Thermal fabrics and garments
Abstract
Abstract A FABRIC CONSTRUCTION SUITED FOR USE IN MAKING THERMAL GARMENT TO SUPPLY HEAT TO OR REMOVE HEAT FROM THE BODY OF THE WEARER. THE FABRIC INCLUDES WOVEN YARN SECTIONS SEPARATED BY PARALLEL, FLEXIBLE, PLASTIC FLUID-CONDUCTING TUBES EXTENDING IN THE WARP DIRECTION, THE WARP YARNS BEING NON-STRETCHABLE AND THE WEFT OR FILLING YARNS PREFERABLY BEING STRETCHABLE AND PASSING OVER AND UNDER EACH LENGTH OF TUBING IN AN ALTERNATING SEQUENCE. WHEN EMBODIED IN A GARMENT, THE FABRIC IS ARRANGED WITH THE WARP YARNS AND THE TUBES EXTENDING ALONG, AND WITH THE FILLING YARNS ENCIRCLING, THE RESPECTIVE BODY PORTIONS WHICH THEY COVER, THE USE OF STRETCHABLE FILLING YARNS THERBY MAKING THE GARMENT ADAPTABLE TO BEING WORN BY PERSONS OF DIFFERENT GIRTHS. SUITABLE HEADERS ARE PROVIDED IN THE GARMENT STRUCTURE TO ENABLE A PUMP CARRIED BY THE WEARER TO CIRCULATE THE THERMAL (HEATING OR COOLING) FLUID THROUGH THE TUBING AND AN ASSOCIATED THERMAL CONDITIONING DEVICE.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark W Olson
- 👤 Neal A Truslow
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