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US2666839A
US2666839A US220421A US22042151A US2666839A US 2666839 A US2666839 A US 2666839A US 220421 A US220421 A US 220421A US 22042151 A US22042151 A US 22042151A US 2666839 A US2666839 A US 2666839A
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    • H05B3/34—Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater flexible, e.g. heating nets or webs
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    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
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    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B2203/00—Aspects relating to Ohmic resistive heating covered by group H05B3/00
    • H05B2203/014—Heaters using resistive wires or cables not provided for in H05B3/54
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  • My invention relates to an electric heating pad which incloses a heating cord insulated with asbestos, imbedding a chromium nickel wire as heating unit, assured against too high temperature by cut-in thermostats, and embraced by a
  • One object of my invention is to improve this heating pad so as to achieve a uniform heat at all points of the pad.
  • Another object of my invention is to free people from discomfort caused by the substantiality of the heating pad, i. e. of the heating coil and the cut-in thermostats, which bring along a certain pressure on the part of the body treated with the pad, which pressure is prevailing with the usual pads being manufactured till now and causing a certain feeling of unease and trouble.
  • Figure 1 represents a sectional view on the approximate plane II of Fig. 2 of the object of my invention
  • Figure 2 is a vertical View on the heating pad the outer covers of which are partially removed
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view on the heating pad, in the approximate plane Il1III of Fig. 2.
  • I is a heating coil insulated with asbestos and consisting of a chromium nickel wire as heating unit.
  • the bent heating coil I is imbedded in a fireproof stuiiing 2 which may consist of glass texture. Both the thermostats 3 are cut into the bends of the heating coil i, which is connected to the electric supply by the electric cable 4, a three step switch 5, and a wall plug 6.
  • the stufing 2 containing the heating coil I is embraced by a foil I on its upper side and by a foil 8 on its lower side.
  • Both these foils 'I and 8 consist of a thermoplastic material impermeable to air, e. g. of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, or of a material on the basis of polyamide.
  • a third foil 9 of the same material is fastened on the foil '5, which covers the upper side of the heating coil I. ihe margins of said foil 9 are firmly linked up with the margins of foil 7 and 8 by a close welded seam Iii, which is procured by a known short length wave high frequency welding process and therefore exhibits a large solidity.
  • the upper foil 9 in conjunction with the foil I beneath it forms an air cushion II which may be blown up or emptied by a valve i2 being admitted into foil e and consisting of a small tube of like material.
  • the valve I2 is closed by a plug I3, the latter held by a cord I4 which is fastened to the cable i.
  • a cord I4 which is fastened to the cable i.
  • welded seams I5 and I6 running perpendicular to one another the air cushion II i divided into a plurality of smaller air chambers, as to be seen from Fig. 2. At their crossing points these welded seams I5 and I6 are interrupted by circular weld points II; both these the former and the latter are procured by th same short length wave high frequency welding process as the marginal welded seam I0.
  • the heating pad is outwardly closed by the air cushion II on its upper side, and on its lower side by the even foil 3.
  • the warmth produced in the heating coil I is transmitted indirectly to the portion of the body being treated on account of the medium air inclosed in the air cushion.
  • This air being uniformly warmed by the heatin coil, the nests of heat prevailing with those heating pads known till now, which sometimes do even burn the part of the body to be treated, are assured to be avoided.
  • the parts of the body treated cannot any longer be bothered by pressure of the heating device as they are comfortably bedded on a soft'and flexible cushion. This is of particular importance with regards to rheumatism, tissue inflammations, etc.
  • step switch 5 generally has three steps there are six diiierent stages of heat made available, depending which side of the heating pad is laid on the portion of the body to be treated.
  • the heating pad may be provided with an air cushion at both its sides, in which case both sides are of like form and material and shape.
  • the heating pad oiTers the further advantage of having waterproof, acidproof, and scentless covers. Therefore the pad may easily be sterilized which makes it meet with all requirements of hygiene. As the covers are welded together the heating pad is assured to be very solid and completely impermeable to moisture. Thus the warmth supplied is bare of any moisture content. One also achieves a long service life of the heating pad as the heating coil is completely protected against corrosion by being surrounded with said foils.
  • An electric heating pad comprising upper and lower smooth sheets of thermoplastic synthetic material in sealed connection at their margins, a heating coil interiorly of said sheets, fireproof stufiing interiorly of the sheets embracing said heating coil, a third sheet of thermoplastic material in sealed contact with the margins of the other two sheets and connected with one of the two other sheets by welded seams running substantially perpendicular to one another and in- 4 terrupted by circular welded seams, an air cushion formed by the enclosure of the upper sheet and third sheet and divided by said seams into a plurality of small air chambers, said chambers being in open connection with one another, and a valve-controlled conduit extending into the enclosure and adapted to fill and empty said air chambers, said plurality of air chambers inclusive of the third sheet forming one cover and one of said smooth sheets forming the opposite cover of the heating pad.

