Chemical thermal pack and method of making same
First Claim
1. A thermal pack comprising:
- an outer pouch having a pair of opposed faces arranged generally parallel to each other and defined by a single sheet of flexible plastic film folded along a predetermined fold line;
a second sheet of flexible plastic film disposed between said pair of opposed faces;
a continuous weld line circumscribing and sealing the periphery of said faces, said weld line bonding together the periphery of said faces and the periphery of said second sheet so that said second sheet and said opposed faces define first and second volumes within said outer pouch, said second sheet providing a common wall between said first and second volumes;
a heat transfer material disposed in said first volume; and
an insulating layer disposed in said second volume and substantially covering said second sheet.
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Abstract
A thermal pack including an outer pouch having a pair of opposed faces arranged generally parallel to each other and defined by a single sheet of plastic film folded along a predetermined fold line. A second sheet of plastic film is disposed between the pair of opposed faces. A continuous weld line circumscribes the periphery of the faces, with the weld line bonding together the periphery of the faces and the periphery of the second sheet to define first and second volumes within the outer pouch. The second sheet provides a common wall between the first and second volumes. A heat transfer material is disposed in the first volume and an insulating layer is disposed in the second volume, substantially covering the second sheet.
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26 Claims
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1. A thermal pack comprising:
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an outer pouch having a pair of opposed faces arranged generally parallel to each other and defined by a single sheet of flexible plastic film folded along a predetermined fold line; a second sheet of flexible plastic film disposed between said pair of opposed faces; a continuous weld line circumscribing and sealing the periphery of said faces, said weld line bonding together the periphery of said faces and the periphery of said second sheet so that said second sheet and said opposed faces define first and second volumes within said outer pouch, said second sheet providing a common wall between said first and second volumes; a heat transfer material disposed in said first volume; and an insulating layer disposed in said second volume and substantially covering said second sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A thermal pack comprising:
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an outer pouch having a pair of opposed faces arranged generally parallel to each other and defined by a single sheet of flexible plastic film folded along a predetermined fold line, each of said opposed faces being shaped like an elongated rectangle having a longitudinal axis; a second sheet of flexible plastic film disposed between said pair of opposed faces; a continuous weld line circumscribing and sealing the periphery of said faces, said weld line bonding together the periphery of said faces and the periphery of said second sheet so that said second sheet and said opposed faces define first and second volumes within said outer pouch, said second sheet providing a common wall between said first and second volumes, said weld line being defined by two side welds disposed generally parallel to said longitudinal axis, a bottom weld disposed generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and a top weld disposed generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; a heat transfer material disposed in said first volume; and an insulating layer disposed in said second volume and substantially covering said second sheet, said insulating layer being bonded within said two side welds. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A thermal pack comprising:
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an outer pouch having a pair of opposed faces arranged generally parallel to each other and defined by a single sheet of flexible plastic film folded along a predetermined fold line; a continuous weld line circumscribing and sealing the periphery of said faces, said weld line bonding together the periphery of said faces to define a first sealed volume; a second sheet means disposed within said first sealed volume, said second sheet means being sealed between said faces along at least a portion of said continuous weld line to define a second sealed volume; a heat transfer material disposed in said second volume; and an insulating layer disposed in said first volume and sized to substantially conform to the size of one of said opposed faces.
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20. A thermal pack comprising:
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an outer pouch having a pair of opposed faces arranged generally parallel to each other and defined by a single sheet of flexible plastic film folded along a predetermined fold line, each of said opposed faces being shaped like an elongated rectangle having a longitudinal axis; a continuous weld line circumscribing and sealing the periphery of said faces, said weld line bonding together the periphery of said faces to define a first sealed volume; a second sheet disposed within said first sealed volume, said second sheet means being sealed between said faces along at least a portion of said continuous weld line to define a second sealed volume, said weld line being defined by at least two side welds disposed generally parallel to said longitudinal axis, and a top weld disposed generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; a heat transfer material disposed in said second volume; and an insulating layer disposed in said first volume and sized to substantially conform to the size of one of said opposed faces. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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