Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
206 words
Apparatus for actively supplying heat to the hands of a wearer, comprising: an outer cold weather hand covering that is made of a water and wind resistant material and having a peripheral wall defining an opening for receiving the hand; an inner liner dimensioned to be removably insertable into said outer cold-weather hand covering; said inner liner including a hand receiving shell that is made of a fabric material and having a peripheral wall defining an opening for receiving the hand therethrough; said liner including fabric means coupled to said hand receiving shell and cooperative with said shell for providing a selectively shaped chemical heating element receiving chamber having an opening; said liner including a resealable closure coupled to said hand receiving shell and proximate said opening of said chamber for releasably retaining a selectively shaped chemical heating element slidably insertable into said chamber; and means coupled between said peripheral wall of said cold-weather hand covering and said peripheral wall of said hand receiving shell for mounting said liner for sliding motion into and out of said cold-weather hand covering so that it actively supplies heat to the hand when inside the outer covering and permits access to the chamber when it is outside the covering.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
206 words
Apparatus for actively supplying heat to the hands of a wearer, comprising: an outer cold weather hand covering that is made of a water and wind resistant material and having a peripheral wall defining an opening for receiving the hand; an inner liner dimensioned to be removably insertable into said outer cold-weather hand covering; said inner liner including a hand receiving shell that is made of a fabric material and having a peripheral wall defining an opening for receiving the hand therethrough; said liner including fabric means coupled to said hand receiving shell and cooperative with said shell for providing a selectively shaped chemical heating element receiving chamber having an opening; said liner including a resealable closure coupled to said hand receiving shell and proximate said opening of said chamber for releasably retaining a selectively shaped chemical heating element slidably insertable into said chamber; and means coupled between said peripheral wall of said cold-weather hand covering and said peripheral wall of said hand receiving shell for mounting said liner for sliding motion into and out of said cold-weather hand covering so that it actively supplies heat to the hand when inside the outer covering and permits access to the chamber when it is outside the covering.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said hand receiving shell is a fingerless glove liner, and said chamber has a rectangular geometry.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
The invention of claim 2, further including a rectangular-shaped chemical heating element that matches the shape of said rectangular chemical heating element receiving chamber, and wherein said chemical heating element receiving chamber is positioned across the palm and intermediate the jointure of the fingers of a wearer and the thumb of a wearer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The invention of claim 2, wherein said covering is a cold-weather glove, and wherein said fingerless glove liner is joined to said cold-weather glove in such a way that it is slidably insertable thereinto and thereout.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said hand receiving shell is a full glove liner, and wherein said selectively shaped chemical heating element receiving chamber has an articulated finger and thumb shape.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The invention of claim 5, further including an articulated finger and thumb shaped chemical heating element that matches to the shape of said articulated finger and thumb-shaped chemical heating element receiving chamber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The invention of claim 6, wherein said hand covering is a cold-weather glove, and wherein said full glove liner is joined to said glove in such a way that it is slidably insertable thereinto and thereout.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said hand receiving shell is a full mitt-liner, and wherein said selectively shaped chemical heating element receiving chamber has a heel-shape.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said hand receiving shell is a mitt-liner, and wherein said selectively shaped chemical heating element receiving chamber has a heel-shape and confronts the palm-side of the hand of a wearer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said hand receiving shell is a mitt-liner, and wherein said chemical heating element receiving chamber has a heel-shape and confronts the back-side of the hand of a wearer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The invention of claim 9, further including a heel-shaped chemical heating element that conforms to the shape of said heel-shaped chemical heating element receiving chamber.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The invention of claim 10, further including a heel-shaped chemical heating element that conforms to the shape of said heel-shaped chemical heating element receiving chamber.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
The invention of claim 9, wherein said heel-shaped chemical heating element receiving chamber confronts the entire palm-side of the fingers and extends from the fingertips to the jointure of the fingers with the hand of a wearer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
The invention of claim 10, wherein said heel-shaped chemical heating element receiving chamber confronts the entire back-side of the fingers and extends from the fingertips to the jointure of the fingers with the hand of a wearer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
The invention of claim 9, wherein said hand covering is a cold-weather mitt, and wherein said mitt-liner is joined to said cold-weather mitt in such a way that it is slidably insertable thereinto and thereout.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
The invention of claim 10, wherein said hand covering is a cold-weather mitt, and wherein said mitt-liner is joined to said cold-weather mitt in such a way that it is slidably insertable thereinto and thereout.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
39 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said hand-receiving shell is a full mitt-liner, and wherein said selectively shaped chemical heating element receiving chamber has a hand-shape that confronts the surface of the fingers collectively and that confronts the thumb.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
60 words
The invention of claim 17, further including a hand-shaped chemical heating element that conforms to the shape of said hand-shaped chemical heating element receiving chamber for warming the fingers collectively from their fingertips to proximate their jointure with the base of the hand, and for warming the thumb from its top to its jointure with the base of the hand.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
38 words
The invention of claim 17, wherein said hand covering is an outer cold-weather mitt, and wherein said full mitt liner is joined to said outer mitt in such a way that it is removably insertable thereinto and thereout.