Article comprising a garment or other textile structure for use in controlling body temperature
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1. An article for use in controlling body temperature, comprising:
- a textile structure adapted to conform to the body surface and having a pocket with first and second openings in the edge thereof, and a casing extending from each opening, anda system through which a temperature controlling fluid may be circulated, includinga patch disposable within the pocket and including side by side flow passages, a header at each end of the flow passages, an inlet to one header and an outlet from the other header, with the inlet and outlet being aligned, respectively, with the first and second pocket openings, anda pair of flexible tubes each extending through a casing and a pocket opening and having one end fluidly connecting with a header of the patch, whereby upon connection of the other ends of the tubes with a source of temperature controlled fluid, such fluid may be circulated through the system, the patch being free to move within its pocket and the tubes being free to move within their casings so that the system is freely moveable independently of the textile structure.
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Abstract
There is disclosed an article for use in cooling body temperature which comprises a garment having a coat and pant, with each having a body section adapted to receive a portion of the torso of the wearer and extensions from the body section to receive the wearer'"'"'s limbs. The garment includes a system for circulating temperature controlling fluid from a suitable source through patches removably received in pockets in each of body section and extensions.
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1. An article for use in controlling body temperature, comprising:
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a textile structure adapted to conform to the body surface and having a pocket with first and second openings in the edge thereof, and a casing extending from each opening, and a system through which a temperature controlling fluid may be circulated, including a patch disposable within the pocket and including side by side flow passages, a header at each end of the flow passages, an inlet to one header and an outlet from the other header, with the inlet and outlet being aligned, respectively, with the first and second pocket openings, and a pair of flexible tubes each extending through a casing and a pocket opening and having one end fluidly connecting with a header of the patch, whereby upon connection of the other ends of the tubes with a source of temperature controlled fluid, such fluid may be circulated through the system, the patch being free to move within its pocket and the tubes being free to move within their casings so that the system is freely moveable independently of the textile structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An article for use in controlling body temperature, comprising:
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a garment having a body section adapted to receive a portion of the torso of the wearer and extensions from the body section to receive the wearer'"'"'s limbs, each of the body section and extensions having a pocket with first and second openings in the edge thereof, and casings each extending between the openings in the pockets of alternate patches, and a system through which a temperature controlling fluid may be circulated, including a patch disposable within each pocket and including side by side flow passages, a header at each end of the flow passages, an inlet to one header and an outlet from the other header, with the inlet and outlet being aligned, respectively, with the first and second pocket openings, and a pair of flexible tubes each extending through a casing and a pocket opening and having one end fluidly connecting with a header of the patch, whereby, upon connection of the other ends of the tubes with a source of temperature controlled fluid, such fluid may be circulated through the system, the patches being free to move within their pockets and the tubes being free to move within their casings so that the system is freely moveable independently of the garment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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21. An article for use in controlling body temperature, comprising:
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a garment including a pant and coat, each of the coat and pant comprising a body section adapted to surround upper and lower portions of the torso of the wearer, and extensions from each comprising arms of the coat and legs of the pant, each of the body section and extensions having a pocket with first and second openings in the edge thereof, and casings extending between the openings in the alternate pockets of each of the body section and extensions of each garment, a system through which a temperature controlling fluid may be circulated, including a patch disposable within each pocket and including side by side flow passages, a header at each end of the flow passages, an inlet to one header, an outlet from the other header, with the inlet and outlet being aligned, respectively, with the first and second pocket openings, and a pair of flexible tubes each extending through a casing and a pocket opening and having one end fluidly connected with the inlet or outlet of the patch aligned with the opening, and the tubes extending from the inlet of one patch and the outlet of another patch of the pant being connected to the outlet and the inlet of another patch, respectively, of the coat, whereby upon connection to tubes extending from the inlet of one patch and the outlet of another patch of the garment with a source thereof, temperature controlled fluid may be circulated through the system, the patches being free to move within its pocket and the tubes being free to move within their casings so that the system is freely moveable independently of the textile structure.
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