Patent ID: 6128784
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: A41D,Y10S

Abstract:
A self-ventilating, body cooling device worn on the body which draws air from the atmosphere through the device, where said air is warmed by body heat and then expelled from said device, said device comprising conduit means each comprising an intake opening open to the atmosphere, at least one compressible member which is compressible by body movement, an exhaust opening, a one-way intake valve communicating with the atmosphere which allows air from the atmosphere to be drawn in through said intake opening and into said at least one compressible member, and a one-way exhaust valve which allows said air to be expelled from said at least one compressible member and out through said exhaust opening into the atmosphere, where said air is expelled through said exhaust valve when said at least one compressible member is compressed by body movement and where said at least one compressible member expands to draw new air into said at least one compressible member through said intake valve when said compressible member is not compressed by body movement.