METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEATING GARMENTS AND HEATED GARMENTS INCORPORATING SAME
First Claim
1. A heated garment for use by a wearer to impart heat to the user in cold conditions, the heated garment comprising:
- a wearable garment having an interior portion;
at least one heating pad in the wearable garment configured, when heated, to radiate heat from the interior portion of the garment to a wearer of the garment;
the heating pad comprising at least one heating element fixed to a carrier, the heating element being configured on the carrier such that, when heated, the heating element produces on the carrier a plurality of areas of increased thermal energy relative to other areas on the carrier;
a source of electrical power arranged to supply operating voltage to the heating element when heat is desired.
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Abstract
A heated garment is disclosed for use by a wearer to impart heat to the wearer in cold conditions. The heated garment includes a wearable garment having an interior portion that resides adjacent a wearer'"'"'s body. At least one heating pad is disposed in the wearable garment and the heating pad is configured, when heated, to radiate heat from the interior portion of the garment to a wearer. The heating pad comprises at least one heating element fixed to or otherwise incorporated into a flexible carrier. The heating element is configured on the carrier such that, when heated, the heating element produces on the carrier a field of warmth characterized by a plurality of areas of increased thermal energy relative to other areas on the carrier. A power supply is configured to supply operating voltage to the heating element when heat is desired and a controller is used to control the power supply.
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23 Claims
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1. A heated garment for use by a wearer to impart heat to the user in cold conditions, the heated garment comprising:
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a wearable garment having an interior portion; at least one heating pad in the wearable garment configured, when heated, to radiate heat from the interior portion of the garment to a wearer of the garment; the heating pad comprising at least one heating element fixed to a carrier, the heating element being configured on the carrier such that, when heated, the heating element produces on the carrier a plurality of areas of increased thermal energy relative to other areas on the carrier; a source of electrical power arranged to supply operating voltage to the heating element when heat is desired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A pad configured to be incorporated in a garment to convey heat to the body of a wearer of the garment, the pad comprising:
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a carrier being sufficiently flexible to move with a wearer'"'"'s body; a heating element incorporated into the carrier, the heating element warming in response to application of an operating voltage to the heating element; the heating element being arranged on the carrier to produce a field of warmth characterized by isolated areas of increased thermal energy in response to application of the operating voltage. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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