Heated inner sole and battery case for use in boot construction

• US 3,946,193 A
• Filed: 08/05/1974
• Issued: 03/23/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Erik O. Giese
• Original Assignee: Erik O. Giese
• Inventors: Giese, Erik O.
• Primary Examiner(s): Albritton, C. L.
• Application Number:
  US05/494,826
• Time in Patent Office: 596 Days
• Field of Search: 219/211, 219/523, 219/528, 219/529, 219/536, 128/383, 36/2.6, 36/43, 36/44
• US Class Current: 219/211
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/34 with electrical or electronic arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/35 with electric heating arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0001 Body part
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0078 with a battery
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 7/007 characterised by electric heating
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/003 using serpentine layout
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/016 Heaters using particular connecting means
• 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 3/36 heating conductor embedded in insulating material

Abstract

A heated inner sole for use in a boot where the inner sole comprises a cellular plastic material overlaid by a fabric material having heating elements therebetween. The opposite side of the cellular material has a pressure sensitive adhesive thereon by which the inner sole may be affixed to the inside of a boot. The heating elements are connected by wiring to a battery contained in a battery case carried by slide means attached to the boot heel.

Claims

1. An electrically heated inner sole adapted to be applied to the interior of a boot, comprising a layer of cellular polyurethane foam material, a pressure sensitive adhesive on one side of said layer of foam material, a layer of fabric material on the other side of said layer of foam material opposite said pressure sensitive adhesive, heating elements positioned between said layer of foam material and said layer of fabric material and an electrical lead connected to said heating elements and extending exteriorly of said inner sole adapted to be connected to a source of energy.

2. An electrically heated inner sole according to claim 1 wherein the portion of the inner sole adapted to be positioned in the toe area of the boot has a greater concentration of heating elements positioned between said layer of foam material and said layer of fabric material than the remainder of the inner sole.

3. An electrically heated inner sole adpated to be applied to the interior of a boot, said inner sole comprising a layer of insulating material substantially conforming in shape to the bottom of a boot with said inner sole having a toe area, heating elements overlying said toe area with the remainder of said layer of insulating material being free of heating elements, a lining layer overlying said heating elements and said layer of insulating material, a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive underlying said insulating layer whereby said inner sole may be affixed in a boot, and electrical leads connected to said heating elements and extending exteriorly of said inner sole adapted to be connected to a source of energy.