TEXTILE LAMINATE STRUCTURES INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SUCH STRUCTURES
First Claim
1. An electrically conductive laminate for heating or warming comprising:
- first and second substantially electrically insulating material sheets adhered to one another on confronting surfaces,first and second electrical conductor means provided between the confronting surfaces of the sheets, andone or more patterns on a portion of the confronting surface of the first sheet, wherein the pattern is selected to provide electrical conductivity and wherein a portion of said pattern electrically contacts the conductor means at regions of intersection.
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Abstract
The invention provides a laminate construction for heating or warming with one or more electrically conductive patterns of conductive ink or paste formed on a first confronting surface of an insulating sheet, where each pattern is connected by one or more conductive elements (bus wires), and where each pattern and the conductive elements are between the confronting surfaces of insulating sheets. The laminate may include one or more stretch and recovery elements to cause the laminate to be more adaptable for securing about any three dimensional body. The laminate with heating elements therein may be incorporated into garments or other wearables or into warming textile structures (pads and blankets).
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19 Claims
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1. An electrically conductive laminate for heating or warming comprising:
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first and second substantially electrically insulating material sheets adhered to one another on confronting surfaces, first and second electrical conductor means provided between the confronting surfaces of the sheets, and one or more patterns on a portion of the confronting surface of the first sheet, wherein the pattern is selected to provide electrical conductivity and wherein a portion of said pattern electrically contacts the conductor means at regions of intersection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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10. A method for making an electrically conductive laminate comprising:
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providing a first sheet of a substantially electrically insulating material, forming image-wise on a surface of the first sheet one or more patterns using an electrically conductive ink or paste, coextending at least one length of electrically conductive wire with the first sheet and aligning at least a portion of the conductive wire to intersect at least a portion of the pattern(s) to form an electrically conductive region of intersection between wire and pattern, providing a second sheet of a substantially electrically insulating material, and securing a confronting surface of said second sheet to a confronting surface of said first sheet by providing adhesive means between the confronting surfaces, wherein the pattern(s) and the conductive wire and the sheets form the laminate when the confronting surfaces are secured and the pattern(s) and conductive wire are within said laminate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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