Refrigeration – With vehicle feature
Patent
1988-10-05
1989-11-07
Tapolcai, William E.
Refrigeration
With vehicle feature
624579, 119 15, B60H 132
Patent
active
048783595
ABSTRACT:
A travel accessory is disclosed for use by persons who occasionally need to have their pets in a vehicle on a sunny day. Pets left in this situation are normally susceptible to heat exhaustion. The disclosed apparatus overcomes this problem without requiring that the vehicle air conditioning system be left on and without jeopardizing security of the vehicle. One embodiment of the invention comprises a portable enclosure that is sized and adapted to hold a pet. The enclosure is constructed to prevent unrestricted ingress of air into the enclosure from the outside thereof (such as from the hot passenger compartment of a vehicle in which the accessory may be positioned). The accessory further includes a system for providing cool air to the interior of the enclosure. This system is designed to be operable even when the vehicle engine is turned off and may comprise, for example, a compressor powered by the vehicle battery or an auxiliary battery. The apparatus also desirably comprises a fan for circulating the cool air and refresh system for introducing new air into the enclosure so that the oxygen content of the cooled air is not depleted. Other features are also provided.
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