Thermo Gloves and Thermo Insoles

Abstract

A heating liner for contacting portions of a person's hand or foot includes a liner material; plurality of heating members; a top surface; and a bottom surface. The liner material is adapted to contact the portions of the person's hand or foot. Wherein each of the plurality of heating members is formed from a plurality of elements chosen from a group of elements consisting of iron powder, water, salt, activated charcoal, and vermiculite. The plurality of heating members are exposed to air they produce heat. The plurality of heating members are attached to said bottom surface and spaced from one another. A combination of a glove and a heating liner and a combination of a shoe and a heating liner are also disclosed.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention(s). It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art, or material, to the presently described or claimed inventions, or that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to the field of hand and foot liner devices and more specifically relates to a heating liner for contacting portions of a person's hand or foot comprising a handy heating element to provide consumers who live and work in cold climates with a simple and effective means of keeping the extremities warm and comfortable in cold and freezing temperatures.

2. Description of the Related Art

As the cool, brisk days of autumn give way to the snowy, freezing months of the winter season, Americans who reside in colder climates begin to pull their cold weather wear from the backs of closets and from little used drawers. Down jackets and fleece coats, padded gloves and toboggans, and earmuffs and snow boots are some of the clothing items employed to keep warm while going about daily activities when winter arrives. Depending on the geographic location, extremes in temperature make it difficult for consumers to find a happy medium comfort zone; in January, even triple layers of clothing can be inefficient in battling the icy winds as they whip around the body. Keeping completely warm can be especially challenging for those who spend extending periods of time outdoors during the winter, whether required by work or enjoying recreational activities. Unfortunately, the risk of frostbite on the fingers and toes is a real one, even if one is wrapped in gloves and socks.

Various attempts have been made to solve problems found in hand and foot liner device art. Among these are found in: U.S. Pub. No. 2010/0095947 to David Gellis; U.S. Pat. No. 6,060,693 to Cameron Brown; U.S. Pub. No. 2007/0039201 to Grigore Axinte. This prior art is representative of hand and foot liner devices comprising heating means.

Ideally, a heating liner for contacting portions of a person's hand or foot should be user-friendly and safe in-use and, yet should operate reliably and be manufactured at a modest expense. Thus, a need exists for a heating liner for contacting portions of a person's hand or foot comprising a handy heating element to provide consumers who live and work in cold climates with a simple and effective means of keeping the extremities warm and comfortable in cold and freezing temperatures and to avoid the above-mentioned problems.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known hand and foot liner device art, the present invention provides a heating liner for contacting portions of a person's hand or foot (entitled Thermo Gloves and Thermo Insoles). The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail is to provide a for a heating liner for contacting portions of a person's hand or foot comprising a handy heating element to provide consumers who live and work in cold climates with a simple and effective means of keeping the extremities warm and comfortable in cold and freezing temperatures.

A heating liner for contacting portions of a person's hand or foot, comprising: a liner material; plurality of heating members; a top surface; and a bottom surface. The liner material is adapted to contact the portions of the person's hand or foot. Wherein each of said plurality of heating members is formed from a plurality of elements chosen from a group of elements consisting of iron powder, water, salt, activated charcoal, and vermiculite. The plurality of heating members are exposed to air they produce heat. The plurality of heating members are attached to said bottom surface and spaced from one another

A combination of a glove and a heating liner, comprising: a glove including: an outer surface; an inner surface forming an interior volume; at least one finger portion; and a palm portion. A combination of a shoe and a heating liner, comprising: a shoe and a heating liner for contacting portions of a person's foot. The shoe includes an outer surface; an inner surface forming an interior volume and including: a heel portion; and a ball portion.

The present invention holds significant improvements and serves as a heating liner for contacting portions of a person's hand or foot. For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and method(s) of use for the present invention, a heating liner for contacting portions of a person's hand or foot (Entitled Thermo Gloves and Thermo Insoles), constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view illustrating a heating liner for contacting portions of a person's hand according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a heating liner for contacting portions of a person's foot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a combination of a glove and a heating liner for contacting a user's hand according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a combination of a shoe and a heating liner for contacting portions of a person's foot according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As discussed above, embodiments of the present invention relate to a hand and foot liner device and more specifically relates to a heating liner for contacting portions of a person's hand or foot (Entitled Thermo Gloves and Thermo Insoles) to provide a for a heating liner for contacting portions of a person's hand or foot comprising a handy heating element to provide consumers who live and work in cold climates with a simple and effective means of keeping the extremities warm and comfortable in cold and freezing temperatures

Generally speaking, the Thermo Gloves and Thermo Insoles comprising a novel product offering consumers a practical solution to the aforementioned challenges. As the name implies, the Thermo Gloves and Thermo Insoles comprises a specially designed line of disposable gloves and shoe insoles configured with a handy heating element. In this manner, users would be able to ensure continued warmth for the extremities.

