An air warming apparatus operable to provide a user breathing air wherein the air is warmer than that of the user's environment. The air warming apparatus includes a filtered air intake operably coupled to an intake manifold. A lower air transport assembly circumferentially surrounds a user's torso
An air warming apparatus operable to provide a user breathing air wherein the air is warmer than that of the user's environment. The air warming apparatus includes a filtered air intake operably coupled to an intake manifold. A lower air transport assembly circumferentially surrounds a user's torso and is adjacent thereto and provides the first phase of air warming for air flowing therethrough. A return manifold operably couples the lower air transport assembly and the upper air transport assembly and further contains a humidifier therein. The upper air transport assembly is surroundably mounted to the user and provides the second phase of air warming. An upper chamber of the intake manifold operably couples the upper air transport assembly and the breathing assembly. The breathing assembly includes a mouthpiece and a breathing valve that is operable to control the air flow through the air warming apparatus.
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1. An air warming system operable to increase the temperature of air exiting therefrom wherein the air exiting the air warming system is at a temperature greater than that of air entering the air warming system comprising: an air intake, said air intake further including an outlet said outlet having
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An air warming system operable to increase the temperature of air exiting therefrom wherein the air exiting the air warming system is at a temperature greater than that of air entering the air warming system comprising: an air intake, said air intake further including an outlet said outlet having a tube operably coupled thereto, said air intake operable to receive air into the air warming system;an air transport assembly, said air transport assembly further including a first manifold and a second manifold, said first manifold having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion and said lower portion separated by a dividing wall, said air transport assembly further including a plurality of tubing, said plurality of tubing being arranged in a vertical stacked manner, said plurality of tubing operably coupled to said first manifold and said second manifold, said air transport assembly being surroundably mounted to a user's torso wherein said plurality of tubing is adjacent thereto, said air transport assembly configured so as to facilitate the air disposed therein to circumferentially flow around the torso of a user a first occurrence and a second occurrence within said plurality of tubing; anda breathing assembly, said breathing assembly being operably coupled to said air transport assembly, said breathing assembly providing an interface for the user to engage the air warming system and breathe therefrom. 2. The air warming system as recited in claim 1, wherein said second manifold further includes a humidifier, said humidifier operable to increase the relative humidity of the air flowing through said second manifold. 3. The air warming system as recited in claim 2, wherein said breathing assembly further includes a housing, said housing being hollow and having a piston disposed therein, said piston having a first position and a second position, said piston operable to facilitate the exhalation of air from the air warming system in said second position. 4. The air warming system as recited in claim 3, and further including a butterfly valve, said butterfly valve being superposedly mounted to said piston, said butterfly valve having a first position and a second position, in said first position said butterfly valve operable to allow air to flow through said piston. 5. The air warming system as recited in claim 4, wherein said housing further includes a plurality of exhalation ports, said exhalation ports operable to allow air to egress said housing when said piston is in said second position. 6. The air warming system as recited in claim 5, and wherein the air warming system is operable to increase the air temperature by at least sixty degrees when utilized in an environment having a temperature between six degrees Fahrenheit and thirty degrees Fahrenheit. 7. An air warming system configured to be worn by a user wherein the user is in an external environment and wherein the air warming system is operable to supply air at a temperature that is warmer than that of the user's external environment comprising: an air intake, said air intake being generally cylindrical in shape, said air intake further including an air filter, said air intake being releasably secured to the user, said air intake having an outlet tube operably coupled thereto,an air transport assembly, said air transport assembly further including a first manifold and a second manifold, said first manifold operably coupled to said outlet tube, said air transport assembly having a plurality of tubing, said plurality of tubing being circumferentially mounted to the user's torso, said plurality of tubing being arranged in a vertically stacked manner, said plurality of tubing operably divided into a first section and a second section, wherein the first section and the second section are configured to facilitate the passage of air completely around the user a first time and a second time so as to increase the air temperature of the air within said air transport assembly; said first manifold and said second manifold being mounted adjacent to each other, said first manifold having an upper chamber and a lower chamber, said upper chamber and said lower chamber being atmospherically isolated with a dividing wall, said air transport assembly being operably coupled to a riser tube, said riser tube operable to direct the flow of air egressing from said air transport assembly; anda breathing assembly, said breathing assembly operable to provide an interface for the user to breathe air from the air warming system, said breathing assembly operably coupled with said riser tube distal from said air transport assembly, said breathing assembly further including a housing generally cylindrical in shape being substantially hollow, said housing having a first end and a second end, said breathing assembly further including a mouthpiece. 8. The air warming system as recited in claim 7, and further including a humidifier, said humidifier being disposed within said second manifold, said humidifier being generally cylindrical in shape having a wall and a bottom integrally formed so as to form an interior volume and an opening, said humidifier further including a wick. 9. The air warming system as recited in claim 8, wherein said housing of said breathing assembly further includes a plurality of exhalation ports, said exhalation ports operable to facilitate the expelling of exhaled air from the user into the atmosphere. 