Systems and methods for vented apparel

Abstract

Embodiments disclose herein a ventilation vest that allows convection, cooling, and ventilation through natural convection through the open first end, open second end, and plurality of channels. In embodiments, cooler air may enter a ventilation channel through a first open end and/or a lower orifice on one of the plurality of channels, as the cooler air is warmed by the wearer's body heat, the warmer air may flow vertically out of a second end and/or an upper orifice on the plurality of channels.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A ventilation vest comprising:
 a sheet of pliant material configured to be positioned adjacent to a body of a wearer and a ballistics panel;   a first channel positioned on the sheet of pliant material, the first channel including an open first end, and open second end, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a top surface, wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall include a first set of orifices, and the top surface including a second set of orifices;   a second channel positioned adjacent to the first channel, the first channel and the second channel sharing the second sidewall.   
     
     
         2 . The ventilation vest of  claim 1 , wherein the open first end is configured to be positioned proximate to a waist of the wearer, and the open second end is configured to be positioned proximate to a neckline of the wearer. 
     
     
         3 . The ventilation vest of  claim 2 , wherein air is configured to enter the first channel through the first open end and exit the first channel through the second open end. 
     
     
         4 . The ventilation vest of  claim 2 , wherein the air positioned outside of the second open end is cooler than the air positioned within the first channel. 
     
     
         5 . The ventilation vest of  claim 4 , wherein responsive to air being within the first channel body heat of the wearer increases the temperature of the air within the first channel. 
     
     
         6 . The ventilation vest of  claim 2 , wherein the air within the first channel is configured to move from the open first end towards the second open end. 
     
     
         7 . The ventilation vest of  claim 6 , wherein responsive to the air within the first channel rising towards the second open end, the air moves from the first channel to the second channel through the first set of orifices. 
     
     
         8 . The ventilation vest of  claim 1 , wherein the first set of orifices and the second set of orifices are offset. 
     
     
         9 . A ventilation vest comprising:
 a first channel positioned on the sheet of pliant material, the first channel including an open first end, and open second end, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a top surface, wherein the open first end is configured to be positioned proximate to a waist of the wearer, and the open second end is configured to be positioned proximate to a neckline of the wearer, wherein air is configured to enter the first channel through the first open end and exit the first channel through the second open end;   a first set of orifices positioned on the first sidewall and the second sidewall;   a second set of orifices positioned on the top surface, wherein the first set of orifices may be positioned at offset intervals from the second set of orifices.