GB2442527A - Electrically heated garment construction - Google Patents
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- GB2442527A GB2442527A GB0619545A GB0619545A GB2442527A GB 2442527 A GB2442527 A GB 2442527A GB 0619545 A GB0619545 A GB 0619545A GB 0619545 A GB0619545 A GB 0619545A GB 2442527 A GB2442527 A GB 2442527A
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- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 27
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
- A41D13/002—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches with controlled internal environment
- A41D13/005—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches with controlled internal environment with controlled temperature
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
- A41D13/002—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches with controlled internal environment
- A41D13/005—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches with controlled internal environment with controlled temperature
- A41D13/0051—Heated garments
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D27/00—Details of garments or of their making
- A41D27/02—Linings
- A41D27/04—Removable linings
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Abstract
A garment construction in which the weight of a heating element and associated batteries and controls is carried by a suspension means within the garment so that the intended drape of the garment is unaffected by the weight of the heating element, batteries and controls.
Description
Construction of Electrically Heated Garments This invention relates to
the construction of electrically heated garments.
Electrically heated garments are widely used in outdoor situations in cold climates. Fishermen, hunters, motorcyclists, emergency services personnel and spectators at outdoor events who are exposed to extreme cold are known to use such aids.
Electrical heating of garments is typically achieved by means of a pattern of resistance wires disposed within the garment through which an electric current is caused to flow giving nsa to the required wattage of heat dissipation. The pattern of resistance wires is attached by sewing or other means to a fabric heating layer which is itself an integral part of the garment.
The power required by such garments is, unless supplied from a vehicle, supplied from portable batteries which are usually carried in a bulky battery belt worn around the waist or slung over the shoulder. No provision is made to transfer or distribute the weight and bulk of such batteries more uniformly or comfortably about the wearer.
It is widely understood that in the leisure-wear arena, such as might be encountered at outdoor spectator events, fashionable garments can only be used in conjunction with separate electrically heated sub- garments thus creating a bulky outcome quite in opposition to the fashionable image that is intended.
The principal reason that such garments do not attract the attention of the leisure and fashion markets is that in the event that the relatively fragile electrical wiring of the heating elements should fail as a result of wear and tear then the garment would be rendered useless for its original purpose.
Furthermore the nature of the electrical dielectric materials employed in the heating element construction would rule out the use of solvent cleaning processes, so-called &y cleaning'.
The present invention is based on the realization that it is possible to combine the benefits of leisure and fashion-wear style with the comfort offered by electrical heating without the attendant disadvantages described above in matters of bulk, repair and cleaning.
It is the purpose of this invention that, in addition to traditional utilitarian applications, leisure and fashion-wear garments, such as those made of suede, leather or other expensive materials or bearing the labels of fashion houses, may be electrically heated without the attendant risks due to 15* cleaning processes and heating element failure and without the bulking effect of an electrically heated sub-garment or the weight penalties previously encountered.
According to the present invention the internal construction of the garment is so arranged that there is provided a suspension means or yoke that is permanently incorporated in the garment and disposed so as to transfer the weight of the detachable dependent heating layer to an acceptable part of the wearers body. This is Iliwly to be the shoulders in the case of garments affecting the upper body and the waist in the case of garments affecting the lower body. The heating layer being detachable can be completely removed for replacement or if the garment is to be dry-deaned.
It.18 a further aspect of this Invention that the weight of a portable power supply such as a battery pack or packs can be carned by the aforementioned suspension means as a result of the extension of the suPens1Otl means to pockets within the garment so that the weight of such battery packs is transferred directly to the waist or shoulders as above indicated without causing the garment to sag or cause discomfort to the wearer.
An embodiment of this invention will now be described by way of eXarflPle only with reference to the accompan)ing drawings in which: Figure 1 illustrates the opened out shape of a jacket body prior to the dosing of the shouLder seems and insertion of the arms, a suspension means within the garment and press studs for attaching a heating layer dependent from the suspension means.
Figure 2 illustrates the electrical heating layer.
Figure 3 illustrates en extension of the suspension means to a pocket or suspension point within the garment.
Referring to figure 1,the garment at this stage of manufacture comprises a back panel I to which are attached two front panels 2. It should be noted that the front and back panels consist of two layers; an outer layer usually incorporating thermal insulation and an inner layer that are not separately identified in the figure. Beck panel suspension means 3 and front panel suspension means 4 are placed between the inner and outer panel layers and are securely sewn to the front and back panels I and 2 along their upper edges taking in the contour of the lapel 5, shoulder seam 6, arm-hole 7 and nape 8 and marked in the figure by a heavy dotted line.
Disposed along the bottom edge of the suspension means is a row of press-studs 9 intended to mate with corresponding press studs 11 of the heating layer 13 shown in figure 2.
Disposed along the outer edges of the front paneLs 2 are widely spaced press studs 10 intended to mate with corresponding press-studs 12 of the heating layer 13 shown in figure 2.
