Patent ID: 6874332
Filing Date: 2005-04-05
Classification: A41D,A62B

Abstract:
1. A protective vest assembly having a cooling system, the protective vest comprising in combination: a. a protective vest for being worn over the body of a user, the protective vest having a pair of arm holes for allowing a user to extend the user's arms therethrough, and having a neck opening for allowing the user's neck to extend the therethrough; b. an elongated housing generally disposed inside the protective vest, the elongated housing having an upper end and an opposing lower end; c. a first fan supported at the upper end of the elongated housing and extending outside the neck opening of the protective vest for drawing fresh air into the upper end of the elongated housing; d. a first electric motor supported proximate the upper end of the elongated housing and coupled to the first fan for rotating the first fan; e. the elongated housing having at least one ventilation hole formed therein below the upper end thereof for circulating fresh air between the protective vest and the body of the user; and f. electrical wires coupled to the first electric motor for supplying electrical power thereto.