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(11) EP 2 510 816 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.04.2015 Bulletin 2015/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/42

(21) Application number: 12164308.4

(22) Date of filing: 16.04.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A41D 13/005(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 14.04.2011 US 201113087160

(71) Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc.
Windsor Locks, CT 06096 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Stapleton, Thomas J.
    Southwick, MA Massachusetts 01077 (US)

(74) Representative: Leckey, David Herbert 
Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD
London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

   


(54) Personal cooling apparatus


(57) A wearable personal cooling apparatus includes an outer layer (201), which comprises fabric proportioned and configured to closely envelop a human torso, a primary air plenum (204) proximate the outer layer (201), and an inner layer (202) proximate the outer layer (201) and in communication with the primary air plenum (204). The inner layer is configured to distribute air from the primary air plenum (204) throughout an inner surface of the inner layer. A secondary air plenum (210) is arranged within the inner layer and in communication with the primary air plenum (204). The secondary air plenum (210) comprises a first end proximate the primary air plenum (204) and a second end, and is configured to direct air from the first end to the second end.







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