Personal cooling or warming system using closed loop fluid flow
View Patent ↗A garment for a personal cooling or warming system, the garment comprising a carrier formed in the shape of the garment, and a bladder comprising at least two channel segments, wherein the channel segments have a substantially flat configuration so as to improve thermal efficiency.
1. A garment for a personal cooling or warming system, said garment comprising:
a carrier formed in the shape of the garment;
a bladder comprising at least two channel segments, said channel segments each having a substantially flat configuration; and
a ribbon disposed in said channels;
wherein said ribbon comprises a white vellum closed cell foam and is relatively impervious to fluid flowing in said channels.
2. A garment for a personal cooling or warming system, said garment comprising:
a carrier formed in the shape of the garment;
a bladder comprising at least two channel segments, said channel segments each having a substantially flat configuration; and
a ribbon disposed in said channels;
wherein said ribbon is attached to at least one wall within said channels; and
wherein said ribbon comprises a white vellum closed cell foam and is relatively resistant to compressing.
3. A garment for a personal cooling or warming system, said garment comprising:
a carrier formed in the shape of the garment;
a bladder comprising at least two channel segments, each channel segment having a substantially flat configuration; and
a ribbon disposed in said channels;
wherein said ribbon comprises a white vellum closed cell foam and is impervious to fluid flowing in said channels and is resistant to compressing.
4. A garment for a personal cooling or warming system, said garment comprising:
a carrier formed in the shape of the garment;
a bladder comprising at least two channel segments, each channel segment having a substantially flat configuration; and
a ribbon disposed in said channels;
wherein said ribbon comprises a white vellum closed cell foam.
5. A garment for a personal cooling or warming system, said garment comprising:
a carrier formed in the shape of the garment; and
a bladder comprising at least two channel segments, wherein said channel segments have a substantially flat configuration;
wherein a ribbon is disposed in said channels;
wherein said ribbon comprises a closed cell foam; and
wherein said ribbon comprises white vellum closed cell foam.
6. A garment for a personal cooling or warming system, said garment comprising:
a carrier formed in the shape of the garment;
a bladder comprising at least two channel segments, each channel segment having a substantially flat configuration; and
a ribbon disposed in said channels;
wherein said ribbon comprises a white vellum closed cell foam and the composition of said ribbon differs according to a location thereof on the garment.