Patent Publication Number: US-2019167469-A1

Title: Cold treatment apparatus

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a non-provisional application that claims priority from provisional application Ser. No. 62/593,657 filed on Dec. 1, 2017, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     At least one embodiment of the invention relates to a chiller for cooling a human body down to dissolve fat on a person&#39;s body. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     At least one embodiment of the invention relates to a chiller for cooling a human body down to dissolve fat on a person&#39;s body. There is a device which includes a housing. The housing has at least one handle, and is configured to at least partially house a cold plate. The cold plate is also chilled by a chiller disposed inside of the housing. The chiller is at least partially disposed in the housing and is configured to have access to at least one vent. The at least one vent is positioned on the housing. In at least one embodiment, the at least one vent is positioned opposite the cold plate. 
     The housing can have two handles and the vent can have at least two wings as well. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description considered in connection with the accompanying drawings which disclose at least one embodiment of the present invention. It should be understood, however, that the drawings are designed for the purpose of illustration only and not as a definition of the limits of the invention. 
       In the drawings, wherein similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views: 
         FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of the cold treatment device; 
         FIG. 2  is a back-perspective view of the cold treatment device; 
         FIG. 3  is a back-top perspective view of the cold treatment device; 
         FIG. 3  is a top view of the cold treatment device; 
         FIG. 4  is a front view of the device; 
         FIG. 5  is a back view of the device; and 
         FIG. 6  is a right-side view of the device; 
         FIG. 7  is a left-side view of the device; 
         FIG. 8  is a top view of the device; 
         FIG. 9  is a bottom view of the device; 
         FIG. 10  is a top view of another embodiment of the device; 
         FIG. 11  is a back view of the device with the components in dash-dotted lines; and 
         FIG. 12A  is a first open view of the device with the chiller plate and chiller removed showing a fan; and 
         FIG. 12B  is another open view of the device with the chiller being shown and the chiller plate being removed. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       FIG. 1  is a front view of the cold treatment device. For example, in this embodiment, there is shown a first embodiment  10  having a body or housing  11 . Body or housing  11  can be made from any suitable material such as a plastic or polymer material. Other materials may be used such as a composite, rubber, or metal as well. The housing is configured to at least partially house at least one cold plate  30  (See  FIG. 2 ). The housing is also configured to have at least two different handles  20  comprising a first handle  22  and a second handle  24 . There are gaps  26  and  28  (See  FIG. 5 ) which allow a user to place his hands around the handles  22  and  24 . These handles can also be used to receive at least one strap as well. The strap  100  (See  FIG. 10 ) is shown in greater detail in  FIG. 3 . There is also a controller  40  which has buttons to raise and lower the temperature and a plug connection or power port  50  (see  FIG. 2 ) for receiving power from a power supply. For example, there is an on/off button  42 , an up button  44 , and a down button  46 . On/off button  42  is also associated with light  45  to indicate whether the device is turned on or off. 
       FIG. 2  is a back view of the cold treatment device. In this view there is shown back side which has vents  27 . These vents  27  and  29  (see  FIG. 5 ) disposed near the gap regions  26  and  28 . These vents are disposed on the first side adjacent to the cold plate  30 . These vents are configured to displace heated air from the chiller  130  (See  FIG. 11 ). The vents as described above are configured to vent air or other cooling fluid from the heat exchanger/chiller  130 . In addition, in this view there is shown power supply port/plug connection  50  and buttons for controller  40 . 
       FIG. 3  shows a top view of the device which shows controller  40  having buttons including an on/off button  42 , an up button  44  and a down button  46 . The up button  44  is configured to make the chill plate  30  cooler, while the down button is configured to make the chill plate warmer. In addition, on the back side of the device, there is shown vents  70  as well as wings  62  and  64  which are configured to be spaced from handles  22  and  24 . 
       FIG. 4  is a front view of the chiller device which shows handles  22  and  24  as well as a front grill  70 . The front grill  70  can be extended out in front of the body of the device leaving a space or a gap between the grill and the body  11 . 
       FIG. 5  is a view of the chiller side of the device with chiller plate  30  being shown. This view shows vents  27  and  29  as well as gaps  26  and  28  between respective handles  22  and  24 . The chiller plate can be made from any suitable material such as a metal such as copper, aluminum, or any other type of suitable material. 
       FIG. 6  is a right side view of the device  10  showing handle  22  and grill  70 . In addition, there is shown a gap  60  between grill  70  and body  11 .  FIG. 7  shows a left side view as well which shows handle  24  instead of handle  22  as well as grill  70  body  11 , gap  60 . 
       FIG. 8  is a top view of the device  10  including body  11 , grill  70 , an on/off switch or button  42 , and up switch or button  44 , and a down switch or button  46 . The on/off button is in communication with light  45 , wherein this light is used to indicate whether the device is on or off.  FIG. 9  is a bottom view which shows a power port  50  which allows the device to be connected to a power supply so that the device can be charged/recharged. 
       FIG. 10  is a top view of another embodiment,  10   a , which shows another body design of a housing  11   a , as well as a grill having wings  60   a  and  60   b  that are spaced apart from the body or housing  11   a . There is an on/off button  42   a , an up button  44   a , and a down button  46   a  as well. There is also a strap  100  which can be coupled to the device, wherein this strap can be coupled around the handles (not shown but similar to handles  22  and  24  in  FIG. 1 ). 
       FIG. 11  is a front view of the device which shows some of the inner electronic components. For example, there is shown chiller  130  which is positioned adjacent to cold plate  30   a . Cold plate  30   a  is configured to be placed on a person&#39;s body such as on their stomach or thigh area to essentially chill away the fat on a person&#39;s body. A controller  140  is positioned adjacent to controller/buttons  40   a  such that when the controller/buttons  40   a  are pressed, it either activates chiller  130  or cools chiller to a lower temperature or warms chiller  130  up to a higher temperature depending on which button is pressed. In addition, disposed inside this housing  11  a is a battery  150  which is configured to store energy from the battery plug connection  50   a . These internal components such as chiller  130 , controller  140  and battery  150  are present in both the embodiment  10   a  as well as in the embodiment  10 . Vents  27   a  and  29   a  are shown as curved vents which are angled instead of straight. 
     As shown in  FIG. 12A , the device can also have a fan  149  disposed behind the chiller  130 . Chiller  130  can be in the form of an aluminum or other type of conductive metal which is formed as a ribbed surface shown in  FIG. 12B . Each of the ribs  131  of chiller is offset by an empty channel inside. Both the chiller and the fan can be powered by either a battery  150  or a transformer  151  (See  FIG. 12B ) coupled to an AC power source for direct electrical power. 
     This device can be constructed so as to be easy to use, portable and adaptable so as to accommodate straps and other devices as well. 
     Accordingly, while at least one embodiment of the present invention have been shown and described, it is to be understood that many changes and modifications may be made thereunto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.