ELECTRIC GARMENT

• US 3,751,620 A
• Filed: 12/30/1971
• Issued: 08/07/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Teruhisa Yuasa
• Original Assignee: Teruhisa Yuasa
• Inventors: Yuasa, Teruhisa
• Primary Examiner(s): Albritton, C. L.
• Application Number:
  US05/214,498
• Time in Patent Office: 586 Days
• Field of Search: 219/211,212,527-529,549 338/211,224,308,225 128/379-382 2/2.1A,2.1R 161/62,83,92,160
• US Class Current: 219/211
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/355 heated by an electric current from an external source, e.g. car batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/013 Heaters using resistive films or coatings
• 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

Abstract

An electric garment having heating elements on the inside surface of the garment, the heating elements connecting to a power source outside the garment through a cord so as to generate heat from the elements. The heating elements comprise an electroconductive fabric knitted of a chemical fiber and a metallic fiber coated on the surface of the fabric with an electroconductive agent prepared from a mixture of thermosetting resin, carbon powder and metal powder, the heating element being further covered with a spongelike heat retaining layer having independent bubbles.

Claims

2. An electric garment according to claim 1 characterized by gloves being used as the garment.

3. An electric garment according to claim 1 characterized by socks being used as the garment.