Abstract: A golf ball warming apparatus structured to retain up to six golf balls in a warming pouch with a flip-top closure having a configuration of dual vertical, parallel channels connected, at their respective distal ends, by a U-shaped channel and having a plurality of warming pockets for containing heating elements for warming and re-warming the golf balls, the warming pockets being located immediately adjacent to and in thermal conduction with the warming pouch. Additionally, the walls between the warming pouch and the warming pockets may contain a series of slots to augment the warming and re-warming of the golf balls.

Abstract: To provide a heat generating body which nevertheless an excellent warming effect (for example, an effect for relaxation of a pain by a thermal stimulus) can be obtained, hardly provides a user with an unwell feeling due to a high temperature, is fit to curved surface parts such as the abdominal region and the waist and is able to comfortably warm a desired site with a good feeling for use over a long period of time.

Abstract: A chemical delivery assembly includes a heating element which provides an exothermic chemical reaction, a chemical storage device configured for emitting a volatilized chemical therefrom, and a container including a bottom section and a top section, the heating element coupled with the bottom section, the chemical storage device coupled with the top section, the heating element being in thermal communication with the chemical storage device.

Abstract: A heating body is provided. The heating body utilizes a heating composition that generates heat when it is brought into contact with oxygen in the air and being controlled easily and correctly in heating temperatures (heating properties). (1) The heating body includes a heating composition housed in a flat air permeable flat bag using an air permeable packaging material formed on one side or both sides thereof. In the heating body, air permeable pores are formed on the packaging material by irradiation of laser rays. The air permeable pores have diameters or circle-corresponding diameters of 0.005 to 2.0 mm. A distance between the centers of the air permeable pores adjacent to each other is 0.1 to 20 mm. The percentage of the area of the air permeable pores to the total area of the laminate sheet is 0.001 to 5%. (2) In the heating body according to the above Item 1, the heating composition may be held by a sheet-like support.

Abstract: A laminated heating body permits free adjustment of temperature to be felt on a user's skin by varying condition of a cover sheet on a surface thereof. The laminated heating body includes a heating body and a cover sheet covering the heating body. The cover sheet is formed from a laminated sheet consisted of at least two sheet bases having mutually different heat conductivity. At least two sheet bases are peelably bonded with each other.

Abstract: The flexible exothermic medium of this invention is composed of an exothermic agent which generates heat in contact with air, and a water-absorptive polymer and/or a second polymer other than the water absorptive polymer. The mixture thereof is pressed at a pressure of 100-8000 kg/cm2 with alcohol, a cross-linking agent or a plasticizer. This results in producing flexible united mediums. The flexibility of the exothermic medium is also obtained by irradiating it with light or heating the mixture. The exothermic medium thus prepared is so flexible as to fit any curved part the body and has excellent exothermic characteristics compared with the prior art. The heating element using these exothermic mediums is fit for various uses such as thermotherapy, body warmers, cosmetics and the like.

Abstract: A self-contained disposable single-use heat generating apparatus comprising a heat generating pack having a first bag layer defined by a first surface area bonded to a second bag layer defined by a second surface area and creating a pouch therebetween. A heat generating agent is disposed within the pouch and adapted to consume air at a predetermined consumption rate in an exothermic reaction. At least a portion of one of the first surface area and the second surface area comprises an air permeable surface area having a predetermined airflow rate such that the heat generating agent remains substantially evenly distributed within the pouch. A method of providing therapeutic heat is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat package wherein a surface of a generating heat element that generates heat when exposed to atmosphere is placed against or attached to a heat conductive member. The heat element is protected from atmosphere until use. The heat package may include a heat-generating element attached to an insulating member with one or more air spaced there between. An outer surface of the heat-generating element can be exposed to atmosphere to produce heat when desired.

Abstract: The flexible exothermic medium of this invention is composed of an exothermic agent which generates heat in contact with air, and a water-absorptive polymer and/or a second polymer other than the water absorptive polymer. The mixture thereof is pressed at a pressure of 100-8000 kg/cm2 with alcohol, a cross-linking agent or a plasticizer. This results in producing flexible united mediums. The flexibility of the exothermic medium is also obtained by irradiating it with light or heating the mixture.

