Healing garment

• US 6,972,029 B2
• Filed: 10/10/2003
• Issued: 12/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ivy Abendroth, Patricia Mayrhofer
• Original Assignee: Ivy Abendroth, Patricia Mayrhofer
• Inventors: Abendroth, Ivy, Mayrhofer, Patricia
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, III, Henry M
• Application Number:
  US10/683,332
• Publication Number:
  US 20050075706A1
• Time in Patent Office: 788 Days
• Field of Search: 607/114
• US Class Current: 607/114
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0001 Body part
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0204 containing clay, mud, fango, sand, kaolin clay, volcanic or other inorganic granular solids
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/023 with pockets for receiving packs or pouches
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 7/02 Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling

Abstract

A garment for warming, cooling or maintaining the temperature of a specific area of a user'"'"'s body includes a hoop-shaped support structure, at least one pocket on the support structure and at least one mass. The mass is removably positionable in the at least one pocket. The garment is worn by a user such that the at least one pocket is positioned adjacent the specific area of the user'"'"'s body in a working position.

Claims

1. A garment for warming, cooling or maintaining the temperature of a specific area of a user'"'"'s body comprising:

a hoop-shaped support structure including a first garment section and a second garment section;

at least one pocket on each of the first and second garment sections; and

at least one mass, the mass being removably positionable in one pocket, the garment being worn by a user such that the at least one pocket on the first garment section is adapted to be positioned proximate a user'"'"'s collarbone and the at least one pocket on the second garment section is adapted to be positioned proximate a back of the user'"'"'s neck above the shoulder blades in a working position.

2. The garment of claim 1 wherein the first garment section includes first and second ends and the second garment section includes third and fourth ends, the first and third ends and the second and fourth ends being removably securable to each other.

3. The garment of claim 2 wherein a hook and loop material is secured to the first and second garment sections at the first, second, third and fourth ends.

4. The garment of claim 3 wherein the first and second garment sections are securable to each other at the first and third ends and the second and fourth ends using the hook and loop material.

5. The garment of claim 2 wherein the at least one pocket includes first, second and third pockets located on the first garment section and a fourth pocket located on the second garment section, the fourth pocket being selectively sealable.

6. The garment of claim 5 wherein the fourth pocket is selectively sealable using a hook and loop material located adjacent a mouth of the fourth pocket.

7. The garment of claim 1 further comprising:

a sleeve; and

a mineral mass removably positionable in the sleeve.

8. The garment of claim 7 wherein the mineral mass is a unakite stone.

9. The garment of claim 1 wherein the at least one mass is comprised of a heated or cooled stone.

10. The garment of claim 1 wherein the at least one mass is comprised of a basalt stone.

11. The garment of claim 1 wherein the support structure and at least one pocket are constructed of a cloth material.

12. The garment of claim 11 wherein the cloth material is a sanded twill material.