Conceived for all ages, the Thermo Gloves and Thermo Insoles line would be made available in sizes and styles appropriate for men, women, and children of all statures. Each pair of the product would be fabricated of a comfortable yet durable polypropylene fabric material. Featuring the familiar glove shape, the Thermo Gloves would boast its internal heating element in the palm of each unit, as well as along the fingers, with spaces between to facilitate flexibility of the gloves. This heating component could be similar to the process used with common hand warmers currently on the market, which is a mixture of natural ingredients that when exposed to air react together to produce heat. This is accomplished through an extremely fast oxidation, or rusting, process. The ingredients for this process include: iron powder, water, salt, activated charcoal, and vermiculite.

These gloves can be worn as a liner inside of a variety of conventional gloves (ex: winter gloves, ski gloves, work gloves, sports gloves etc.). They may also be worn by themselves, as long as the conditions are dry enough to allow. The heating process of the Thermo Gloves would occur in the palm and fingers simultaneously as it's chemicals are exposed to air. The same process would occur with the Thermo Insoles; similar in style to standard shoe insoles and also made of disposable polypropylene, the product's heating element would emanate from the heel of the foot to the toes.

The Thermo Gloves and Thermo Insoles would provide a simple and effective means of keeping the extremities (hands and feet) toasty and warm even on the coldest of winter days. As the fingertips and toes tend to get cold quickest, and can thus result in the whole body being cold, this product would not only protect fragile extremities from frostbite, but would also help ensure that the entire person is able to feel more comfortable while outdoors. Placed on the body as one would a standard pair of gloves or shoe inserts, the units would be non-cumbersome to the wearer; the Thermo Gloves and Thermo Insoles would eliminate the need for the user to hold on to independent warmers or to add extra layers of clothing to the body just to achieve a little more warmth. Ideal for everyday use by household consumers, this product would prove especially valuable to those who have to brave the cold for extended periods for work or play, such as construction workers, athletes, hunters, and fishermen, just to name a few of the many possible users of this exciting product.

Referring now to FIGS. 1 & 2, showing perspective views illustrating heating liner 100 for contacting portions of hand 320 or foot 450 of person 350 according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

Heating liner 100 for contacting portions of a hand 320 or foot 450 of person 350, comprising: liner material 110; plurality of heating members 140; top surface 160; and bottom surface 180. Liner material 110 is adapted to contact portions of the hand 320 or foot 450 of person 350. Wherein each of plurality of heating members 140 is formed from a plurality of elements chosen from a group of elements consisting of iron powder, water, salt, activated charcoal, and vermiculite. Plurality of heating members 140 are exposed to air they produce heat. Plurality of heating members 140 are attached to bottom surface 180 and spaced from one another. The material of heating liner 110 is formed from a thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic material is polypropylene.

Heating liner 110 is shaped as glove member 120 having upper palm portion 124, lower palm portion 128, and plurality of finger portions 132 upon bottom surface 180, such that heating liner 110 is adapted to contact portions of hand 320 of person 350 as shown in in-use condition 310 of FIG. 3. Plurality of heating members 140 are attached to each of upper palm potion 124 and plurality of finger portions 132 as shown in FIG. 1.

Heating liner 110 is shaped as shoe insole member 210 having heel portion 230 and ball portion 240 upon bottom surface 180, such that heating liner 110 is adapted to contact portions of foot 450 of person 350 as shown in in in-use condition 410 of FIG. 4. Wherein one of plurality of heating members 140 is attached to heel portion 230, and one of plurality of heating members 140 is attached to ball portion 240.

Referring now to FIG. 3, showing perspective views illustrating combination 300 of glove 120 and heating liner 100 for contacting portions of hand 320 of person 350 according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

Combination 300 of glove 120 and heating liner 110, comprising: glove 120 including: outer surface 330; inner surface 340 forming interior volume 336; at least one finger portion 132; and palm portion 126 (upper palm portion 124, lower palm portion 128).

