Heated garment assembly

• US 8,212,185 B1
• Filed: 09/11/2009
• Issued: 07/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jerry Barron
• Original Assignee: Jerry Barron
• Inventors: Barron, Jerry
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Calvin
• Application Number:
  US12/557,919
• Time in Patent Office: 1,026 Days
• Field of Search: 219528-529, 219/211
• US Class Current: 219/211
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/003 using serpentine layout
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/036 Heaters specially adapted for garment heating
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/36 heating conductor embedded in insulating material

Abstract

A heated garment assembly includes a jacket that includes a front panel and a rear panel integrally coupled together. The jacket has a neck opening and a body opening. The front panel has a slit therein extending between and through the neck and body openings. A pair of sleeves is attached to the jacket. The front and rear panels include an inner layer and an outer layer. A heat emitter is mounted in the jacket. The heat emitter includes a plurality of upper heating elements. The upper heating elements extend through the rear panel, the front panel and each of the sleeves. The upper heating elements are positioned between the inner and outer layers. A power supply is electrically coupled to the upper heating elements. A control is electrically coupled to the power supply to selectively turn the heating elements on or off.

Claims

1. A garment assembly comprising:

a jacket including a front panel and a rear panel integrally coupled together, said front and rear panels each having an upper edge defining a neck opening and a lower edge defining a body opening, said front panel having a slit therein extending between and through said neck and body openings, a pair of sleeves being attached to said jacket and positioned on opposite sides of said jacket, said front and rear panels including an inner layer and an outer layer;

a heat emitter being mounted in said jacket, said heat emitter including;

a plurality of upper heating elements, said upper heating elements extending through said rear panel, said front panel and each of said sleeves, said upper heating elements being positioned between said inner and outer layers;

a power supply being electrically coupled to said upper heating elements; and

a control being electrically coupled to said power supply to selectively turn said heating elements on or off

a pair of pants including a lower torso covering having a waist opening and a pair of leg coverings being attached to and extending downwardly from said torso covering, each of said leg coverings having a lower end being open;

a plurality of fastening members releasably fastening said lower torso covering to said jacket;

a plurality of lower heating elements being positioned in said pants and extending along a length of said leg coverings, said lower heating elements being electrically coupled to a first coupler;

and a second coupler being electrically coupled to said power supply, said second coupler being removably coupled to said first coupler to electrically couple together said power supply and said control to said lower heating elements to allow said control to turn on or turn off said lower heating elements.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, further including an insulating material being positioned between said inner and outer layers.

3. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said control includes a thermostat to regulate a temperature of said upper heating elements.

4. A garment assembly comprising:

a jacket including a front panel and a rear panel integrally coupled together, said front and rear panels each having an upper edge defining a neck opening and a lower edge defining a body opening, said front panel having a slit therein extending between and through said neck and body openings, a pair of sleeves being attached to said jacket and positioned on opposite sides of said jacket, said front and rear panels including an inner layer and an outer layer, an insulating material being positioned between said inner and outer layers;

a heat emitter being mounted in said jacket, said heat emitter including;

a plurality of upper heating elements, said upper heating elements extending through said rear panel, said front panel and each of said sleeves, said upper heating elements being positioned between said inner and outer layers;

a power supply being electrically coupled to said upper heating elements, said power supply being mounted in said jacket, said power comprising at least one battery, said at least one battery being mounted in an inner pocket of said jacket;

a control being electrically coupled to said power supply to selectively turn said heating elements on or off, said control including a thermostat to regulate a temperature of said upper heating elements;

a pair of pants including a lower torso covering having a waist opening and a pair of leg coverings being attached to and extending downwardly from said torso covering, each of said leg coverings having a lower end being open;

a plurality of fastening members releasably fastening said lower torso covering to said jacket, said fastening members each including a first mating member being attached to said jacket adjacent to said body opening and a second mating member being attached to said pants adjacent to said waist opening;

a plurality of lower heating elements being positioned in said pants and extending along a length of said leg coverings, said lower heating elements being electrically coupled to a first coupler; and

a second coupler being electrically coupled to said power supply, said second coupler being removably coupled to said first coupler to electrically couple together said power supply and said control to said lower heating elements to allow said control to turn on or turn off said lower heating elements.