Electrically heated boot sock and battery supporting pouch therefor

Claim 2

A battery operated, low voltage, electric boot sock comprising: a foot portion having a toe portion and a heel portion, and a connected leg portion, a low voltage electric heater means located in the foot portion of said sock, means defining a pouch for holding a battery, said pouch including a pair of electrical contacts adapted for engaging the electrodes of a battery positioned in said pouch, electrical conductors electrically connecting said with the means with electrical contacts of said pouch, means for securing a lower segmented portion of said conductors to the side of said sock, and the upper portion of said conductor being extended beyond said sock whereby said pouch is freely separated from said sock except by the length of said upper conductor portion, and support means mounted on said pouch adapted for detachably securing said pouch to the edge of the edge of the wearer''s boot when said sock is being worn, wherein said pouch defining means includes a back portion, a front portion having opposed side portions and a connected bottom portion, means securing the ends of said side portions and bottom portion to the corresponding edges of said back portion, one of said contacts being disposed in the bottom of said pouch, a conductor receiving means extending along one side of said pouch for receiving the conductor connecting said one contact whereby said conductor receiving means prohibits a force from affecting the electrical connection between the conductor and said one contact.

Claim 3

The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said support means comprises a hook connected to said pouch, said hook having a tongue portion spaced from said pouch, said tongue portion being adapted to frictionally engage the boot of the wearer.

Claim 4

A battery operated, low voltage, electric boot sock compriSing: a foot portion having a toe portion and a heel portion, and a connected leg portion, a low voltage electric heater means located in the foot portion of said sock, means defining a pouch for holding a battery, said pouch including a pair of electrical contacts adapted for engaging the electrodes of a battery positioned in said pouch, electrical conductors electrically connecting said heater means with electrical contacts of said pouch, means for securing a lower segmented portion of said conductors to the side of said sock, and the upper portion of said conductor being extended beyond said sock whereby said pouch is freely separated from said sock except by the length of said upper conductor portion, and support means mounted on said pouch adapted for detachably securing said pouch to the edge of the wearer''s boot when said sock is being worn, wherein said pouch defining means comprises a back wall portion and a front wall portion, said back wall portion having opposed marginal portions, a bottom defining web portion interconnecting said front and back wall portions, said front wall portion having connected side wall forming portions which in the folded position define the side walls of the pouch construction, each of said side walls having outer marginal portions disposed in contiguous overlying relationship to the outer marginal portions of said back wall portion, means for securing said marginal portions of the respective back and side wall portions, one of said secured marginal portions having a channelway formed therein for receiving a conductor, a flap portion defining a closure for said pouch, and means for detachably securing said flap in the operative position of said pouch.

Claim 5

A battery operated, low voltage, electric boot sock compriSing: a foot portion having a toe portion and a heel portion, and a connected leg portion, a low voltage electric heater means located in the foot portion of said sock, means defining a pouch for holding a battery, said pouch including a pair of electrical contacts adapted for engaging the electrodes of a battery positioned in said pouch, electrical conductors electrically connecting said heater means with electrical contacts of said pouch, means for securing a lower segmented portion of said conductors to the side of said sock, and the upper portion of said conductor being extended beyond said sock whereby said pouch is freely separated from said sock except by the length of said upper conductor portion, and support means mounted on said pouch adapted for detachably securing said pouch to the edge of the wearer''s boot when said sock is being worn, wherein said pouch defining means comprises a back wall portion and a front wall portion, said back wall portion having opposed marginal portions, a bottom defining web portion interconnecting said front and back wall portions, said front wall portion having connected side wall forming portions which in the folded position define the side walls of the pouch construction, each of said side walls having outer marginal portions disposed in contiguous overlying relationship to the outer marginal portions of said back wall portion, means for securing said marginal portions of the respective back and side wall portions, one of said secured marginal portions having a channelway formed therein for receiving a conductor, a flap portion defining a closure for said pouch, and means for detachably securing said flap in the operative position of said pouch.

Claim 6

The invention as defined in claim 3 wherein one of said contacts is connected to said flap portion to engage an electrode of a battery in the closed position, and the other of said contacts is connected to said bottom web portion of the pouch.

Claim 7

The invention as defined in claim 4 wherein the conductor connected to said bottom attached contact is extended through the channelway defined in the marginal portion of said pouch.

Claim 8

The invention as defined in claim 5 wherein said support means includes a hook having a mounting portion and a reversely bent tongue portion, said tongue portion being spaced from said mounting portion, fastening means for securing said mounting portion to said back portion of said pouch.

Claim 9

The invention as defined in claim 6 wherein said tongue portion includes a protruding bead-like indentation adapted to frictionally engage a boot portion between the tongue portion and mounting portion.

Claim 10

The invention as defined in claim 3 where said pouch defining means comprises a first blank of sheet material defining the back portion and connected flap of said pouch, and a second blank of sheet material to define the front, connected opposed side portions and connected bottom portion.

Claim 11

A battery pouch construction for positioning and holding a low voltage battery relative to a battery actuated garment comprising a back forming panel, a front forming panel, and a bottom panel interconnecting said front and back panels, opposed side forming panels interconnected between said front and back forming panels, each of said side forming panels having laterally outwardly extending marginal portions adapted to be disposed in contiguous overlying relationship to the marginal portions of said back forming panel, means for securing said overlying marginal portions to define an opened end battery receiving pocket, means defining a channelway formed in at least one of said secured marginal portions, a flap connected to the upper end of the back panel, said flap being adapted to be folded over the top of said pocket to define a closure therefor, a fastener means for securing said flap to the front panel in the operaTive closed position, an electrical contact secured to said flap to engage in electrical contact with an electrode of a battery adapted to be carried in said pouch, a second electrical contact connected to the bottom panel to electrically contact with the other electrode of a battery, an electrical conductor connected to said second contact, said conductor being threaded through the channelway defined in said marginal portion, and means connected to said pouch adapted for detachably securing said pouch to the boot of a wearer.

Claim 12

A battery pouch construction for positioning and holding a low voltage battery relative to a battery actuated garment comprising a back forming panel, a front forming panel, and a bottom panel interconnecting said front and back panels, opposed side forming panels interconnected between said front and back forming panels, each of said side forming panels having laterally outwardly extending marginal portions adapted to be disposed in contiguous overlying relationship to the marginal portions of said back forming panel, means for securing said overlying marginal portions to define an opened end battery receiving pocket, means defining a channelway formed in at least one of said secured marginal portions, a flap connected to the upper end of the back panel, said flap being adapted to be folded over the top of said pocket to define a closure therefor, a fastener means for securing said flap to the front panel in the operaTive closed position, an electrical contact secured to said flap to engage in electrical contact with an electrode of a battery adapted to be carried in said pouch, a second electrical contact connected to the bottom panel to electrically contact with the other electrode of a battery, an electrical conductor connected to said second contact, said conductor being threaded through the channelway defined in said marginal portion, and means connected to said pouch adapted for detachably securing said pouch to the boot of a wearer.

Claim 13

The invention as defined in claim 9 wherein said detachable securing means includes means defining a hook connected to said back panel, said hook having a reversely turned tongue end portion adapted to frictionally engage the upper end of a wearer''s boot.

Claim 14

The invention as defined in claim 9 wherein said panels are formed of heat fusible material, and said means for securing said overlying marginal portions includes a pair of spaced apart longitudinally extending heat fusible seams.