Support structure for forced air cooling vest

Abstract

A fan or blower operated cooling vest with a structure that creates a plenum under a garment and allows the flow of air under the arms. Plenum uses any garment and the surface of the body to conduct the flow of air.

1 . A method of cooling a person said method comprising: supporting a garment over the body of said individual, creating a plenum between said body and said garment, forcing air into said plenum, said air evaporating moisture from said body, thus cooling said person.  
   
   
       2 . A method of creating a plenum around a person comprising a tube structure and a garment, said tube structure holds said garment off said person thus creating plenum between said person and said garment.  
   
   
       3 . A structure to create a plenum under clothing comprising a tube that supports said clothing apart from the body, said structure supporting the clothing away from the body, a sealing means to limit the escape of air along portions of said plenum.  
   
   
       4 . A structure as in  claim 3  where said tube is a batten.  
   
   
       5 . A cooling apparatus comprising: 
 a) a tubing structure that supports a garment away from the body,    b) a blower that blows air into the space created by said tubing structure and said garment.    
   
   
       6 . A cooling vest as in  claim 5  where said tubing is a batten.  
   
   
       7 . A method as in  claim 1  where said garment is a jacket.  
   
   
       8 . A structure as in  claim 3  where said sealing means is said tube.