Disposable elastic thermal body wrap
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1. A disposable elastic thermal body wrap comprising:
- a) a piece of flexible material having a first end, a second end, a first edge, a second edge, and one or more elastic laminate structures, said laminate structures comprising a first carrier layer, a second carrier layer, and a mesh disposed between said carrier layers, said mesh having a plurality of first strands intersecting a plurality of elastic second strands, said first and second strands having softening temperatures at an applied pressure, at least about 10% of said first strands being integrally bonded to said first carrier layer and said second carrier layer by application of a bonding pressure at said softening temperature of said first strands, wherein said flexible material is stretchable along a longitudinal axis of said piece of flexible material;
b) one or more heat cells comprising an exothermic composition spaced apart and fixedly attached across said flexible material; and
c) a fastening means to hold said piece of flexible material around a user'"'"'s body.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to disposable elastic thermal body wraps having an elastic laminate structure formed from a polymeric mesh and two fabric carrier layers, and one or more heat cells, wherein heat is applied to specific areas of the user'"'"'s body, preferably for pain relief. More particularly, the present invention relates to disposable elastic thermal body wraps, preferably for the back, upper arm, lower arm, upper leg, and lower leg, having an elastic laminated structure and one or more thermal packs comprising a plurality of individual heat cells providing good conformity to user'"'"'s body to deliver consistent, convenient and comfortable heat application.
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36 Claims
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1. A disposable elastic thermal body wrap comprising:
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a) a piece of flexible material having a first end, a second end, a first edge, a second edge, and one or more elastic laminate structures, said laminate structures comprising a first carrier layer, a second carrier layer, and a mesh disposed between said carrier layers, said mesh having a plurality of first strands intersecting a plurality of elastic second strands, said first and second strands having softening temperatures at an applied pressure, at least about 10% of said first strands being integrally bonded to said first carrier layer and said second carrier layer by application of a bonding pressure at said softening temperature of said first strands, wherein said flexible material is stretchable along a longitudinal axis of said piece of flexible material; b) one or more heat cells comprising an exothermic composition spaced apart and fixedly attached across said flexible material; and c) a fastening means to hold said piece of flexible material around a user'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A disposable elastic thermal body wrap comprising:
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a) a piece of flexible material having a first end, a second end, a first edge, a second edge, and one or more elastic laminate structures, said laminate structures comprising a first carrier layer, a second carrier layer, and a mesh disposed between said carrier layers, said mesh having a plurality of first strands intersecting a plurality of elastic second strands, said first and second strands having softening temperatures at an applied pressure, at least about 10% of said first strands being integrally bonded to said first carrier layer and said second carrier layer by application of a bonding pressure at said softening temperature of said first strands, wherein said flexible material is stretchable along a longitudinal axis of said piece of flexible material; b) one or more thermal packs, fixedly attached to said flexible material, said thermal packs having a unified structure comprising at least one continuous layer and a plurality of individual heat cells spaced apart and fixedly attached to or within said at least one continuous layer; and c) a fastening means to hold said piece of flexible material around a user'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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