Nike patents vest with liquid-filled pockets to cool or heat the body
Nike has described a clothing kit that includes a vest, sleeves, and a hat designed to manage body temperature. The vest features multiple internal compartments that can hold liquid or other temperature-regulating items to warm or cool the wearer.
In the filing’s own words
A kit having: an article of headwear, a vest, and a pair of sleeves. The article of headwear has: a crown; a bill; and a band receiving at least one temperature regulating item. The vest receives a liquid and has: a base chassis; and an outer layer. The base chassis and the outer layer form a first front compartment, a second front compartment, a back compartment, a first side compartment, and a second side compartment, each defining an internal volume. The back compartment includes an inlet port in communication with the internal volume and receives a temperature regulating item. Each of the pair of sleeves has: a first segment; and a second segment. The first segment and the second segment each contain an internal volume that are in liquid communication with each other, with the second segment including an inlet port.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A vest configured to regulate a temperature of a wearer, the vest comprising: a base chassis; and an outer layer, wherein the base chassis and the outer layer form therebetween a first front compartment, a second front compartment, a back compartment, a first side compartment, and a second side compartment, each defining an internal volume, wherein the back compartment includes an inlet port in communication with the internal volume, the inlet port configured to receive a temperature regulating item.
Facts
- Company
- Nike (NIKE, Inc.)
- Official title
- ARTICLE OF CLOTHING
- Publication number
- US20260314719A1
- Application number
- 19460930
- Filed
- Jan 27, 2026
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Inventors
- 1
- Claims
- 19
Classified under
A41D 13/0056 Human necessitiesA41D 1/04 Human necessitiesA41D 13/0058 Human necessitiesA41D 31/12 Human necessitiesA41D 31/14 Human necessitiesA42B 1/008 Human necessitiesMore from Nike in Clothing & sport
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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