10. The air warming system as recited in claim 9, wherein said housing of said breathing assembly further includes a piston, said piston having at least one passage therethrough for air flow, said piston having a first position and a second position, wherein in said first position said piston is operable to substantially cover said exhalation ports. 11. The air warming system as recited in claim 10, and further including a butterfly valve, said butterfly valve operably coupled said piston and superposed thereon, said butterfly valve having a first position and a second position, wherein in said second position said butterfly valve operable to allow air to flow through the at least one passage of said piston. 12. The air warming system as recited in claim 11, and wherein the air warming system is operable to increase the air temperature by at least sixty degrees when utilized in an environment having a temperature between six degrees Fahrenheit and thirty degrees Fahrenheit. 13. An air warming device configured to be worn by a user wherein the air warming device is operable to provide air to the user that is warmer than that of the external surroundings of the user comprising: an air intake, said air intake being operable to facilitate the introduction of air into the air warming system, said air intake being generally cylindrical in shape, said air intake further including a filter, said air intake further including at least one fastener operable to releasably secure said air intake to the user, said air intake further including an outlet tube operable to permit air to flow outward of said air intake and be contained within said outlet tube;an intake manifold, said intake manifold being generally rectangular in shape, said intake manifold having a lower chamber and an upper chamber, said lower chamber and said upper chamber being atmospherically isolated by a dividing wall, said dividing wall being impermeable, said intake manifold operably coupled to said outlet tube, said intake manifold operable to receive air from said air intake, wherein the air received from said air intake is received in said lower chamber of said intake manifold;a lower air transport assembly, said lower air transport assembly consisting of three tubes, said three tubes being arranged in a vertically stacked pattern, said lower air transport assembly having a first end and a second end, said first end of said lower transport assembly being operably coupled to said lower chamber of said intake manifold, said lower air transport assembly being surroundably mounted the user, wherein the air flowing through said lower air transport assembly is heated as the air travels therethrough,a return manifold, said return manifold being rectangular in shape having an interior volume, said return manifold being mounted adjacent said intake manifold, said return manifold operably coupled to said second end of said lower air transport assembly, said return manifold having a humidifier disposed therein;an upper air transport assembly, said upper air transport assembly consisting of three tubes, said three tubes configured in a vertically stacked arrangement, said three tubes configured to allow air to flow therethrough, said upper air transport having a first end and a second end, said first end of said upper air transport being operably coupled with said return manifold, said upper air transport configured to have air pass therethrough wherein the upper air transport is circumferentially surrounding the user's torso so as to provide heat to air flowing through said upper air transport in order to increase the temperature thereof, wherein said second end of said upper air transport assembly is operably coupled to said upper chamber of said intake manifold;a riser tube, said riser tuber having a first end and a second end, said first end of said riser tube being operably coupled to said upper chamber of said intake manifold, said riser tube operable to allow air to flow outward from said upper chamber of said intake manifold;a breathing assembly, said breathing assembly operable to facilitate the user breathing air from the air warming device, said breathing assembly further including a housing and a mouthpiece; andwherein the air warming device is operable to heat the air passing therethrough a first time as air flows through said lower air transport assembly and a second time as air flows through said upper air transport assembly, via conduction of body heat from the user wearing the air warming device. 14. The air warming device as recited in claim 13, wherein the housing of said breathing assembly is generally cylindrical in shape having a passage therethrough, said housing having three exhalation ports, said exhalation ports operable to discharge air. 15. The air warming device as recited in claim 14, wherein said humidifier is generally cylindrical in shape having a wall and a bottom forming an interior volume, said humidifier having an opening, said opening having a releasably secured cap thereon, said humidifier further including a wick, said wick being partially disposed within said interior volume of said humidifier and partially disposed externally thereto, said humidifier being oriented in an inverted position within said return manifold. 16. The air warming device as recited in claim 15, and further including a piston, said piston having a first passage and a second passage, said first passage and said second passage being crescent shaped, said piston having a first position and a second position, in said first position said piston being operable to cover said exhalation ports of said housing so as to allow air from said riser tube to flow to said mouthpiece, wherein in said second position said piston being removed from said exhalation ports so as to allow exhalation air from the user egress from said exhalation ports. 17. The air warming device as recited in claim 16, and further including a butterfly valve, said butterfly valve operably coupled said piston and superposed thereon, said butterfly valve having a first position and a second position, wherein in said second position said butterfly valve operable to allow air to flow through said piston, and wherein in said second position said butterfly valve operable to cover the first passage and said second passage of said piston so as to transition said piston to said second position as a result of force exerted thereon by exhalation air from the user. 18. The air warming device as recited in claim 17, and further including a plurality of retaining clips, said retaining clips surroundably mounted said upper air transport assembly and said lower air transport assembly, said retaining clips operable to maintain said three tubes of said upper air transport assembly and said three tubes of said lower air transport assembly in a vertically stacked position.
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