Neck Pad

• US 20100305669A1
• Filed: 05/29/2007
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Company Limited
• Inventors: Sasaki, Yuichi
• Application Number:
  US12/227,698
• Publication Number:
  US 20100305669A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/109
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0011 Neck only
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 7/02 Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling

Abstract

[Problems] A neck pad capable of enhancing fitting feeling to the neck and effectively warming or cooling the neck and its vicinity.

[Means for Solving Problems] A neck pad for attaching to the neck comprising a housing unit (1) disposed at the back of the neck to house a cooling element or a heating element, and a pair of winding portions (2) connected with the opposite ends of the housing unit (1), constructed to be gradually more slender toward the tip ends, and arranged to be passed around the neck.

Claims

1. A neck pad to be applied to a neck, comprising:

a container portion to be disposed on the back of the neck, containing a cooling member or a heat-generating member; and

a pair of wrapping portions to be wrapped around the neck, connected to the two ends of the container portion, each wrapping member being configured to gradually narrow toward its end.

2. The neck pad according to claim 1, wherein the direct line distance between the ends of the wrapping portions is 15 to 38 cm.

3. The neck pad according to claim 1, wherein a lower end of each wrapping portion convexly forms an upward curve substantially in the shape of a circular arc at a connection of the wrapping portion and the container portion.

4. The neck pad according to claim 1, further comprising a flexible substantially-U-shaped collar formed of, a container portion-supporting base for supporting the container portion, and a wrapping portion-supporting bases respectively connected to the two ends of the container portion-supporting base to support the wrapping portions.

5. The neck pad according to claim 4, wherein the container portion-supporting base is a circular arc having a central angle of 60°

to 200°

, and a curvature radius of 4.5 to 7.0 cm.

6. The neck pad according to claim 4, wherein each wrapping portion-supporting base is substantially linear.

7. The neck pad according to claim 4, wherein an angle created by the wrapping portion-supporting base and a contact line on a connection of the container portion-supporting base and the wrapping portion-supporting base is 0°

to 25°

.

8. The neck pad according to claim 1, wherein the two ends of the wrapping portions are separated from each other by a separation strength of 0.09 to 0.39 N/cm.

9. The neck pad according to claim 4, wherein an upper end of the container portion-supporting base and an upper end of the wrapping portion-supporting base are connected by creating a downward angle of 10°

to 35°

.

10. The neck pad according to claim 2, wherein a lower end of each wrapping portion convexly forms an upward curve substantially in the shape of a circular arc at a connection of the wrapping portion and the container portion.

11. The neck pad according to claim 2, further comprising a flexible substantially-U-shaped collar formed of a container portion-supporting base for supporting the container portion, and a wrapping portion-supporting bases respectively connected to the two ends of the container portion-supporting base to support the wrapping portions.

12. The neck pad according to claim 3, further comprising a flexible substantially-U-shaped collar formed of a container portion-supporting base for supporting the container portion, and a wrapping portion-supporting bases respectively connected to the two ends of the container portion-supporting base to support the wrapping portions.

13. The neck pad according to claim 5, wherein each wrapping portion-supporting base is substantially linear.

14. The neck pad according to claim 5, wherein an angle created by the wrapping portion-supporting base and a contact line on a connection of the container portion-supporting base and the wrapping portion-supporting base is 0°

to 25°

.

15. The neck pad according to claim 6, wherein an angle created by the wrapping portion-supporting base and a contact line on a connection of the container portion-supporting base and the wrapping portion-supporting base is 0°

to 25°

.

16. The neck pad according to claim 3, wherein the two ends of the wrapping portions are separated from each other by a separation strength of 0.09 to 0.39 N/cm.

17. The neck pad according to claim 5, wherein an upper end of the container portion-supporting base and an upper end of the wrapping portion-supporting base are connected by creating a downward angle of 10°

to 35°

.

18. The neck pad according to claim 6, wherein an upper end of the container portion-supporting base and an upper end of the wrapping portion-supporting base are connected by creating a downward angle of 10°

to 35°

.

19. The neck pad according to claim 7, wherein an upper end of the container portion-supporting base and an upper end of the wrapping portion-supporting base are connected by creating a downward angle of 10°

to 35°

.

20. The neck pad according'"'"' to claim 8, wherein an upper end of the container portion-supporting base and an upper end of the wrapping portion-supporting base are connected by creating a downward angle of 10°

to 35°

.