Abstract: A portable gargling solution packet including a package having an interior and an openable upper end. The interior is defined by opposed side walls. A saline solution is disposed within the interior of the package. A heat producing chemical lining is disposed within at least one of the opposed side walls of the package. When the openable upper end is opened the heat producing chemical lining reacts to outside air to cause an exothermic reaction to heat the saline solution.

Abstract: The present invention relating to an exothermic decomposition has, as essential components, a water absorptive polymer and/or tackifier, carbon component and/or metal chloride and features that the product is as a whole ink-like or cream-like.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a non-therapeutic shaped soft warm gift item comprising an exothermic heating device that is activated to produce an elevated temperature of the item. The item is optionally provided on a base such as a greeting card, stuffed toy animal as well as any suitable substrate. The item is heated either by providing a chemically reactive layer in a sealed pouch or by an electrically activated element such as a battery powered heating element with associated electrical circuit. The shape of the item conforms to the sentiment associated with the gift and the warmth produced by the exothermic heating device can be felt by the touch of the item.

Abstract: The flexible exothermic medium of this invention is composed of an exothermic agent which generates heat in contact with air, and a water-absorptive polymer and/or a second polymer other than the water absorptive polymer. The mixture thereof is pressed at a pressure of 100-8000 kg/cm2 with alcohol, a cross-linking agent or a plasticizer. This results in producing flexible united mediums. The flexibility of the exothermic medium is also obtained by irradiating it with light or heating the mixture.

Abstract: A closure (30) for a container is designed to facilitate the mixing of a first material within the container with a second material within the closure at the point of use. The first and second materials are generally chemically reactive. The plastics material closure (30) has a base (32) and a lid (34). The base (32), which is circular, has an annular peripheral rim (36) defining an annular recess (38) by which the closure (30) may be clipped onto a container (10). Radially inwardly of the rim (36) is an upstanding peripheral wall (40) defining a chamber (42) for containing the second material. A plunger (44) is affixed to the base (32) centrally of a convex button (50). When mixing of the first and second materials is required, the container (10) is positioned so that the base (32) of the closure is uppermost, and the button (50) is pressed to move the plunger (44) to push the lid (34) out of the opening of the chamber (42).

Abstract: A self-contained device for heating/dispensing or cooling/dispensing material is described. The device includes at least one heat-or cold-generating element and at least one container for containing material to be heated or cooled. The device can further be equipped with gussets or similar features to allow free-standing.

Abstract: An electrochemical heating pad includes a corrugated sheet having alternating peaks and valleys defining channels of elongated compartments having sidewalls between the peaks and valleys. A dry mixture operable to be wetted and activated with an electrolyte to generate heat through electrochemical reactions is disposed in at least some of and preferably all of the elongated compartments. The channels are covered with a base sheet on or a porous sheet to form the compartments. The corrugated sheet is preferably made from cardboard and the porous sheet is made from non-woven polypropelene. One dry mixture of the invention includes Magnesium in a range of 80% to 95% by weight, Iron in a range of 3% to 6% by weight, and Calcium Nitrate in a range of 1% to 2% by weight. Another mixture includes about 83.5% Magnesium by weight, about 4.0% Iron by weight, about 11.0% salt by weight, and about 1.5% Calcium Nitrate by weight.

Abstract: A self-contained surgical warming device 10 includes a flexible outer bag having a heat generating compound 40 which becomes activated when exposed to air. In use, a surgical assistant or nurse wraps a surgical instrument such as an endoscope 18 in the warming device. The warming device then transfers enough heat to the endoscope to raise the temperature of the endoscope to approximately that of body temperature, thereby preventing the condensation of water vapor on a camera lens in an endoscopic instrument. The surgical instrument warming device may be used on endoscopes or any other type of surgical instrument that requires warming to approximately body temperature prior to contact with human tissue.