SHOULDER MOUNTED HOOD COOLING SYSTEM

• US 20110289954A1
• Filed: 05/28/2010
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Berg, Mike, Zhang, Yajun-Edwin, Jin, Zhao Xia
• Granted Patent: US 8,230,852 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 62/259.3
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0025 by means of forced air circulation
• CPC Class Codes: A62B 18/003 having means for creating a fresh air curtain

Abstract

A shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly includes a support, a blower carried by the support, and vents in fluid communication with the blower. The support when worn by a user positions at least a portion of the support adjacent the user'"'"'s shoulder'"'"'s and the vents are positioned to direct air exhausted from the blower to a neck or to a head or both the neck and the head of the user.

Claims

1. A shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly comprising:

a support;

a blower carried by said support;

a first curved shoulder mount forming a portion of said support, said first shoulder mount defining an inwardly facing side surface;

a second curved shoulder mount forming a portion of said support, said second shoulder mount defining a inwardly facing side surface;

a first chest portion extending downward from said first curved shoulder support and at a front of said support, said first chest portion defining an inwardly facing side surface;

a second chest portion extending downward from second said curved shoulder mount and at a front of said support, said second chest portion defining an inwardly facing side surface;

a back portion extending downward from said first and second shoulder mounts at the back of the support, said back portion defining an inwardly facing side surface;

a neck accommodating space defined by said inwardly facing side surfaces;

a vent in fluid communication with said blower;

wherein when said support is worn by a user, the shoulder mounts rest on top of the user'"'"'s shoulders and the support positions the vent to direct air exhausted from the blower at a neck or a head or both the neck or head of the user.

2. The shoulder mounted cooling assembly of claim 1 wherein said vent opens through one of said side surfaces.

3. The shoulder mounted cooling assembly of claim 2 further comprising:

an internal passage formed within said support, said passage in fluid communication with said blower and said vent.

4. The shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly of claim 3 further comprising:

an internal hollow formed in said back portion, said blower in said hollow.

5. The shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly of claim 4 wherein said passage is in fluid communication with said hollow.

6. The shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly of claim 5 wherein said blower itself is in a housing distinct from said support.

7. The shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly of claim 1 further comprising:

at least one hinge joining a first portion of the support to a second portion of the support.

8. The shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly of claim 7 wherein said first portion of the support includes said first shoulder mount, said first chest portion and a first portion of said back portion and wherein said second portion of the support includes said second shoulder mount, said second chest portion and a second back portion of said back portion.

9. The shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly of claim 8 wherein said hinge joins the first and second support portions together at the first and second back portions.

10. The shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly of claim 1 further comprising an adjustable abutment assembly on a internal side of said first chest portion, said abutment assembly having an abutment movable from back to front and from front to back of the support.

11. The shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly of claim 9 having a lock mechanism to lock the abutment assembly so the abutment will be locked in a position at the front of the support.

12. The shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly of claim 1 wherein at least said first shoulder mount, first chest portion and a portion of said back portion are made from a seamless monolithic shell coupled to a seamless monolithic base.

13. The shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly of claim 12 wherein said portion formed by said shell and said base have a duct formed therein;

and

wherein said vent is formed in said shell and base and is in fluid communication said duct and said duct is in fluid communication with said blower.

14. A shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly comprising:

a support;

a blower carried by said support;

vents in fluid communication with said blower;

a worn position wherein when in said worn position at least a portion of said support is adjacent a user'"'"'s shoulders and the support positions the vent to direct air exhausted from the blower to a neck or to a head or both the neck and the head of a user.

15. The shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly of claim 14 wherein said support comprises a first shoulder strap and a second shoulder strap.

16. The shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly of claim 14 wherein said support includes a horizontal torso strap.

17. The shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly of claim 14 wherein the blower is carried at a front of the support.

18. The shoulder mounted hood cooling assembly of claim 14 wherein the blower is carried at the back of the support.