Clothing with cooling patch

Abstract

Clothing article mainly for sportswear use, comprising at least one perforated PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) cooling material insert. With this insert the achieved goals are that the clothing that include them have a greater evaporative surface increasing the cooling effect, greater elasticity to allow adaptability to the body and comfort, less weight and better aesthetics.

1 . Clothing article comprising a main material made of textile and at least one insert attached by at least one of its sides to the cited main material, wherein the insert consists of a mesh of mostly textile material covered on at least one of its faces by a coating comprising at least 70% by volume of polyvinyl alcohol foam (PVA), characterised in that the insert is provided with perforations or holes. 
     
     
         2 . Clothing article according to  claim 1 , wherein the mesh of mostly textile material further comprises other elastic materials such as elastane, also called spandex, in up to 30% by volume of its composition. 
     
     
         3 . Clothing article according to  claims 1 , wherein the mesh coating contains up to 30% by volume of other polymeric materials such as polyester or polypropylene. 
     
     
         4 . Clothing article according to  claims 1 , wherein the perforations of the insert are separated from each other by a distance of between 3 and 15 mm, measured from center to center thereof. 
     
     
         5 . Clothing article according to  claim 1 , wherein the perforations of the insert are separated from each other by a distance of between 4 and 10 mm, measured from center to center thereof. 
     
     
         6 . Clothing article according to  claims 1 , wherein the perforations of the insert have a diameter of between 0.5 and 5 mm. 
     
     
         7 . Clothing article according to  claim 1 , wherein the insert perforations have a diameter between 0.5 and 2 mm. 
     
     
         8 . Clothing article according to  claims 1 , in which all the perforations of the same insert have the same size and spacing between them. 
     
     
         9 . Clothing article according to  claims 1 , in which the perforations of the same insert have a different size and/or separation between them. 
     
     
         10 . Clothing article according to  claims 1 , wherein the insert has a thickness of between 0.5 and 2 mm when it is substantially dry. 
     
     
         11 . Clothing article according to  claims 1 , wherein the insert is attached to the main material of the clothing article in one or more of the following areas of said article:
 Low area of the nape, under the armpit and under the thorax, in the case of sports shirts;   Groin area in the case of sports pants;   Front area and temples in the case of sports headbands;   Circumference or perimeter, in the case of sports wristbands;   External zone of rotation of the limbs, in the case of knee, ankle and elbow pads.   
     
     
         12 . Clothing article according to  claims 1 , wherein the inserts are attached to the main material of the clothing article by flat-lock type seams, elastic adhesive bonded seams, ultrasonic welded seams, or elastic bonded seams for attaching laser-cut materials. 
     
     
         13 . Clothing article according to  claims 1 , which is a clothing article for sports or therapeutic use. 
     
     
         14 . Clothing article according to  claim 1 , selected from the group consisting of T-shirts, shorts or long pants, headbands, wristbands, anklebands, training suits, socks, underwear and footwear. 
     
     
         15 . Container comprising at least one clothing article according to  claims 1 , which presents at its base or at least one of its walls at least one hole with a diameter between 3 and 6 mm that allows it to keep inside the container a relative humidity of at least 85%.