Body heating and stretch support device

Claim 1

A body heating and stretch support device, comprising a sheet of stretch support material adapted to be supported on a part of a human body in contact therewith, said sheet of material having an elastic band for adjusting the size thereof to fit different sized people and a plurality of zippers for fastening selected segments of the sheet to each other; electric heating means embedded in the material; and energizing means for releasably electrically connecting the heating means to a source of electrical energy for selectively heating the part of the body contacted by the sheet of material, said energizing means including electric switch means, electric resistance means, electrically conductive means connecting the switch means and resistance means in series, said conductive means having spaced opposite ends, a housing having fastening means thereon for removably affixing it to clothing of a user, electric power supply means in the housing, and a pair of electrical connector plugs each connected to a corresponding end of the conductive means for making electrical contact with the heating means and with a source of electrical energy via the power supply means and an AC/DC switch in the housing for connection to either an AC or a DC source of electrical energy.