Self-contained low voltage battery operated glove

Claim 2

A low voltage battery operated heating glove comprising: a glove body having a hand receiving portion and a connected wrist portion; a liner complementing said glove body disposed within said glove body; a heater means disposed in said liner adjacent the fingertip end thereof; said heater means including a flat strip of electrical resistant material which is reversely bent to define a U-shaped element; a strip of heat diffusing material adhesively secured in back to back relationship for sandwiching said heater element therebetween; a sewn seam securing the longitudinal edges of said strip of heat diffusing material to said liner adjacent the fingertip end thereof; said heater means being secured to palm side of liner; means for supporting a low voltage battery directly on the backside of said wrist portion; said latter means including first and second blank of sheet material formed to define a pocket for receiving a battery; said first blank being substantially rectangular to define a back portion and connected flap portion; said second blank defining the opposed side portions; front portion and bottom portion of said pocket; said opposed side portions having marginal portions adapted to overly the complementary marginal portions of said first blank; opposed electrical contacts connected to said pocket for engaging the electrodes of a battery adapted to be supported in said pocket only when said flap is closed; said opposed contacts including a conducting plate disposed on the bottom of said pocket; a contact button connected to said flap for engaging the electrode of the battery for electrical contact when the closed position of the flap only; means for securing said flap in the closed position; electrical conductors connecting each of said contacts in circuit with said resistant material; and said electrical conductors extending from the contacts to the heater being threaded between the liner and the outer glove body.

Claim 3

A low-voltage self-contained battery operated heating glove comprising: a glove body including an outer covering and liner; said glove body having a hand receiving portion and a connected wrist engaging portion; said liner complementing said outer covering so as to be disposed within said outer covering; a heater means disposed on said liner adjacent the fingertip portion thereof only; said heater means including a bare strip of elongated electrical resistant material; a strip of heat diffusing material having a width greater than the width of said bare strip of resistant material; said heat diffusing strip being adhesively secured in back to back relationship for sandwiching said bare strip of resistant material therebetween in direct heat transfer relationship to define a heater assembly; a sewn seam securing the longitudinal edges of said heat diffusing strip to said liner adjacent the fingertip portion thereof; means for supporting a low-voltage battery directly on said glove body; said latter support means including a first and second blank portion of sheet material to define a pocket for receiving a battery; said first blank portion being shaped to define a back portion and a connected flap portion; said second blank portion defining the opposed side portions; connected front portion and bottom portion of said pocket; said opposed side portions having marginal portions adapted to overly complementary marginal portions of said first blank portion; opposed electrical contacts connected to said pocket for engaging the electrodes of a battery adapted to be supported in said pocket only when said flap is closed; said opposed contacts including a contact plate disposed on the bottom of said pocket; a contact plate connected to said flap for engaging the electrode of the battery in the closed position of the flap only, means for maintaining said flap in the closed position; and electrical conductor means for series connecting said resistant material in circuit with said contact plates.

Claim 4

A low-voltage self-contained battery operated heating glove comprising: a glove body including an outer covering and liner; said glove body having a hand receiving portion and a connected wrist engaging portion; said liner complementing said outer covering so as to be disposed within said outer covering; a heater means disposed on said liner adjacent the fingertip portion thereof only; said heater means including a bare strip of elongated electrical resistant material; a strip of heat diffusing material having a width greater than the width of said bare strip of resistant material; said heat diffusing strip being adhesively secured in back to back relationship for sandwiching said bare strip of resistant material therebetween in direct heat transfer relationship to define a heater assembly; a sewn seam securing the longitudinal edges of said heat diffusing strip to said liner adjacent the fingertip portion thereof; means for supporting a low-voltage battery directly on said glove body; said latter support means including a first and second blank portion of sheet material to define a pocket for receiving a battery; said first blank portion being shaped to define a back portion and a connected flap portion; said second blank portion defining the opposed side portions; connected front portion and bottom portion of said pocket; said opposed side portions having marginal portions adapted to overly complementary marginal portions of said first blank portion; opposed electrical contacts connected to said pocket for engaging the electrodes of a battery adapted to be supported in said pocket only when said flap is closed; said opposed contacts including a contact plate disposed on the bottom of said pocket; a contact plate connected to said flap for engaging the electrode of the battery in the closed position of the flap only, means for maintaining said flap in the closed position; and electrical conductor means for series connecting said resistant material in circuit with said contact plates.