Personal cooling device

Claim 2

A personal cooling device for use with a cap, such as a baseball cap or a visor, the cap having a strap extending across a rim region extending around the rear cap of the cap, said device comprising: an elongated pouch member configured to hold a coolant pack, said pouch member having an open upper end and first and second opposing sides, said first and said second opposing sides having a flattened configuration, a suspension member extending above said open upper end of said second side of said pouch, a first fastening means and a second fastening means, said first and said second fastening means configured to selectively attach to one another; said first fastening means fixed on an outer surface of said first side of said pouch adjacent said open upper end, and said second fastening means fixed on an inner surface of said suspension member, said second fastening means positioned such that when said second fastening means attaches to said first fastening means, said suspension member forms a loop of sufficient length to suspend said pouch from the cap via the strap of the cap; and a coolant pack in said elongated pouch member.

Claim 3

The device of claim 1 , wherein said elongated pouch is about 2 to about 6 inches wide and between about 6 to 8 inches long, such that said device hangs downwardly from the rear of the cap, toward the nape of the neck of a user of the cap.

Claim 4

The device of claim 1 , wherein said elongated pouch is about 4 inches wide and about 6 to about 8 inches long, such that when said device hangs downwardly from the rim of the cap, at least a portion of said pouch hangs over an upper back region of a user.

Claim 5

The device of claim 1 , further comprising a third fastening means, said third fastening means configured to selectively attach to said second fastening means, said third fastening means fixed on an outer surface of said second side of said pouch, said third fastening means positioned such that when said coolant pack is removed and said pouch is rolled up along said first side, said second fastening means may be selectively attached to said third fastening means to thereby hold said pouch in a rolled-up configuration.

Claim 6

The device of claim 1 , further comprising a second suspension member, said second suspension member extending from a middle portion of said pouch between said first and said second sides of said pouch, a fourth fastening means and a fifth fastening means, said fourth and said fifth fastening means configured to selectively attach to one another, said fourth fastening means fixed on said pouch adjacent a base of said second suspension member, said fifth fastening means fixed on an inner surface of said second suspension member, said fifth fastening means positioned such that when said fourth fastening means attaches to said fifth fastening means, said second suspension member forms a loop of sufficient length to suspend said pouch from the cap via the strap of the cap.

Claim 7

The device of claim 1 , further comprising said coolant pack having a plurality of closed compartments, each said compartment encapsulating an amount of coolant, said compartments preventing said coolant from pooling in a lower portion of said coolant pack upon warming of said coolant.

Claim 8

The device of claim 6 , wherein said closed compartments are arranged in a pair of side-by-side rows.

Claim 9

The device of claim 7 , wherein said coolant pack has at least eight closed compartments.

Claim 10

A personal cooling device for use with a cap, such as a baseball cap or a visor, the cap having a strap extending across a rim region of the rear of the cap, said device comprising: an elongated pouch member configured to hold a coolant pack, said pouch member having an open upper end and first and second opposing sides, said first and said second opposing sides having a flattened configuration, a suspension member extending above said open upper end of said second side of said pouch, a first fastening means and a second fastening means, said first and said second fastening means configured to selectively attach to one another, said first fastening means fixed on an outer surface of said first side of said pouch adjacent said open upper end, and said second fastening means fixed on an inner surface of said suspension member, said second fastening means positioned such that when said second fastening means attaches to said first fastening means, said suspension member forms a loop of sufficient length to suspend said pouch from the cap via the strap of the cap, a coolant pack in said elongated pouch member, said coolant pack having a plurality of closed compartments, each said compartment encapsulating an amount of coolant, said compartments preventing said coolant from pooling in a lower portion of said coolant pack upon warming of said coolant, an inner side of said coolant pack composed of a heat conductive material, and an outer side of said coolant pack having a reflective coating.

Claim 11

A personal cooling device for use with a cap, such as a baseball cap or a visor, the cap having a strap extending across a rim region of the rear of the cap, said device comprising: an elongated pouch member configured to hold a coolant pack, said pouch member having an open upper end and first and second opposing sides, said first and said second opposing sides having a flattened configuration, a suspension member extending above said open upper end of said second side of said pouch, a first fastening means and a second fastening means, said first and said second fastening means configured to selectively attach to one another, said first fastening means fixed on an outer surface of said first side of said pouch adjacent said open upper end, and said second fastening means fixed on an inner surface of said suspension member, said second fastening means positioned such that when said second fastening means attaches to said first fastening means, said suspension member forms a loop of sufficient length to suspend said pouch from the cap via the strap of the cap, a coolant pack in said elongated pouch member, said coolant pack having a plurality of closed compartments, each said compartment encapsulating an amount of coolant, said compartments preventing said coolant from pooling in a lower portion of said coolant pack upon warming of said coolant, an inner side of said coolant pack composed of a heat conductive material, and an outer side of said coolant pack having a reflective coating.

Claim 12

The device of claim 9 , wherein said closed compartments are arranged in a pair of side-by-side vertical columns.

Claim 13

The device of claim 10 , wherein said coolant pack has at least eight closed compartments.

Claim 14

The device of claim 9 , said elongated pouch is about 4 inches wide and between about 6 to about 8 inches long, such that when said device hangs from the rear strap of the cap, at least a portion of said pouch hangs over an upper back region of a user.

Claim 15

The device of claim 9 , further comprising a third fastening means, said third fastening means configured to selectively attach to said second fastening means, said third fastening means fixed on an outer surface of said second side of said pouch, said third fastening means positioned such that when said coolant pack is removed and said pouch is rolled up along said first side, said second fastening means may be selectively attached to said third fastening means to thereby hold said pouch in a rolled-up configuration.

Claim 16

The device of claim 9 , further comprising a second suspension member, said second suspension member extending from a middle portion of said pouch between said first and said second sides of said pouch, a fourth fastening means and a fifth fastening means, said fourth and said fifth fastening means configured to selectively attach to one another, said fourth fastening means fixed on said pouch adjacent a base of said second suspension member, said fifth fastening means fixed on an inner surface of said second suspension member, said fifth fastening means positioned such that when said fourth fastening means attaches to said fifth fastening means, said second suspension member forms a loop of sufficient length to suspend said pouch from the cap via the strap.

Claim 17

The device of claim 7 wherein said rows are vertical.

Claim 18

The device of claim 7 wherein said rows are on an oblique angle.