Temperature controlling garment

Abstract

A temperature controlling garment comprising a garment made from a layer of material that utilizes moisture management technology to enhance its ability to wick moisture away from the body of the person wearing it, at least one temperature modification pack that changes the temperature of the garment, and at least one receptacle associated with the garment that holds the temperature modification pack in place on the garment. The temperature modification pack comprises an outer casing defining a closed cavity and a polymer mixture contained within the cavity wherein the polymer mixture receives and stores a thermal charge and releases the thermal charge over an extended period of time.

1 . A comfort controlling garment comprising: 
 a garment made from a material that utilizes moisture management technology to enhance its ability to wick moisture away from the body of the person wearing it;    at least one temperature modification pack that changes the temperature within the garment; and    at least one receptacle associated with the garment that holds the temperature modification pack in place on the garment.    
   
   
       2 . The comfort controlling garment of  claim 1  wherein the garment is form fitting to a person wearing the garment and the receptacle holds the temperature maintenance pack in close proximity to the body.  
   
   
       3 . The comfort controlling garment of  claim 1  wherein the garment has more than one receptacle and wherein each receptacle is spaced apart from each other receptacle and wherein one temperature modification pack is provided for each receptacle.  
   
   
       4 . The comfort controlling garment of  claim 3  wherein the garment has two receptacles in the front of the garment and two receptacles in the back of the garment.  
   
   
       5 . The comfort controlling garment of  claim 3  wherein the garment may be further characterized as having a plurality of vertically divided regions, each region having one receptacle, and wherein the receptacles are vertically elongated and each receives a vertically elongated temperature modification pack.  
   
   
       6 . The comfort controlling garment of  claim 5  wherein the circumferential dimension of each region is approximately equal to the circumferential dimension of each other region and wherein each receptacle is positioned in the approximate center of each region.  
   
   
       7 . The comfort controlling garment of  claim 1  wherein the at least one receptacle is selectively closable.  
   
   
       8 . A temperature moderating garment for warming or cooling the body of a person comprising: 
 a garment made from a material that utilizes moisture management technology to enhance its ability to wick moisture away from the body of the person wearing it;    at least four temperature modification packs that change the temperature within the garment; and    at least four receptacles associated with the garment that hold the temperature modification packs in place on the garment.    
   
   
       9 . The body temperature modifying garment of  claim 8  wherein the garment is form fitting to a person wearing the garment.  
   
   
       10 . The body temperature modifying garment of  claim 8  wherein each receptacles is spaced apart from each other receptacle.  
   
   
       11 . The body temperature modifying garment-of  claim 10  wherein two temperature modification packs are disposed in the front of the garment and two temperature modification packs are disposed on the back of the garment.  
   
   
       12 . The body temperature modifying garment of  claim 8  wherein the garment is worn over the torso of a person and the receptacles are positioned such that there is at least one receptacle in close proximity to each breast and each shoulder blade of the person wearing the garment.  
   
   
       13 . The body temperature modifying garment of  claim 8  wherein the receptacle is a vertically extending pocket having a closure element on an upper opening.  
   
   
       14 . A temperature modification pack comprising: 
 an outer casing defining a closed cavity;    a polymer mixture contained within the closed cavity;    wherein the polymer mixture comprises gelatine, a bulking agent, pectin, poly sodium acrylate and water;    wherein the polymer mixture receives a thermal charge that is stored in the polymer mixture; and    wherein the thermal charge stored in the polymer is released over an extended period of time.    
   
   
       15 . The temperature modification pack of  claim 14  wherein one side of the outer casing has at least one insulative layer.  
   
   
       16 . The temperature modification pack of  claim 14  wherein the thermal charge is released over a period of time of at least 3 hours.  
   
   
       17 . The temperature modification pack of  claim 14  wherein the polymer mixture comprises, by weight, 5%-6.5% poly sodium acrylate, 0.65%-0.9% gelatine, 0.65%-0.9% bulking agent, 0.1%-0.22% pectin and 92%-95% water.  
   
   
       18 . The temperature modification pack of  claim 14  wherein the polymer mixture, by weight, consists essentially of 5.37% poly sodium acrylate, 0.8% gelatine, 0.8% bulking agent, 0.19% pectin and 92.84% water.  
   
   
       19 . A composition of matter comprised of 5%-6.5% poly sodium acrylate, 0.65%-0.9% gelatine, 0.65%-0.9% bulking agent, 0.1%-0.22% pectin and 92%-95% water, by weight.  
   
   
       20 . The composition of matter of  claim 19  consisting essentially of 5.37% poly sodium acrylate, 0.8% gelatine, 0.8% bulking agent, 0.19% pectin and 92.84% water, by weight.