Patent ID: 7231777

Claim:
A portable personal cooling device, comprising: a substantially parallelepiped ventilated housing containing interconnected air conditioning components, the components typical of air conditioning components utilizing a gas refrigerant; a fan motor with fan within the ventilated housing, the fan moving air into and out of the housing and toward a user; a pair of adjustable, removable shoulder straps fastened to a front of the housing, the straps removably holding the invention to a back of a user; powering means for the air conditioning components wherein the powering means comprise: a rechargeable battery; a transformer and an electrical cord for utilizing standard household electrical voltage, the household voltage comprising 20 volts AC, 60 Hertz, 0.35 amps and 17 watts; a switch for controlling the powering means; and wherein the fan motor is further utilized to power a gas refrigerant compressor by way of a motor pulley, a compressor pulley and a belt connecting the pulleys.