Patents Assigned to Barry R. Jenkins
  • Patent number: 4146933
    Abstract: A conditioned-air suit and system wherein a user may have his person made more comfortable during excessively warm or cold environmental conditions. The suit or jacket or coat, as the case may be, is provided with air-conditioning hose connections at both front and left sides and also at the rear of the apparel, for purposes hereinafter enumerated. A hood is provided such that forced conditioned air will be effective to cause a separation between hood materials so as to provide a blanket of conditioned air between the head of the wearer and exterior environs. Knee and shoulder areas are constructed to provide for vertical air travel paths about the joint areas. Wrist and ankle areas can be provided with elastomeric cuffs, as desired. The system herein comprehends inclusion of an air-conditioned suit with a source of heated, cooled, or otherwise conditioned air from a variety of sources, and this for a variety of uses and functions as hereinafter pointed out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1979
    Assignee: Barry R. Jenkins
    Inventors: Barry R. Jenkins, Waldo C. Roberts, Frank W. Roberts