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Jan. 19, 1954 E. W. BOETEL ELECTRIC HEATING PAD FiledApril 11, 1951 f l p l f l INVEN TOR. Erich W. Boefe/ ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 19, 1954 UNiTED S'EAT S PATET DFFIC E 1 Claim. 1 My invention relates to an electric heating pad which incloses a heating cord insulated with asbestos, imbedding a chromium nickel wire as heating unit, assured against too high temperature by cut-in thermostats, and embraced by a One object of my invention is to improve this heating pad so as to achieve a uniform heat at all points of the pad.
Another object of my invention is to free people from discomfort caused by the substantiality of the heating pad, i. e. of the heating coil and the cut-in thermostats, which bring along a certain pressure on the part of the body treated with the pad, which pressure is prevailing with the usual pads being manufactured till now and causing a certain feeling of unease and trouble.
These tasks are solved by the object of my invention as shown in the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 represents a sectional view on the approximate plane II of Fig. 2 of the object of my invention,
Figure 2 is a vertical View on the heating pad the outer covers of which are partially removed,
Figure 3 is a sectional view on the heating pad, in the approximate plane Il1III of Fig. 2.
Referring now to the drawings, I is a heating coil insulated with asbestos and consisting of a chromium nickel wire as heating unit. The bent heating coil I is imbedded in a fireproof stuiiing 2 which may consist of glass texture. Both the thermostats 3 are cut into the bends of the heating coil i, which is connected to the electric supply by the electric cable 4, a three step switch 5, and a wall plug 6.
The stufing 2 containing the heating coil I is embraced by a foil I on its upper side and by a foil 8 on its lower side. Both these foils 'I and 8 consist of a thermoplastic material impermeable to air, e. g. of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, or of a material on the basis of polyamide. A third foil 9 of the same material is fastened on the foil '5, which covers the upper side of the heating coil I. ihe margins of said foil 9 are firmly linked up with the margins of foil 7 and 8 by a close welded seam Iii, which is procured by a known short length wave high frequency welding process and therefore exhibits a large solidity. The upper foil 9 in conjunction with the foil I beneath it forms an air cushion II which may be blown up or emptied by a valve i2 being admitted into foil e and consisting of a small tube of like material. The valve I2 is closed by a plug I3, the latter held by a cord I4 which is fastened to the cable i. By several welded seams I5 and I6 running perpendicular to one another the air cushion II i divided into a plurality of smaller air chambers, as to be seen from Fig. 2. At their crossing points these welded seams I5 and I6 are interrupted by circular weld points II; both these the former and the latter are procured by th same short length wave high frequency welding process as the marginal welded seam I0.
Thus the heating pad is outwardly closed by the air cushion II on its upper side, and on its lower side by the even foil 3. Pursuant to this fact the warmth produced in the heating coil I is transmitted indirectly to the portion of the body being treated on account of the medium air inclosed in the air cushion. This air being uniformly warmed by the heatin coil, the nests of heat prevailing with those heating pads known till now, which sometimes do even burn the part of the body to be treated, are assured to be avoided. Besides the parts of the body treated cannot any longer be bothered by pressure of the heating device as they are comfortably bedded on a soft'and flexible cushion. This is of particular importance with regards to rheumatism, tissue inflammations, etc.
The even side of the heating pad not being provided with the air cushion is directly heated and therefore shows up a higher temperature than the upper side. As the step switch 5 generally has three steps there are six diiierent stages of heat made available, depending which side of the heating pad is laid on the portion of the body to be treated.
The heating pad may be provided with an air cushion at both its sides, in which case both sides are of like form and material and shape.
Being provided with a foil of plastic material impermeable to air and moisture the heating pad oiTers the further advantage of having waterproof, acidproof, and scentless covers. Therefore the pad may easily be sterilized which makes it meet with all requirements of hygiene. As the covers are welded together the heating pad is assured to be very solid and completely impermeable to moisture. Thus the warmth supplied is bare of any moisture content. One also achieves a long service life of the heating pad as the heating coil is completely protected against corrosion by being surrounded with said foils.
