Electro-thermal protecting device for heat treatment

• US 20100210984A1
• Filed: 02/19/2009
• Published: 08/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chien-Chou Chen
• Original Assignee: Chien-Chou Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Chien-Chou
• Application Number:
  US12/379,313
• Publication Number:
  US 20100210984A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 602/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0001 Body part
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0071 using a resistor, e.g. near the spot to be heated
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0078 with a battery
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0228 with belt or strap, e.g. with buckle
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 7/007 characterised by electric heating

Abstract

An electro-thermal protecting device includes a protecting body, a heating layer, and a control; the protecting body has a holding part; the control is held in the holding part of the protecting body; the control includes a socket, and several controlling keys used to turn on or turn off the heating layer and set the temperature of the heating layer; the heating layer is joined on an inward side of the protecting body, and includes several high-impedance filaments; a cord is connected to the high-impedance filaments as well as a plug, which can be connected to the socket of the control; the heating layer includes a covering cloth layer wrapped around the high-impedance filaments and the cord thereof; the protecting device is worn on a person'"'"'s body part so as to protect and warm the body part, and to improve blood circulation and help recovery of the injured body part.

Claims

1. An electro-thermal protecting device for heat treatment, comprising

a protecting body;

the protecting body having a holding part;

the holding part having an opening thereon;

the holding part having a transparent film positioned over the opening thereof;

a heating layer joined on an inward side of the protecting body;

the heating layer including plural high-impedance filaments;

the heating layer including an electricity conducting cord connected to the high-impedance filaments thereof;

the heating layer including plural covering cloth layers wrapped around the high-impedance filaments and the electricity conducting cord;

the electricity conducting cord extending out of the covering cloth layers;

the electricity conducting cord having a plug joined thereon; and

a control held in the holding part of the protecting body;

the control having a socket on one end thereof for connection with the plug joined on the electricity conducting cord of the heating layer;

the control including a temperature controlling switch, and plural temperature controlling elements;

the control having plural controlling keys connected to the temperature controlling switch and the temperature controlling elements thereof;

the control containing plural batteries therein.

2. The electro-thermal protecting device for heat treatment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the protecting body is a waist protector, and includes a rectangular section, and tying bands extending from two ends of the rectangular section;

one of the tying bands having a joining piece on one end thereof;

the heat layer being in a shape of a rectangular plate and positioned on the rectangular section of the protecting body.

3. The electro-thermal protecting device for heat treatment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the protecting body is a shoulder protector, and has a recessed portion to contact a wearer'"'"'s shoulder;

the protecting body having tying bands extending from two ends of a lower portion of the recessed portion;

the tying bands having a joining piece on one end thereof;

the protecting body having a fastening band joined to a first end of an upper portion of the recessed portion;

the protecting body having a fastening piece on other end of the upper portion of the recessed portion thereof;

the fastening piece having a fastening hole thereon for a tail end of the fastening band to be passed through and fixed;

the heat layer including two curved plates;

the curved plates of the heating layer being joined together to be in a shape of a polygonal plate;

the heating layer being held in the recessed portion of the protecting body.

4. The electro-thermal protecting device for heat treatment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the protecting body is a knee protector, and includes a semispherical portion to contact a person'"'"'s knee;

the protecting body including a tying plate part extending from two sides of the semispherical portion thereof;

the tying plate part having a joining piece on one end thereof.

the heat layer being substantially in a shape of a round plate with plural apertures;

the heating layer being positioned in the semispherical portion of the protecting body.

5. The electro-thermal protecting device for heat treatment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the high-impedance filaments are carbon fiber filaments.

6. The electro-thermal protecting device for heat treatment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control includes a temperature display unit.

7. The electro-thermal protecting device for heat treatment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the batteries are rechargeable ones.

8. The electro-thermal protecting device for heat treatment as claimed in claim 7 further including a battery charger to charge the rechargeable batteries.