Electrically heated garment

• US 3,084,241 A
• Filed: 02/08/1961
• Issued: 04/02/1963
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/1961
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Genevieve C. Carrona
• Original Assignee: Genevieve C. Carrona
• Inventors: Carrona, Genevieve C.
• Application Number:
  US04/087,932
• Time in Patent Office: 783 Days
• US Class Current: 219/211
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/014 Heaters using resistive wires or cables not provided for in H05B3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/017 Manufacturing methods or apparatus for heaters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/036 Heaters specially adapted for garment heating
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/342 heaters used in textiles

Claims

10. AN ELECTRICALLY HEATED GARMENT COMPRISING FLEXIBLE TORSO COVERING MEANS INCLUDING OUTER FLEXIBLE INSULATING MEANS PROVIDED ADJACENT THE INNER SIDE THEREOF WITH ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZABLE HEAT-PRODUCING MEANS;

SAID TORSO COVERING MEANS BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL, SEPARATE, CONTINUOUS, INWARDLY PROJECTING, ELASTICALLY COMPRESSIBLE, AIR-IMPREVIOUS SEALING EDGE PORTIONS DEFINING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL, SEPARATE, COMPLETE CLOSED-LOOP EXIT APERTURES FOR A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT EXTENDED TORSO PORTIONS OF A BODY PASSING THROUGH AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY BEYOND SAID COMPLETE CLOSED-LOOP EXIT APERTURES;

EACH OF SAID COMPLETE CLOSED-LOOP EXIT APERTURES BEING PROVIDED WITH A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID CONTINUOUS, ELASTICALLY COMPRESSIBLE, AIR-IMPERVIOUS SEALING EDGE PORTIONS EXTENDING INWARDLY THEREFROM COMPLETELY AROUND THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID EXIT APERTURE WHEREBY TO DEFINE A CONTINUOUS, CLOSED-LOOP INWARDLY EXTENDING, AIRFLOW-PREVENTING GASKET MEANS EFFECTIVELY COMPRISING SAID EXIT APERTURE;

SAID CONTINUOUS, CLOSED-LOOP, INWARDLY EXTENDING, AIR-FLOW-PREVENTING GASKET MEANS BEING COOPERABLE FOR FORCIBLE ELASTIC AIR-FLOW-PREVENTING ENGAGEMENT WITH A CORRESPONDING DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID EXTENDED TORSO PORTIONS WHEREBY TO INHIBIT HEAT LOSS THROUGH SAID EXIT APERTURE FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE HEATED TORSO COVERING MEANS.