending downwardly from one of said lateral portions, said side extension portion defining a side extension cavity communicated to said head cavity and a terminal portion having a terminal portion cavity; and an actuator assembly, including: a first actuating mechanism disposed within said terminal portion, said first actuating mechanism having a bulb defining a first actuating volume containing a first quantity of air, said bulb repeatably collapsible to expel a portion of said first quantity of air through a first actuating port of said bulb, said bulb automatically expanding to refill said first actuating volume; a first remote actuator having a pair of flexible layers sealed to form a non-deformable actuating balloon defining a second actuating volume accessible through a second actuating port, said first remote actuator having a fixed portion foldably coupled to a moving portion at a fold region with said moving portion at least partially overlapping said fixed portion defining a folded configuration, said fixed portion disposed inside said head cavity with said fold region and said moving portion both disposed outside of said cavity portion, said first remote actuator unfolding about said fold region from said folded configuration in response to air entering into said second actuating volume with said moving portion moving away from said fixed portion and said first remote actuator folding about said fold region in response to air exiting from said second actuating volume, said first remote actuator biased to said folded configuration; and an air communication channel disposed within said terminal portion cavity and said head cavity and coupled to said first actuating port of said first actuating mechanism and to said second actuating port of said first remote actuator.