Air conditioned clothing 4308755 170066162 2007-11-08T09:33:06Z OddEyes 5767190 {{Articleissues||expand=October 2007|}} '''Air conditioned clothing''' is intended primarily to be used by workers in areas where [[air conditioning]] systems cannot be easily installed, such as tunnels and underground construction sites. Patents for air conditioned clothing have been around for years, but few products have actually made it to market. Two such items, a [[jacket]] and blouson, went into production in April [[2005]] in [[Japan]]. Attached to the clothing are two lightweight fans that help draw in air and help vaporize [[sweat]]. The fans, attached to the back of the clothing near the waist, are about 10 cm wide and run on four rechargeable [[AA battery|AA]]-size [[nickel-hydrogen battery|nickel-hydrogen batteries]]. ==External links== *[http://web-japan.org/trends/science/sci050810.html Trends in Japan, Air conditioned clothes] [[Category:Environmental suits]] {{clothing-stub}}