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US4894931A
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Heating device
Assignee: Salomon SAS
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Filing: 1989-01-09
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Granted: 1990-01-23
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Expires: 2009-01-09
Abstract
Abstract A heating device incorporated in an article of clothing or a shoe, notably a ski boot, comprising a sealed enclosure (2) in contact with the area of the body to be heated, this enclosure containing a salt (5) which changes phase between solid and liquid and has a latent fusion heat close to the normal temperature of the area of the body, from 30° to 40° C., and in which the heating resistance (6) is in a heat exchange with the salt contained in the sealed enclosure (2) such that after heating of the salt, as it returns to its solid state, it progressively gives off heat for a long period of time, while maintaining a substantially constant comfortable temperature.
Inventors
- 👤 Olivier Senee
- 👤 Philippe Billet
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:42
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B3/00; A43B3/34; A43B3/35; A43B3/355
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A heating device incorporated in an article of wear, notably a ski boot, comprising an electrical heating resistance connected, by a switch, to a current source, said heating resistance being located adjacent a foot to be heated, said device comprising a sealed enclosure (2) in contact with said foot, containing a salt (5) which changes phase between liquid and solid and has a latent fusion heat of a temperature close to the normal temperature of said foot in the range of 30° to 40° C., said heating resistance (6) being in a heat exchange relation with said salt and constituting means for liquefying said salt by heat exchange for a short period of time, termination of said heat exchange causing said salt to return to a solid state, releasing heat progressively over a prolonged period of time, while maintaining a substantially constant comfortable temperature.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A heating device incorporated in an article of wear, notably a ski boot, comprising an electrical heating resistance connected, by a switch, to a current source, said heating resistance being located adjacent a foot to be heated, said device comprising a sealed enclosure (2) in contact with said foot, containing a salt (5) which changes phase between liquid and solid and has a latent fusion heat of a temperature close to the normal temperature of said foot in the range of 30° to 40° C., said heating resistance (6) being in a heat exchange relation with said salt and constituting means for liquefying said salt by heat exchange for a short period of time, termination of said heat exchange causing said salt to return to a solid state, releasing heat progressively over a prolonged period of time, while maintaining a substantially constant comfortable temperature.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said sealed enclosure (2) comprises a rigid base plate (3) and a wall (4) of flexible material applied against said foot and having good heat conductivity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said salt is constituted by disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 . 12 H 2 O), which has a fusion temperature of 35.5° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said salt (5) is incorporated in a gel placed inside said sealed enclosure (2) and acts as a sponge.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said sealed enclosure (2) constitutes an upper part (9) of an insole (10) contacting said foot, a lower constitutive part (11) of said insole, to which said sealed enclosure (5) being attached, is made of heat insulating material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
160 words
Process for heating a foot housed in footwear, comprising the steps of (a) providing a heating resistance in said footwear adjacent said foot; (b) providing a sealed enclosure in contact with said foot, said enclosure containing a salt which changes phase between liquid and solid and has a latent fusion heat of a temperature close to the normal temperature of said foot, in the range of 30° to 40° C., said heating resistance being in heat exchange relation to said salt; (c) passing an electrical current through said heating resistance for a first period of time sufficient to cause said salt to pass from solid phase to liquid phase; (d) terminating passage of said electrical current when said salt has passed entirely into liquid phase, whereby said salt returns progressively to solid state over a second period of time of greater duration than said first period of time, releasing stored up heat so as to cause heating of said foot.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
160 words
Process for heating a foot housed in footwear, comprising the steps of (a) providing a heating resistance in said footwear adjacent said foot; (b) providing a sealed enclosure in contact with said foot, said enclosure containing a salt which changes phase between liquid and solid and has a latent fusion heat of a temperature close to the normal temperature of said foot, in the range of 30° to 40° C., said heating resistance being in heat exchange relation to said salt; (c) passing an electrical current through said heating resistance for a first period of time sufficient to cause said salt to pass from solid phase to liquid phase; (d) terminating passage of said electrical current when said salt has passed entirely into liquid phase, whereby said salt returns progressively to solid state over a second period of time of greater duration than said first period of time, releasing stored up heat so as to cause heating of said foot.
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