Method of core cooling

摘要

A core cooling method includes a hand covering configured as a glove having a palm portion and a wrist portion. The glove also includes an outer layer and an inner liner. An access opening in the palm portion of the outer layer permits access between an outer surface of the outer layer and a pocket in a space between the outer layer and the inner liner. A cooling element is positioned within the pocket and adjacent the access opening in the palm portion of the outer layer. A tubular air passage is connected to the exterior surface of the glove and communicates with the interior of the inner liner permitting air to be withdrawn from the interior of the inner liner.

主权项

1. A method of cooling the core of a human body during a session of physical exertion, comprising:
engaging in a period of physical exertion for a period of time sufficient to raise core body temperature; pausing physical exertion; while pausing, donning a glove on a hand, the glove including a wrist portion, a palm portion, an outer layer, and an inner liner, and having an opening in the palm portion providing access to an interior space within the glove between the outer layer and the inner liner, the glove also including a back portion covering a back of a hand of a person wearing the glove; inserting a cooling element through the opening into the interior space within the glove; manually withdrawing air from the interior of the inner liner through a flexible tube on the palm portion adjacent the wrist portion and communicating with the interior of the inner liner; starting a timer mechanism, the timer mechanism being secured to the back portion; and retaining the glove on the hand for a period of time between three and five minutes.