Multi-Use Cooling Device

Abstract

Disclosed is a cooling device, wherein air from a heating or cooling unit stored in a unit is blown by a fan into an extendable tube and through a delivery tube to deliver heated or cooled air. The delivery tube can be run to provide cool air.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

This application claims benefit to U.S. continuation-in-part application Ser. No. 16/377,110, filed on Apr. 5, 2019, titled “COOLING DEVICE,” which is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. Ser. No. 15/698,111 filed Sep. 7, 2017, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/957,237 filed Dec. 2, 2015, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/086,588, filed Dec. 2, 2014, the contents of all of which are incorporated herein by this reference as though set forth in their entirety, and to which priority and benefit are claimed.

BACKGROUND

Many ways of cooling have been devised. However, providing cooling in some situations can be quite challenging. Everyone can empathize with a highway construction worker enduring a 90+ degree Fahrenheit day. Cooling also may be challenging for those who are unable to regulate their body temperature. The elderly or invalids may have trouble keeping cool due to frailty, limited activity, or medication. A poor or inconsistent power grid may also prevent a person from being able to survive comfortably in their surroundings.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

The following presents a simplified overview of the example embodiments in order to provide a basic understanding of some embodiments of the present disclosure. This overview is not an extensive overview of the example embodiments. It is intended to neither identify key or critical elements of the example embodiments nor delineate the scope of the appended claims. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of the example embodiments in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented herein below. It is to be understood that both the following general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive.

The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for a multi-use cooling device (“Cooling Device”).

Still other advantages, embodiments, and features of the subject disclosure will become readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art from the following description wherein there is shown and described a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, simply by way of illustration of one of the best modes best suited to carry out the subject disclosure. As will be realized, the present disclosure is capable of other different embodiments and its several details are capable of modifications in various obvious embodiments all without departing from, or limiting, the scope herein. Accordingly, the drawings and descriptions will be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the general description of the disclosure given above and the detailed description of the drawings given below, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. In certain instances, details that are not necessary for an understanding of the disclosure or that render other details difficult to perceive may have been omitted.

FIGS. 1-20 are example implementations as described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Before the present systems and methods are disclosed and described, it is to be understood that the systems and methods are not limited to specific methods, specific components, or to particular implementations. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. Various embodiments are described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of one or more embodiments. It may be evident, however, that the various embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form to facilitate describing these embodiments.

FIGS. 1-20 are example implementations as described herein.

As shown in FIGS. 1-7, in some implementations, a Cooling Device may comprise first cylinder configuration, wherein the first cylinder configuration may be squire or other shapes, wherein the modifications are a re-manufactured top or cover, the cover comprising an inlet and an outlet, enabling it to function as an air-conditioner. Some embodiments may be made to integrate a peltier system, or an ice pack system, wherein either embodiment be used as an air-conditioning system or after changing of the cover-back, be used as a hot or cold beverage container.

As shown in FIGS. 8-10, in some implementations, the Cooling Device may operate as a new air distribution system, comprising an extendable flexible hosing, with an attached blower, the blower will have its own air inlet and outlet housing, it will also have its own on/off switch, the switch will also have blower adjustment capabilities.

As shown in FIGS. 11-14, methods for manufacturing the Cooling Device may comprise a peltier Cooling module and hot plate, that may be directly attached to a cylinder, this would allow the whole cylinder to get cold or hot, so the whole cylinder would be considered a cold plate, the second pic is of tubing, the tubing is used for precooling purposes, the tubing would be meant to be placed inside of the housing or outside of the housing. The precooling is meant to keep the system operating in much higher environmental temperature extremes.

As shown in FIGS. 15-17, in some implementations, cooling blower unattached from the hosing, with its own battery, and dial switch, the Cooling Device may be used as a handheld, open air cooler, a holder can be attached to make it to temporary ice pack cooler.

As shown in FIGS. 18-20, embodiments of the Cooling Device comprise alternative designs, functions, and capabilities of cooling systems.

