Patent ID: 8434163

Claim:
A therapy vest system ( 10 ) for providing targeted heat or cold application to a person for therapy purposes, the vest system ( 10 ) comprising a vest ( 100 ) which consists of: (a) an opening ( 104 ) on a front side of the vest ( 100 ) with plural fasteners ( 105 ); (b) a right shoulder pocket ( 110 ) secured over a right shoulder region of the vest ( 100 ); (c) a left shoulder pocket ( 112 ) secured over a left shoulder region of the vest ( 100 ); (d) a right side pocket ( 120 ) secured to a right rib side region of the vest ( 100 ); (e) a left side pocket ( 122 ) secured to a left rib side region of the vest ( 100 ); (f) a first back pocket ( 130 ) secured to a region of the vest ( 100 ) matching the region between the shoulder blades of the person; (g) a second back pocket ( 132 ), a third back pocket ( 134 ) and a fourth back pocket ( 136 ) serially secured to a region of the vest ( 100 ) below that of the first back pocket ( 130 ) and matching to the back of the person; wherein a heating pack or a cooling pack ( 140 ) is inserted into one or more of said right shoulder pocket ( 110 ), said left shoulder pocket ( 112 ), said right side pocket ( 120 ), said left side pocket ( 122 ), said first back pocket ( 130 ), said second back pocket ( 132 ), said third back pocket ( 134 ), and said fourth back pocket ( 136 ) for providing a targeted heating or cooling treatment to the person; wherein a flap ( 160 ) flaps over an opening ( 162 ) of the one or more said right shoulder pocket ( 110 ), said left shoulder pocket ( 112 ), said right side pocket ( 120 ), said left side pocket ( 122 ), said first back pocket ( 130 ), said second back pocket ( 132 ), said third back pocket ( 134 ), and said fourth back pocket ( 136 ) to close off the one or more said right shoulder pocket ( 110 ), said left shoulder pocket ( 112 ), said right side pocket ( 120 ), said left side pocket ( 122 ), said first back pocket ( 130 ), said second back pocket ( 132 ), said third back pocket ( 134 ), and said fourth back pocket ( 136 ); wherein the flap ( 160 ) is attached to the one or more said right shoulder pocket ( 110 ), said left shoulder pocket ( 112 ), said right side pocket ( 120 ), said left side pocket ( 122 ), said first back pocket ( 130 ), said second back pocket ( 132 ), said third back pocket ( 134 ), and said fourth back pocket ( 136 ) with a fastener ( 161 ); wherein said second, third and fourth back pockets ( 132 , 134 , 136 ) are the same size; wherein said right and left shoulder pockets ( 110 , 112 ) and said right and left side pockets ( 120 , 122 ) are the same size, and (h) an extremity tube ( 150 ) consisting of an arm tube ( 150 a ) and a leg tube ( 150 b ), wherein an extremity pocket ( 152 a ) is secured to said arm tube ( 150 a ) and an extremity pocket ( 152 b ) is secured to said leg tube ( 150 b ), wherein plural fasteners ( 163 a ) are disposed on an exterior side of said arm tube ( 150 a ) and plural fasteners ( 163 b ) are disposed on an exterior side of said leg tube ( 150 b ).