Body cool down device and method

Abstract

A series of side-by-side inter-contacting cooling gel channels acting together form a body cool-down device which cools the body for at least three days or up to several weeks without needing re-soaking. Two semipermeable membrane sheets of fabric are attached together with a series of side-by-side channels sewn into the fabric. Granular super absorbent polymer or super absorbent polymer gel capsules are loaded into the channels. Soaking the device in water for five to fifteen minutes transforms the super absorbent polymer into a greatly expanded volume of cooling gel causing the channels to expand in contact with each other acting together as a single passive open system thermodynamic device for cooling a body.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present utility patent application claims the benefit of Provisional Application #60 / 670,393, filed 11 MAY 2018.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not Applicable.THE NAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0003]Not Applicable.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONField of the Invention[0004]The present invention relates to devices and methods for controlling body temperature and in particular to a multilayered and multi-channeled body cool-down device and method, the device comprising adjacent inter-contacting channels of hydrated super absorbent polymer forming a cooling gel layer, each channel in direct physical contact with each adjacent channel, to form a system wherein all of the cooling gel channels act together in a thermodynamic mass creating a passive open system thermodynamic device to conduct heat from a body in contact with an inner surface of the cool-down device and evaporate moistu...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a body cooling device that provides a large amount of cooling gel that can be used for a long time without evaporating quickly. It can be adjusted for different body temperatures, heat conditions, and usage times. The device cools the entire body, including the heart, arteries, and brain. It also provides an energy boost and reduces sweating, allowing better water retention in the body. Maintaining the user's body temperature at a comfortable level improves performance. The technical effects of the present invention are efficient and effective body cooling that can be used for a long time and in various heat conditions.

Problems solved by technology

A significant comfort and health problem is the inevitable fact that bodies get overheated for various reasons including but not limited to the actual temperature of the surrounding environment.

Overheating due to weather causing heat exhaustion is one of the major causes of death from natural environmental conditions.

Prior art has tried to solve this problem with cooling towels and vests that are ineffective and only produce cooling effects for a very short amount of time: 30 minutes to a couple of hours depending on the ambient temperature.

Prior art devices often need to be recharged by soaking in water every thirty minutes or they need long exposure to refrigeration.

Prior art neck towels only cover the neck and do not cool down the whole body while the prior art vests only last for a short time with minimal cooling effects.

Most prior art devices fail in the hottest temperatures.

While still others have made products that cool in hot temperatures, but they are cumbersome vests that are battery operated and require heavy equipment and pumps to pump ice water throughout the garment.

So they are useless after one year.

Prior art devices with a single cooling compartment or multiple cooling compartments spaced far apart do not work well for efficient cooling and have portions of fabric covering the skin that are not cooling the skin.

Devices with cooling elements laid too thin over wider surfaces, like some of the infused fabric designs, are not effective in cooling for long periods of time.

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