Patent ID: 7363765
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: A43B,F28D

Abstract:
1. A body heating/cooling apparatus with temperature regulation means, the apparatus comprising: a breathable urethane foam sufficiently flexible to serve as a footwear insole material; a groove in the material, said groove winding lengthwise and widthwise of the material with a plurality of generally 180° turns therein; a tube in the groove, the tube comprising a heat-conducting polymer and having an inlet and an outlet, and the tube being wholly contained in the groove and extending from one end of the groove to another end of the groove; a liquid reservoir attached to the apparatus and to remote ends of the tube inlet and outlet; a thermoelectric cooler/heating unit attached to the reservoir; liquid or water in the reservoir, whereby the liquid or water is furnished from the reservoir through the tube to provide a selected temperature to the material, and furnished back to the reservoir for a further cycle; and said apparatus is a sleeping bag mat.