Cooling Band

Abstract

A cooling band having a hollow member capable of receiving an ice pack insert for holding a frozen liquid such as water. The cooling band has an ice pack insert with a freezable liquid and the user can freeze the insert for cooling purposes. The cooling band, in a different embodiment, comes with a stopwatch that is fixedly mounted on the band. The cooling band is stretchable, so any size wrist can use the cooling band. The stretchable band allows the user to slide the cooling band over the hand to the wrist. The cooling band is used to cool the user on a hot day by placing the ice pack insert over the veins of the wrist.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention is a sweatband with an ice pack insert with cooling capacity for hot weather wear. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Athletes and outdoor workers face the elements of being outside and participating in strenuous activity. During summer months, this can lead to severe dehydration and heat stroke without proper care during physical activity. Many athletes and outdoor workers use ice, wet cloths, and cooling packs to keep themselves at comfortable temperatures during the heat of the day. Also cooling packs can be used to relieve pain and swelling from sports related or chronic muscle and joint injuries. [0003] There are bracelets on the market that have gel packets so that the user may freeze the gel and the bracelet is cool for a set amount of time. Gel packets have an inherent problem due to rupture after repeated freezing. There are also sweatband type bracelets made of terry cloth material that can be moistened and worn. However ...

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Benefits of technology

[0011] The band is made of a durable material that allows the coolness of the interior ice to escape, yet is thick enough to protect the user's skin from possible ice burn. Once frozen the ice pack will keep a cool temperature for several hours before all of the ice is melted and it should be refrozen. The cooling band can be manufactured in separate wrist sizes, or in alternate embodiments the band can be manufactured to stretch to fit different wrist sizes. The ice pack insert space, or hollow member, is located on the underside of the band, and expands ⅓ the total length of the bracelet. The cooling section, when filled with the ice pack insert, should be placed on the underside of the wrist, directly below the palm for maximum cooling properties.

[0012] The hollow member will allow the water or other liquid to cool the user for from one to two hours before totally melted.

Problems solved by technology

During summer months, this can lead to severe dehydration and heat stroke without proper care during physical activity.

Gel packets have an inherent problem due to rupture after repeated freezing.

However the sweatband bracelets would dry quickly in excessive heat and would not have the capacity to be frozen and worn due to the problems of lack of elasticity once frozen, creating problems for applying the bracelet to the wrist once frozen.

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