Electric Heating/Warming Fabric Articles
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1. A heating/warming fabric article, comprising:
- a first fabric layer,a second fabric layer; and
a planar, sheet-form conductive layer element interposed between the first and second fabric layers, the conductive layer element comprising a conductive textile formed as a continuous circuit comprising a plurality of elongated branches,wherein the conductive textile is formed of conductive yarns and/or fibers.
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Abstract
Electric heating/warming composite fabric articles have at least a first fabric layer, a second fabric layer, and a planar, sheet-form conductive layer element interposed between the first and second fabric layers. The conductive layer element includes a conductive textile that is formed as a continuous circuit that includes a plurality of elongated branches. The conductive textile is formed of conductive yarns and/or fibers. Methods of forming electric heating/warming fabric articles are described and claimed.
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1. A heating/warming fabric article, comprising:
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a first fabric layer, a second fabric layer; and a planar, sheet-form conductive layer element interposed between the first and second fabric layers, the conductive layer element comprising a conductive textile formed as a continuous circuit comprising a plurality of elongated branches, wherein the conductive textile is formed of conductive yarns and/or fibers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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a fabric layer having a broad first surface and a broad second surface, and, attached to at least one of the broad first surface and the broad second surface, a planar, sheet-form conductive layer element interposed between the first and second fabric layers, the conductive layer element comprising a conducive textile formed as a continuous circuit comprising a plurality of elongated branches, wherein the conductive textile is formed of conductive yarns and/or fibers. - View Dependent Claims (29, 35, 37, 40, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55)
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58. A method of forming an electric heating/warming fabric article, the method comprising:
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configuring a conductive textile, formed of conductive yarns and/or fibers, into a continuous circuit comprising a plurality of elongated branches; and attaching the circuit to at least one of a first broad surface and a second broad surface of a fabric body for heating of the fabric body upon application of electrical current to said circuit pattern. - View Dependent Claims (60, 62, 63, 67, 69, 73, 82)
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