Attachable insulating icing system

• US 5,215,080 A
• Filed: 07/26/1990
• Issued: 06/01/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: James E. Thomas
• Original Assignee: James E. Thomas
• Inventors: Gordon, Andrew, Thomas, James E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Graham, Mark S.
• Application Number:
  US07/558,220
• Time in Patent Office: 1,041 Days
• Field of Search: 128/401, 128/403, 128/379, 128/380, 62/259, 62/3, 62/530
• US Class Current: 607/112
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/023 with pockets for receiving packs or pouches
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 7/10 Cooling bags, e.g. ice-bags

Abstract

An icing system is disclosed that has an insulating layer of wetsuit rubber, with a nylon pouch sewn onto it. The nylon pouch is divided, depending on configuration, into two or three compartments by hook and loop fasteners that are used in strips to both close the flap of the pouch and divide it into the compartments as desired. The compartments are designed to hold standard sizes of resealable sandwich and freezer bags half filled with ice. The multiple compartments allow varying amounts of ice to be put around different areas of the same body part, make it flexible, and permit a maximum of mobility on the part of the user. The wetsuit rubber that is used as an outer insulator allows this icing system to use ice with maximum efficiency, and yet makes the system flexible, light weight, non-leaking and non-irritating, permitting maximum mobility on the part of the user. Flanges of the wetsuit rubber material contact the wearer and prevent warm air in the environment from lowering the efficiency of ice utilization.

Claims

1. An attachable insulating icing system comprising:

an insulating layer;

hook and loop fastener straps and strips affixed to an outer surface of the insulating layer;

a pouch affixed to an inner surface of the insulating layer, the pouch being separated into a plurality of compartments by hook and loop fasteners extending over a substantial portion of the length of one dimension of the pouch; and

removable ice containers placed within the pouch.

2. An attachable insulating icing system as recited in claim 1 wherein the plurality of compartments have dimensions suitable for accommodating standard sizes of resealable plastic bags.

3. An attachable insulating icing system consisting essentially of:

an insulating layer of wetsuit rubber;

hook and loop fastener straps and strips affixed to an outer surface of the insulating layer;

a nylon pouch affixed to an inner surface of the insulating layer; and

removable ice containers placed within the pouch.

4. An attachable insulating icing system comprising:

an insulating layer of wetsuit rubber;

hook and loop fastener straps and strips affixed to an outer surface of the insulating layer;

a pouch of nylon affixed to an inner surface of the insulating layer, the pouch being separated into a plurality of compartments by hook and loop fasteners; and

a removable ice container placed within the pouch, the ice container being a resealable plastic bag.