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US5088487A
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Body wrap with pocket for pliable frozen composition
Assignee: JACKSON CECIL R
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Filing: 1990-09-06
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Granted: 1992-02-18
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Expires: 2010-09-06
Abstract
Abstract A flexible wrap for maintaining a thermal pack in heat transfer relation to the human anatomy. The thermal pack contains a quantity of liquid and filler particles which, when the liquid is frozen solid, produces a pliable thermal pack which conforms to contoured surfaces of the human body.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald L. Turner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:56
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F7/00; A61F7/02; A61F2007/0001; A61F2007/0225; A61F2007/0228; A61F2007/023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A flexible wrap for circumscribing a selected portion of the human anatomy and supporting a thermal pack in heat transfer relation to the human anatomy, the wrap comprising: (a) an elongate pliable band of material shaped and dimensioned to circumscribe a selected anatomical portion; (b) container means carried by said elongate band such that said container means is in heat transfer relation with at least a portion of the anatomical portion circumscribed by said band; and, (c) a quantity of thermal material in said container means, said thermal material comprising a slurry including (i) 40.0 to 70.0 weight percent water, (ii) 15.0 to 40.0 weight percent of solid particles each passing through a screen having a size in the range of 30 mesh to 150 mesh, (iii) 2.0 to 21.0 weight percent of a gum, and (iv) 3.0 to 11.0 weight percent of a water antifreeze composition; said slurry on being frozen solid forming a pliable mixture having a crunchy consistency and including said solid particles and frozen crystalline particles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A flexible wrap for circumscribing a selected portion of the human anatomy and supporting a thermal pack in heat transfer relation to the human anatomy, the wrap comprising: (a) an elongate pliable band of material shaped and dimensioned to circumscribe a selected anatomical portion; (b) container means carried by said elongate band such that said container means is in heat transfer relation with at least a portion of the anatomical portion circumscribed by said band; and, (c) a quantity of thermal material in said container means, said thermal material comprising a slurry including (i) 40.0 to 70.0 weight percent water, (ii) 15.0 to 40.0 weight percent of solid particles each passing through a screen having a size in the range of 30 mesh to 150 mesh, (iii) 2.0 to 21.0 weight percent of a gum, and (iv) 3.0 to 11.0 weight percent of a water antifreeze composition; said slurry on being frozen solid forming a pliable mixture having a crunchy consistency and including said solid particles and frozen crystalline particles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
167 words
A flexible wrap for circumscribing a selected portion of the human anatomy and supporting a thermal pack in heat transfer relation to the human anatomy, the wrap comprising: (a) an elongate pliable band of material shaped and dimensioned to circumscribe a selected anatomical portion; (b) container means carried by said elongate bank such that said container means is in heat transfer relation with at least a portion of the anatomical portion circumscribed by said band; and, (c) a quantity of thermal material in said container means, said thermal material comprising a slurry including (i) 40.0 to 70.0 weight percent water, (ii) 15.0 to 40.0 weight percent of non-interlocking solid particles each passing through a screen having a size in the range of 30 mesh to 150 mesh, (iii) 2.0 to 21.0 weight percent of a gum, and (iv) 3.0 to 11.0 weight percent of a water antifreeze composition, said slurry on being frozen solid forming a pliable mixture having a crunchy consistency and including frozen crystalline particles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
167 words
A flexible wrap for circumscribing a selected portion of the human anatomy and supporting a thermal pack in heat transfer relation to the human anatomy, the wrap comprising: (a) an elongate pliable band of material shaped and dimensioned to circumscribe a selected anatomical portion; (b) container means carried by said elongate bank such that said container means is in heat transfer relation with at least a portion of the anatomical portion circumscribed by said band; and, (c) a quantity of thermal material in said container means, said thermal material comprising a slurry including (i) 40.0 to 70.0 weight percent water, (ii) 15.0 to 40.0 weight percent of non-interlocking solid particles each passing through a screen having a size in the range of 30 mesh to 150 mesh, (iii) 2.0 to 21.0 weight percent of a gum, and (iv) 3.0 to 11.0 weight percent of a water antifreeze composition, said slurry on being frozen solid forming a pliable mixture having a crunchy consistency and including frozen crystalline particles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The wrap of claim 2, wherein said non-interlocking solid particles are a relatively uniform size within plus or minus 30 mesh of the average size of said particles.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The wrap of claim 2, wherein said non-interlocking solid particles each consist of at least one material selected from the group consisting of glass, styrene, and sand.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
159 words
A flexible wrap for circumscribing a selected portion of the human anatomy and supporting a thermal pack heat in transfer relation to the human anatomy, the wrap comprising: (a) an elongate pliable band of material shaped and dimensioned to circumscribe a selected anatomical portion; (b) container means carried by said elongate band such that said container means is in heat transfer relation with at least a portion of the anatomical portion circumscribed by said band; and, (c) a quantity of thermal material in said container means, said thermal material comprising a slurry including (i) 20.0 to 80.0 weight percent water, (ii) 15.0 to 40.0 weight percent of solid particles each passing through a screen having a size in the range of 30 mesh to 150 mesh, and (ii) 2.0 to 21.0 weight percent of a gum; said slurry on being frozen solid forming a pliable mixture having a crunchy consistency and including said solid particles and frozen crystalline particles.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
159 words
A flexible wrap for circumscribing a selected portion of the human anatomy and supporting a thermal pack heat in transfer relation to the human anatomy, the wrap comprising: (a) an elongate pliable band of material shaped and dimensioned to circumscribe a selected anatomical portion; (b) container means carried by said elongate band such that said container means is in heat transfer relation with at least a portion of the anatomical portion circumscribed by said band; and, (c) a quantity of thermal material in said container means, said thermal material comprising a slurry including (i) 20.0 to 80.0 weight percent water, (ii) 15.0 to 40.0 weight percent of solid particles each passing through a screen having a size in the range of 30 mesh to 150 mesh, and (ii) 2.0 to 21.0 weight percent of a gum; said slurry on being frozen solid forming a pliable mixture having a crunchy consistency and including said solid particles and frozen crystalline particles.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
10 words
The wrap of claim 5 wherein said particles are non-interlocking.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The wrap of claim 6 wherein said particles are of a relatively uniform size within plus or minus 30 mesh of the average size of said particles.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The wrap of claim 5 wherein each particle consists of at least one material selected from the group consisting of glass, styrene, and sand.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The wrap of claim 6 wherein said particles each have a spherical shape.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
The wrap of claim 6 wherein said thermal material includes a water antifreeze.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The wrap of claim 10 wherein said particles are of a relatively uniform size within plus or minus 30 mesh of the average size of said particles.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
42 words
The wrap of claim 11 wherein said particles each pass through a screen having a size in the range of 45 to 100 mesh instead of passing through a screen having a size in the range of 30 mesh to 150 mesh.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
12 words
The wrap of claim 6 wherein said antifreeze is 1, 2- propanediol.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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