The spirit of my invention may also be realized in other combinations which are fully within the scope of my claim. Thus instead of the foils of polyvinyl, polyethylene or on the basis of polyamides there may also be used gum foils for closing the heating pad and air cushion. The combination of an electric heating device with air cushions covering the former at least from one side, as provided according to the invention may in principle the same Way be applied with other sorts of cushions, too, e. g. mattresses, blankets, and similar objects, for those objects do also to their fullest extent render appliable the improvements achieved by this invention. It is therefore to be understood that my invention is not limited to the details hereabove shown and described.
Having thus described my invention, my claim is:
An electric heating pad, comprising upper and lower smooth sheets of thermoplastic synthetic material in sealed connection at their margins, a heating coil interiorly of said sheets, fireproof stufiing interiorly of the sheets embracing said heating coil, a third sheet of thermoplastic material in sealed contact with the margins of the other two sheets and connected with one of the two other sheets by welded seams running substantially perpendicular to one another and in- 4 terrupted by circular welded seams, an air cushion formed by the enclosure of the upper sheet and third sheet and divided by said seams into a plurality of small air chambers, said chambers being in open connection with one another, and a valve-controlled conduit extending into the enclosure and adapted to fill and empty said air chambers, said plurality of air chambers inclusive of the third sheet forming one cover and one of said smooth sheets forming the opposite cover of the heating pad.
ERICH W. BOETEL.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,351,986 Barclay Sept. '7, 1920 1,989,582 Becker Jan. 29, 1935 1,994,759 Dermott Mar. 19, 1935 2,259,712 Sweetland Oct. 21, ,941 2,294,010 Van Da-am Aug. 25, 1942 2,336,095 Edgar et a1 Oct. 2, 1945 2,489,643 Hunter Nov. 29, 1949
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US2873352A (en) * 1957-06-17 1959-02-10 Vincraft Inc Waterproof plastic heating pad
US2948802A (en) * 1958-05-05 1960-08-09 Robert F Shaw Electric blanket
US2956325A (en) * 1957-10-30 1960-10-18 Acra Electric Corp Band clamp
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US3125663A (en) * 1964-03-17 Heated pet bed
US3584198A (en) * 1968-02-29 1971-06-08 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd Flexible electric surface heater
US3697728A (en) * 1968-12-13 1972-10-10 Air Plastic Service Gmbh Heating devices
US20090056244A1 (en) * 2005-02-17 2009-03-05 Flatwork Technologies, Llc Grounded modular heated cover
US9370045B2 (en) 2014-02-11 2016-06-14 Dsm&T Company, Inc. Heat mat with thermostatic control
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US1994759A (en) * 1933-03-06 1935-03-19 Cleef Bros Van Cushion
US2259712A (en) * 1939-04-11 1941-10-21 Ernest J Sweetland Bed warming means
US2294010A (en) * 1940-11-22 1942-08-25 Gerrit Van Daam Electrically heated water bag
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US1994759A (en) * 1933-03-06 1935-03-19 Cleef Bros Van Cushion
US1989582A (en) * 1933-06-07 1935-01-29 William C Becker Electrically heated mattress, pad, cushion, and the like
US2259712A (en) * 1939-04-11 1941-10-21 Ernest J Sweetland Bed warming means
US2294010A (en) * 1940-11-22 1942-08-25 Gerrit Van Daam Electrically heated water bag
US2489643A (en) * 1943-10-18 1949-11-29 Goodrich Co B F Heating and pressing apparatus
US2386095A (en) * 1944-02-18 1945-10-02 Du Pont Heating device

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US3125663A (en) * 1964-03-17 Heated pet bed
US2873352A (en) * 1957-06-17 1959-02-10 Vincraft Inc Waterproof plastic heating pad
US2956325A (en) * 1957-10-30 1960-10-18 Acra Electric Corp Band clamp
US2948802A (en) * 1958-05-05 1960-08-09 Robert F Shaw Electric blanket
DE1145726B (en) * 1958-09-08 1963-03-21 Linton Summit Coal Company Inc Electrically heated flat flexible heating tape
US3584198A (en) * 1968-02-29 1971-06-08 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd Flexible electric surface heater
US3697728A (en) * 1968-12-13 1972-10-10 Air Plastic Service Gmbh Heating devices
US20090056244A1 (en) * 2005-02-17 2009-03-05 Flatwork Technologies, Llc Grounded modular heated cover
US9945080B2 (en) * 2005-02-17 2018-04-17 Greenheat Ip Holdings, Llc Grounded modular heated cover
US10920379B2 (en) 2005-02-17 2021-02-16 Greenheat Ip Holdings Llc Grounded modular heated cover
US9370045B2 (en) 2014-02-11 2016-06-14 Dsm&T Company, Inc. Heat mat with thermostatic control
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