In some implementations, the Cooling Device's cylinders may be made of different shapes and sizes. Systems and methods of the Cooling Device may provide cool, warm, and ambient air-conditioning. Systems may be modified to accept or allow an interchangeable top or cover, modified to have an air inlet and an air outlet. Ice or heat packs can be placed inside the cooler, or just ambient air can be drawn out, when connected to the outlet (hot or cold air will be drawn out). The original cap or cover can be utilized for its original purpose, remove the cap that accepts air, dump ice/hot packs out, rinse it out, replace it with original cap to use it for a drinking container or modify it to an air conditioning container (using interchangeable caps). Peltier (finned cooling systems) or Peltier module or hot plate can be screwed or attached to cylinder which allows whole cylinder to become a cold plate. The cylinder will get cold on inside and outside, will allow tubing to be wrapped around the cylinder (used to pre-cool air before going into cylinder), drawn out as very cold air. The outside tubing can be insulated or vacuum packed. This pre-cooling tubing lets system work more efficiently with more or less power. These cooling systems can be energized by wall outlets, mobile plug ins, direct or indirect battery or generator power. Will be a variety of units, accessories and attachments if needed such as microcontrollers with display, WiFi and Bluetooth, OLED display, Arduino code system, data log for power output. May be used with tactile click type controls, integrated chips or boards, thermostats, sensors, power boosters, up/down amp controllers, LED lighting, reverse polarity potentiometers can be utilized with hot/cold ambient air switching and with adjusting dial temperature controllers. Peltier system can incorporate drain holes for condensation buildup by using wicking, filtering, sponging or absorption materials. With optional remote control you can switch on a unit before use. The air outlet can have an optional open nozzle or have an attachment for enclosed areas. These new systems will be meant for both human and animal comfort.

In some implementations, the Cooling Device may comprise varying types of air filtrations and air-filtration systems.

In some implementations, Cooling Device systems may be energized by battery power, mobile plug-ins, or wall in building plug-ins, they are meant to be temporary coolers with only ice packs, or more permanent coolers with peltier hot cold module advancements

In some implementations, the Cooling Device may comprise additional features, for example, with reverse polarity potentiometer can be utilized with hot, cold ambient air switching with adjusting dial, this would allow same plate, same chamber, same cylinder insulated container, air-conditioning. And again the flexible extendable tubing with removable attachments, and the end blower with on board removable battery and connectors, or with mobile or Ac plug ins, this would also have removable attachments, all features can be connected and disconnected, the blower outlet can also be used as an open air blower independently.

Use of the Cooling Device may comprise personal human and animal comfort, they can be adapted to Mobile Carriers, such as Motor Bikes, Regular Riding Bikes, Scooters, Wheelchairs, Baby Carriers, Snowmobiles, Helicopters, Fixed Wing Aircraft, Lawn Chairs, set on the Floor Or Ground or Stand or Table, for Leisure Cooling, Horse Back Riding, Animal Carriers, Animal houses etc.

Other embodiments may include combinations and sub-combinations of features described or shown in the several figures, including for example, embodiments that are equivalent to providing or applying a feature in a different order than in a described embodiment, extracting an individual feature from one embodiment and inserting such feature into another embodiment; removing one or more features from an embodiment; or both removing one or more features from an embodiment and adding one or more features extracted from one or more other embodiments, while providing the advantages of the features incorporated in such combinations and sub-combinations. As used in this paragraph, “feature” or “features” can refer to structures and/or functions of an apparatus, article of manufacture or system, and/or the steps, acts, or modalities of a method.

References throughout this specification to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “an example embodiment,” etc., indicate that the embodiment described may include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but every embodiment may not necessarily include that particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Moreover, such phrases are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment. Further, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with one embodiment, it will be within the knowledge of one skilled in the art to affect such feature, structure, or characteristic in connection with other embodiments whether or not explicitly described.

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise (1) the word “and” indicates the conjunctive; (2) the word “or” indicates the disjunctive; (3) when the article is phrased in the disjunctive, followed by the words “or both,” both the conjunctive and disjunctive are intended; and (4) the word “and” or “or” between the last two items in a series applies to the entire series.

Where a group is expressed using the term “one or more” followed by a plural noun, any further use of that noun to refer to one or more members of the group shall indicate both the singular and the plural form of the noun. For example, a group expressed as having “one or more members” followed by a reference to “the members” of the group shall mean “the member” if there is only one member of the group.

The term “a” or “an” entity refers to one or more of that entity. As such, the terms “a” (or “an”), “one or more” and “at least one” can be used interchangeably herein. It is also to be noted that the terms “comprising”, “including”, and “having” can be used interchangeably.

Claims

1. A multi-use cooling device comprising:

an insulated housing, the housing including at least one first air inlet and at least one first air outlet, the insulated housing containing: a Peltier module having a hot side and a cold side; heat dissipating means in contact with the hot side of the Peltier module; and at least one first blower fan contacting the cold side of the Peltier module and disposed to move cooled air away from cold side of the Peltier module and out the at least one first air outlet.