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Apparatus for effecting body temperature changes

  • US 6,514,279 B1
  • Filed: 06/23/2000
  • Issued: 02/04/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A band for effecting body temperature changes, the band comprising:

  • a shell including a top portion, a thermally conductive bottom portion, and an open end adjacent to the top portion and the bottom portion, such that the shell forms a pocket adapted for placement on a wearer'"'"'s body;

    a thermal insert positioned within the pocket and beneath the top portion of the shell, the thermal insert further comprising a casing forming a cavity therein, and a thermal gel within the cavity such that heat transfer may be effected between the thermal gel and the wearer'"'"'s body; and

    thermal insulation between the thermal gel and an environment, wherein the thermal insulation includes an insulating air space formed by a plurality of ridges or localized protrusions that extend between the casing and the top portion of the shell, thereby insulating the thermal gel from the environment.

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