Cool Air Breathing Apparatus

• US 20120125335A1
• Filed: 01/23/2012
• Published: 05/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Core Cooler, LLC
• Original Assignee: Core Cooler, LLC
• Inventors: Affinito, Frank
• Application Number:
  US13/356,543
• Publication Number:
  US 20120125335A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 128/204.15
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/00 Inhalators drug delivery in endotracheal tubes A61M16/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/1075 by influencing the temperature A61M16/1045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3606 cooled
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3646 by heat accumulators, e.g. ice, sand
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/366 by liquid heat exchangers
• CPC Class Codes: A62B 9/00 Component parts for respiratory or breathing apparatus A62B19/00, A62B21/00, A62B23/00 take precedence

Abstract

A Cool Air Breathing Apparatus. The apparatus provides a low-cost, comfortably-sized, convenient source of cool breathing air to a use. The apparatus id attachable to a standard-sized water bottle container, such as is used for bicycles and exercising in general. The user is able to simply fill the water bottle container with a cooling material, and then breathe through a mouthpiece in order to receive cooling air. The cooling material could be cold liquid, ice cubes or chips, or even a solid frozen block. There is also a folding mouthpiece so that the user can seal the container when it is not in use.

Claims

1. A cool air breathing apparatus, comprising:

a lower housing defining an internal coolant chamber and having an upper opening into said chamber;

an upper housing attachable to seal said upper opening, said upper housing defined by a draw port formed therethrough; and

a draw tube having an upper interface port in fluid communication with said draw port, said draw port extending from said upper housing and into said coolant chamber.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a head assembly, said head assembly comprising said upper housing and a mouthpiece extending therefrom, said mouthpiece attachable to said draw port.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said upper housing is defined by a cavity formed in a top face, said cavity and said mouthpiece cooperatively formed such that said mouthpiece is received within said cavity.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said cavity comprises a pair of axle slots formed in opposing sides thereof and said mouthpiece comprise a pair of axle prongs extending outwardly therefrom, whereby said axle prongs are accepted into said axle slots when said mouthpiece is received within said cavity.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said upper housing comprises at least one air intake aperture formed therethrough, each said air intake aperture in fluid communication with said internal coolant chamber when said upper housing is attached to seal said lower housing.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said draw tube comprises an elongate hollow tube extending between said upper interface port at a first end and an air intake port at a second end.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said draw tube comprises a proximal tube portion and a distal tube portion interconnected by an elbow, said proximal tube portion terminating in said upper interface port and said distal tube portion terminating in said air intake port.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said draw tube forms a “

U”

shape defined by said substantially parallel distal and proximal tube portion interconnected by said elbow, with said draw tube being encapsulated by said lower housing in said internal coolant chamber when said upper housing is attached to seal said opening in said lower housing.

9. A breathing air cooling assembly, comprising:

a lower housing defining an internal coolant chamber and having a bottom closed end and an open opposing end;

an upper housing attachable to seal said open end, said upper housing defined by a draw port formed therethrough; and

a draw tube having an upper interface port in fluid communication with said draw port, said draw port extending from said upper housing and into said coolant chamber.

10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein said draw tube comprises an elongate hollow tube extending between an upper interface port formed through said upper housing at a first end and an air intake port at a second end.

11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein said draw tube comprises a proximal tube portion and a distal tube portion interconnected by an elbow, said proximal tube portion terminating in said upper interface port and said distal tube portion terminating in said air intake port.

12. The assembly of claim 11, wherein said draw tube forms a “

U”

shape defined by said substantially parallel distal and proximal tube portion interconnected by said elbow, with said draw tube being encapsulated by said lower housing in said internal coolant chamber when said upper housing is attached to seal said opening in said lower housing.

13. The assembly of claim 12, further comprising a head assembly, said head assembly comprising said upper housing and a mouthpiece extending therefrom, said mouthpiece pivotally interconnectable to said draw port.

14. The assembly of claim 13, wherein said upper housing is defined by a cavity formed in a top face, said cavity and said mouthpiece cooperatively formed such that said mouthpiece is received within said cavity.

15. The assembly of claim 14, wherein said cavity comprises a pair of axle slots formed in opposing sides thereof and said mouthpiece comprise a pair of axle prongs extending outwardly therefrom, whereby said axle prongs are accepted into said axle slots when said mouthpiece is received within said cavity to facilitate said pivotal movement to connect and disconnect said mouthpiece to and from said draw port.

16. The assembly of claim 15, wherein said upper housing comprises at least one air intake aperture formed therethrough, each said air intake aperture in fluid communication with said internal coolant chamber when said upper housing is attached to seal said lower housing.

17. A cool air breathing apparatus for attaching to a bottle, said bottle defined by an outer wall having a closed bottom and open top and forming an internal chamber, said breathing apparatus comprising:

a head assembly, comprising;

an upper housing attachable to seal said bottle open top;

a mouthpiece extending from an outer face of said upper housing, said mouthpiece having an outer port at one end and an inner port at an opposing end; and

a draw tube extending from an inner face of said upper housing such that said draw tube is encapsulated within the internal chamber when said upper housing is attached to seal said bottle open top, the interior of said draw tube in fluid communication with said inner port.

18. The assembly of claim 17, wherein said draw tube comprises an elongate hollow tube extending between an upper interface port formed through said upper housing at a first end and an air intake port at a second end, said upper interface port in fluid communication with said inner port when said mouthpiece is place in a first position.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said draw tube comprises a proximal tube portion and a distal tube portion interconnected by an elbow, said proximal tube portion terminating in said upper interface port and said distal tube portion terminating in said air intake port.

20. The assembly of claim 19, wherein said mouthpiece is pivotally attached to said upper housing between said first position and a second position whereafter there is no fluid communication between said upper interface port and said inner port.