Scarf for transferring heat from or to body areas of the wearer
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1. A scarf for tranferring heat from or to the neck areas of the wearer comprising:
- an elongated band of a fabric material flat folded along its length axis to form an inner layer engagable with the neck areas and an outer layer overlapping said innermeans for transversely securing said inner and outer layers together at one or more longitudinally spaced locations in the medial portion of the scarf, thereby defining at least one medial pocket for reception of a heat absorbing or heat emitting material;
said pocket having an open area in the fabric material forming its inner wall; and
a thin walled sheet of flexible material secured to said fabric material to close said open area and lie adjacent the neck areas of the wearer, said thin walled sheet having substantially greater heat transfer properties than said fabric material.
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Abstract
A scarf for wrapping around the neck or any other body portion comprises a longitudinally folded band of material which is transversely sewed to provide a plurality of pockets in the medial portion. The inner wall of each of the pockets is cut away and replaced by a thin sheet of material having greatly improved heat transmission properties. In a preferred embodiment, the sheet material is permeable to water vapor, but not to water.
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1. A scarf for tranferring heat from or to the neck areas of the wearer comprising:
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an elongated band of a fabric material flat folded along its length axis to form an inner layer engagable with the neck areas and an outer layer overlapping said inner means for transversely securing said inner and outer layers together at one or more longitudinally spaced locations in the medial portion of the scarf, thereby defining at least one medial pocket for reception of a heat absorbing or heat emitting material; said pocket having an open area in the fabric material forming its inner wall; and a thin walled sheet of flexible material secured to said fabric material to close said open area and lie adjacent the neck areas of the wearer, said thin walled sheet having substantially greater heat transfer properties than said fabric material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 22)
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9. A scarf for absorbing heat from, or transmitting heat to a body area of the wearer comprising:
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an elongated band of flexible fabric wrappable around a body area of a wearer; means on the medial portion of said fabric band defining a pocket for receiving a heat absorbing or emitting mass; said pocket having an inner wall adjacent the body areas of the wearer; and said inner wall being formed of a thin gauge sheet of heat transfer material. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20)
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21. A scarf for absorbing heat from, or transmitting heat to a body area of the wearer comprising:
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an elongated band of flexible fabric wrappable around a body area of a wearer; at least one mass of heat absorbing or heat emitting material material; means for enclosing said mass within a thin gauge, breathable plastic material having substantial resistance to water permeation; and means for securing said plastic enclosed mass to a medial portion of said scarf with one surface of said plastic enclosing material being located to contact said body area.
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