Referring now to FIG. 4, showing a perspective view illustrating combination 400 of shoe 420 and heating liner 110 for contacting portions of foot 430 of person 350 according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

Combination 400 of shoe 420 and heating liner 110, comprising: shoe 420 and heating liner 110 for contacting portions of foot 450 of person 350 as shown in in-use condition 410. Shoe 420 includes outer surface 424; inner surface 434 forming interior volume 430 and including: heel portion 440; and ball portion 444.

The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.

Claims

1. A heating liner for contacting portions of a person's hand or foot, comprising:

a liner material; wherein said liner material is adapted to contact said portions of said person's hand or foot;

a plurality of heating members; wherein each of said plurality of heating members is formed from a plurality of elements chosen from a group of elements consisting of iron powder, water, salt, activated charcoal, and vermiculite; and wherein when said plurality of heating members are exposed to air they produce heat;

a top surface;

a bottom surface; wherein said plurality of heating members are attached to said bottom surface and spaced from one another.

2. The heating liner of claim 1, wherein said heating liner is shaped as a glove member having an upper palm portion, a lower palm portion, and a plurality of finger portions upon said bottom surface, such that said heating liner is adapted to contact said portions of said person's hand.

3. The heating liner of claim 2, wherein respective said plurality of heating members are attached to each of said upper palm potion and said plurality of finger portions.

4. The heating liner of claim 1, wherein said heating liner is shaped as a shoe insole member having a heel portion and a ball portion upon said bottom surface, such that said heating liner is adapted to contact said portions of a person's foot.

5. The heating liner of claim 4, wherein one of said plurality of heating members is attached to said heel portion, and one of said plurality of heating members is attached to said ball portion.

6. The heating liner of claim 1, wherein said liner material is formed from a thermoplastic material.

7. The heating liner of claim 6, wherein said thermoplastic material is polypropylene.

8. A combination of a glove and a heating liner, comprising:

a glove including: an outer surface; an inner surface forming an interior volume; at least one finger portion; and a palm portion; and

a heating liner for contacting portions of a person's hand, comprising: a liner material; wherein said liner material is adapted to fit within said interior volume of said glove and contact said portions of said person's hand; a plurality of heating members; wherein each of said plurality of heating members is formed from a plurality of elements chosen from a group of elements consisting of iron powder, water, salt, activated charcoal, and vermiculite; and wherein when said plurality of heating members are exposed to air they produce heat; a top surface; a bottom surface; wherein said plurality of heating members are attached to said bottom surface and spaced from one another; wherein said heating liner is adapted to be removably placed with said interior volume of said glove and contact said portions of said person's hand.

9. The combination of claim 8, wherein said heating liner is shaped as a glove member having an upper palm portion, a lower palm portion, and a plurality of finger portions upon said bottom surface, such that said heating liner is adapted to contact said portions of said person's hand.

10. The combination of claim 9, wherein respective said plurality of heating members are attached to each of said upper palm potion and said plurality of finger portions.

11. The combination of claim 8, wherein said liner material is formed from a thermoplastic material.

12. The combination of claim 11, wherein said thermoplastic material is polypropylene.

13. A combination of a shoe and a heating liner, comprising:

a shoe including: an outer surface; an inner surface forming an interior volume and including: a heel portion; and a ball portion; and

a heating liner for contacting portions of a person's foot, comprising: a liner material; wherein said liner material is adapted to fit within said interior volume of said shoe and contact said portions of said person's foot; a plurality of heating members; wherein each of said plurality of heating members is formed from a plurality of elements chosen from a group of elements consisting of iron powder, water, salt, activated charcoal, and vermiculite; and wherein when said plurality of heating members are exposed to air they produce heat; a top surface; a bottom surface; wherein said plurality of heating members are attached to said bottom surface and spaced from one another; wherein said heating liner is adapted to be removably placed with said interior volume of said shoe and contact said portions of said person's foot.

14. The combination of claim 13, wherein said heating liner is shaped as a shoe insole member having a heel portion and a ball portion upon said bottom surface, such that said heating liner is adapted to contact said portions of a person's foot.

15. The combination of claim 14, wherein one of said plurality of heating members is attached to said heel portion, and one of said plurality of heating members is attached to said ball portion.

16. The combination of claim 13, wherein said liner material is formed from a thermoplastic material.

17. The combination of claim 16, wherein said thermoplastic material is polypropylene.