Electrically heated garment
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsRick Gray, Jonathan A. Zick, Paul Fry
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Abstract
An article of clothing includes a garment body and a heater coupled to the garment body. A battery holder defines a cavity. A rechargeable battery pack is configured for use with at least one of a power tool and a sensing device. The rechargeable battery pack is slidably received within the cavity and detachably coupled to the battery holder by a latching arrangement. A controller selectively provides power from the rechargeable battery pack to the heater. A user input member for selecting a mode of the controller is coupled to the garment body.
Claims24
An article of clothing comprising:
- a garment body;
- a heater coupled to the garment body;
- a battery holder comprising a unit separate from the garment body and defining a cavity and a battery terminal, the battery holder being detachably coupled to the garment body, the battery holder including control circuitry;
- a rechargeable power tool battery pack including a latching arrangement, the rechargeable power tool battery pack being operable to power a power tool, the rechargeable power tool battery pack being slidably received within the cavity for electrical connection to the battery terminal and having a housing being detachably coupled to the battery holder such that the housing is external to the cavity when the power tool battery pack is connected to the battery holder and directly abuts the battery holder when the power tool battery pack is connected to the battery holder, wherein the rechargeable power tool battery pack has a nominal voltage of at least about 10.8 volts, the rechargeable power tool battery pack including at least three and no more than six battery cells, each battery cell having a nominal voltage of between about 3.6 volts and about 4.2 volts, a capacity of between about 1.2 Ah and about 3.0 Ah, and a lithium-based chemistry;
- a controller including the control circuitry and selectively providing power from the rechargeable power tool battery pack to the heater;
- and
- a user input member for selecting a mode of the controller.
An electrical combination comprising:
- a power tool including a saw;
- a power tool battery pack operable to power the power tool when connected to the power tool, the power tool battery pack including a plurality of cells, each cell having a nominal voltage of between about 3.6 volts and about 4.2 volts;
- an article of clothing including
- a garment body,
- a heater coupled to the garment body,
- a battery holder comprising a unit separate from the garment body and defining a cavity and a battery terminal, the battery holder being detachably coupled to the garment body, the battery holder including control circuitry, the power tool battery pack being slidably received within the cavity for electrical connection to the battery terminal and having a housing being detachably coupled to the battery holder such that the housing is external to the cavity when the power tool battery pack is connected to the battery holder and directly abuts the battery holder when the power tool battery pack is connected to the battery holder, the power tool battery pack being operable to selectively supply power to the heater when the battery holder is connected to the garment and when the power tool battery pack is connected to the battery holder,
- a controller including the control circuitry and selectively providing power from the power tool battery pack to the heater, and
- a user input member for selecting a mode of the controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.