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Articles for providing heating and cooling benefit to a personRelated Patent Categories: Apparel, Body GarmentsArticles for providing heating and cooling benefit to a person description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060156449, Articles for providing heating and cooling benefit to a person. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority from and is a continuation in part of copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/637,232, filed on Aug. 11, 2003. In addition, this application claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/339,886 filed on Jan. 26, 2006, and from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/364,281 filed on Feb. 28, 2006 in the name of the applicant of this application. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates generally to articles and methods for providing heating and cooling benefit to a person, whether for pain-relief purposes or otherwise and, more particularly, to articles that provide heating and/or cooling when positioned in wearing apparel on a wearer thereof. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Various forms of heating and cooling methods are commonly used to provide pain-relief or other benefit for various parts of a person's body. In the past, numerous articles have been used for such purposes, such as ice packs, gel packs, heating pads, wraps, and the like. Typically, such articles are used by positioning them over a part of the body where the heating and/or cooling is needed. Limitations exist with such prior art devices. For example, many of them require the user to either remain stationary while using the device or to hold the device in place, so as to keep the device in position while pain-relief is being provided. As a further example, some of the prior art devices, such as electronic heating pads, may require the use of an electrical outlet. These limitations are a disadvantage for users of the heating/cooling articles who have a need or desire to be physically active while using such articles. [0004] A need therefore exists for articles that provide heating and/or cooling to the head and/or body, that can be positioned in and removed from various types of wearing apparel. [0005] The present invention satisfies these needs and provides other, related advantages. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a temperature altering article for wearing apparel is disclosed. The article comprises, in combination: a wearing apparel product; a first chamber and a second chamber on the wearing apparel product, wherein the first chamber is located proximate a first portion of the wearer's body and the second chamber is located proximate a second portion of the wearer's body; a first self-contained and removable insert providing one of heating and cooling; wherein the first insert is adapted to be received in the first chamber; means located on the first insert for causing it to provide one of heating and cooling to the first portion of the wearer's body; a second self-contained and removable insert providing one of heating and cooling; wherein the second insert is adapted to be received in the second chamber; and means located on the second insert for causing it to provide one of heating and cooling to the second portion of the wearer's body. [0007] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a temperature altering article for wearing apparel is disclosed. The article comprises, in combination: a first wearing apparel product; a first chamber on the first wearing apparel product, wherein the first chamber is located proximate a first portion of the wearer's body; a second wearing apparel product; a second chamber on the second wearing apparel product, wherein the second chamber is located proximate a second portion of the wearer's body; a first self-contained and removable insert providing one of heating and cooling; wherein the first insert is adapted to be received in the first chamber; means located on the first insert for causing it to provide one of heating and cooling to the first portion of the wearer's body; a second self-contained and removable insert providing one of heating and cooling; wherein the second insert is adapted to be received in the second chamber; and means located on the second insert for causing it to provide one of heating and cooling to the second portion of the wearer's body. [0008] In accordance with a further embodiment of the present invention, a temperature altering article for wearing apparel is disclosed. The article comprises, in combination: a wearing apparel product; a length of tubing coupled to and extending along a portion of an interior of the wearing apparel product; and a source of a gas fluid adapted to be introduced through an aperture in a portion of the wearing apparel product into the tubing and adapted to be activated by a person for internally altering a temperature of the wearing apparel product. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0009] FIG. 1 is a front view of wearing apparel consistent with an embodiment of the present invention. [0010] FIG. 1A is a front view of the wearing apparel of FIG. 1 showing interior pockets thereof, consistent with an embodiment of the present invention. [0011] FIG. 1B is a front view of the wearing apparel of FIG. 1 showing interior pockets containing removable inserts, consistent with an embodiment of the present invention. [0012] FIG. 2 is a side perspective view of a cap, consistent with an embodiment of the present invention. [0013] FIG. 2A is a side perspective view of the cap of FIG. 2 showing a valve and valve spike device, consistent with an embodiment of the present invention. [0014] FIG. 3 is a front view of a removable insert for wearing apparel, consistent with an embodiment of the present invention. [0015] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a valve spike device, consistent with an embodiment of the present invention. [0016] FIG. 5 is a side perspective view of a hat, consistent with an embodiment of the present invention. [0017] FIG. 5A is a side perspective view of the hat of FIG. 5 showing a valve and valve spike device, consistent with an embodiment of the present invention. [0018] FIG. 6 is a side perspective view of a sports helmet, consistent with an embodiment of the present invention. [0019] FIG. 6A is a side perspective view of the sports helmet of FIG. 6 showing a valve and valve spike device, consistent with an embodiment of the present invention. Continue reading about Articles for providing heating and cooling benefit to a person... Full patent description for Articles for providing heating and cooling benefit to a person Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Articles for providing heating and cooling benefit to a person patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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