Glove having heating element located in the palm region
First Claim
1. A heated glove comprising:
- a glove body having an outer shell and an inner liner conforming to the shape of the glove body, the inner liner defining a hand receiving portion and including a palm side and an opposing back side, the hand receiving portion having a width and a length and an opening for receiving therethrough a hand of a glove wearer, the palm side of the inner liner including a region that lies adjacent the area substantially between the digital/palmar creases and the distal palmar creases of the palm of the glove wearer;
a heating element disposed at the region and substantially spanning across the width of the hand receiving portion, wherein the heating element does not overlap the digital/palmar creases and the distal palmar creases of the palm;
a source of energy for energizing the heating element; and
a seal to substantially seal the opening during use.
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Abstract
A heated glove includes a glove body having an outer shell and an inner liner conforming to the shape of the glove body. The inner liner defines a hand receiving portion and includes a palm side and an opposing back side. The hand receiving portion has a width and a length and an opening for receiving therethrough a hand of a glove wearer. The palm side of the inner liner includes a region that lies adjacent the area substantially between the digital/palmar creases and the distal palmar creases of the palm of the glove wearer. A heating element is disposed at the region and substantially spans across the width of the hand receiving portion. A source of energy energizes the heating element. A seal substantially seals the opening during use.
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25 Claims
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1. A heated glove comprising:
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a glove body having an outer shell and an inner liner conforming to the shape of the glove body, the inner liner defining a hand receiving portion and including a palm side and an opposing back side, the hand receiving portion having a width and a length and an opening for receiving therethrough a hand of a glove wearer, the palm side of the inner liner including a region that lies adjacent the area substantially between the digital/palmar creases and the distal palmar creases of the palm of the glove wearer; a heating element disposed at the region and substantially spanning across the width of the hand receiving portion, wherein the heating element does not overlap the digital/palmar creases and the distal palmar creases of the palm; a source of energy for energizing the heating element; and a seal to substantially seal the opening during use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A heated glove comprising:
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a glove body having an outer shell and an inner liner conforming to the shape of the glove body, the inner liner defining a hand receiving portion having a palm region, a finger region a thumb region and an opening for receiving therethrough a hand of a glove wearer; insulation disposed between the outer shell and the inner liner; a seal to substantially seal the hand receiving portion when a hand of a glove wearer is received in the hand receiving portion to form an insulated chamber defined by the inner liner and the seal; and a heating element disposed at the inner liner, wherein the heating element is positioned so that it does not substantially bend when the palm or fingers regions of a glove wearer are bent.
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