Patent · US Expired

Headgear

US5715533A · kind A · utility

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25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 21, 1997
Grant dateFeb 10, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 21, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA42C5/04
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A headgear to be worn on the head of a person, in particular a sunhat or a cap, includes a main body having an outer surface area exhibiting wettable properties over at least part thereof to define an evaporative zone, and a coolant supply unit for feeding a coolant from a coolant reservoir to the evaporative zone for permitting coolant to escape through evaporation, with the coolant supply unit including a tube connection linking the coolant reservoir to the evaporation zone of the main body.

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