The heating layer is dipped into position between the inner and outer layers by means of the provided P studs9, 10,11 and 12.
It will be seen that while the press studs 9 and 11 serve to carry the weight of the heating layer 13, the press studs 10 and 12 serve to stabillz.e the position of the heating layer 13 so as to prevent its rucking or moving about within the garment.
A zIp 14 is positioned near the bottom edge on the inside of the back panel I and extends to almost Its *iH width. Insertion and removal of the heating layer 13 is accomplished through the access provided by opening the zip 14. By this means the heating layer 13 can be removed while the garment is dvy-cleaned and or a faulty heating layer can be replaced.
Figure 3 illustrates how an extension 15 of the suspension means can be used to support an attachment point 16 for a heavy object such as a battery pack. More than one such attachment point may be used to support, for example, a battery bait so that the weight is carried from the shoulder and the garment is not stretched or dragged out of shape by the weight. Such an extension of the suspension means may be arranged to hang either to either face (front and back) so as to balance the downward pull of the attached obiect.
As a step towards further reducing the bulk of the garment the thermal nsuIaonoftheouterIayerofthefrontandckP and2cafl be reduced or repLaced by fabric panels whose inner surfaces are metallized so as to reflect heat back into the garment
Claims (9)
- Claims 1. A garment constructed with suspension and location means tocarry an electrically heated layer so as to maintain said heating layer in a desired position within the garment without interfering with the intended drape of the garment.
- 2. A garment according to claim 1 in which suspension means are provided for associated batteries and or controls for powering the heated layer while transferring the weight of said batteries and controls to convenient positions for the wearer of the garment.
- 3. A garment according to claim 1 in which the heating layer is attached to the suspension means by means of a multiplicity of press studs.
- 4. A garment according to claim 1 in which the heating layer is attached to the suspension means by a multiplicity of hook and loop fastenings.
- 5. A garment according to claim 2 in which the batteries and or controls for powering the heating layer are attached to the suspension means by a multiplicity of press studs.
- 6. A garment according to claim 2 in which the batteries and or controls for powering the heating layer are attached to the suspension means by a multiplicity of hook and loop fastenings.
- 7. A garment according to any of the above claims in which the attachment means is a combination of press studs and hook and loop fasteners.
- 8. A garment according to any of the above claims in which the garment is provided with a zipped access for insertion and removal of the heating element.
- 9. A garment according to any of the above claims in which there is provided a metallised layer to reflect heat generated by the heating layer back into the garment.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GB0619545A GB2442527A (en) | 2006-10-04 | 2006-10-04 | Electrically heated garment construction |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GB0619545A GB2442527A (en) | 2006-10-04 | 2006-10-04 | Electrically heated garment construction |
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| GB0619545D0 GB0619545D0 (en) | 2006-11-15 |
| GB2442527A true GB2442527A (en) | 2008-04-09 |
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| GB0619545A Withdrawn GB2442527A (en) | 2006-10-04 | 2006-10-04 | Electrically heated garment construction |
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Citations (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4696066A (en) * | 1986-09-15 | 1987-09-29 | Ball Joyce A | Heated coat liner |
| FR2634984A1 (en) * | 1988-08-03 | 1990-02-09 | Peter Charles | Garment equipped with removable thermal insulation |
| EP0890318A2 (en) * | 1997-07-09 | 1999-01-13 | W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES GmbH | Protective garment with outer and inner liner |
| EP1661472A2 (en) * | 2004-11-30 | 2006-05-31 | Michael König | Garment with a therapeutic active part |
| DE202005017585U1 (en) * | 2005-11-08 | 2006-07-13 | Below, Brigitte | Detachable lining for leather shorts, to be removed for laundering, is attached to the inner side of the waistband by a hook and loop fastener |
| US7230206B1 (en) * | 2005-11-22 | 2007-06-12 | Josphlynn Randall | Battery operated heated jacket |
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Patent Citations (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4696066A (en) * | 1986-09-15 | 1987-09-29 | Ball Joyce A | Heated coat liner |
| FR2634984A1 (en) * | 1988-08-03 | 1990-02-09 | Peter Charles | Garment equipped with removable thermal insulation |
| EP0890318A2 (en) * | 1997-07-09 | 1999-01-13 | W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES GmbH | Protective garment with outer and inner liner |
| EP1661472A2 (en) * | 2004-11-30 | 2006-05-31 | Michael König | Garment with a therapeutic active part |
| DE202005017585U1 (en) * | 2005-11-08 | 2006-07-13 | Below, Brigitte | Detachable lining for leather shorts, to be removed for laundering, is attached to the inner side of the waistband by a hook and loop fastener |
| US7230206B1 (en) * | 2005-11-22 | 2007-06-12 | Josphlynn Randall | Battery operated heated jacket |
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| WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |