Heated hand garment
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsJoseph R. McIntyre, Gary Lee McMurray, Jesse B. Thompson
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Abstract
A heated hand garment includes a body having a wrist section, and a plurality of digit sections extending therefrom. The heated hand garment further includes a heating element positioned on the body and operable to heat at least a portion of a hand of a user. The heating element includes a connecting portion configured to be positioned on the wrist section, a first digit portion extending from one end of the connecting portion, and a second digit portion extending from an opposite end of the connecting portion. The first digit portion is positioned on a first digit section of the plurality of digit sections, and the second digit portion is positioned on a second digit section of the plurality of digit sections.
Claims21
A heated hand garment comprising:
- a body;
- a pocket positioned on the body;
- a heating element positioned on the body and operable to heat at least a portion of a hand of a user;
- and
- an electronic controller removably supported by the body, the electronic controller operable to control charging and discharging of a power supply configured to be supported by the body;
- wherein the power supply is removably coupled to the body, the power supply including
- an input port removably coupled with a cable, the input port configured for receiving power from the cable to charge the power supply, and
- an output port removably coupled with a connector plug, the output port configured for supplying power from the power supply, through the connector plug, and to the heating element,
- wherein the pocket includes a slot forming an opening to the pocket and extending from a wrist portion to a finger receptacle of the body, and wherein the power supply is received in the pocket through the slot.
A battery holder assembly for supplying power to an electronic device, the battery holder assembly comprising:
- a battery pack;
- a battery-receiving receptacle configured to be removably coupled to the electronic device, the battery-receiving receptacle including
- a cavity configured to receive the battery pack,
- a printed circuit board,
- an input port provided on a first end of the printed circuit board and configured to receive power to charge the battery pack,
- an output port provided on a second end, opposite the first end, of the printed circuit board and configured to supply power from the battery pack to the electronic device,
- a spring clip configured to bias the battery pack within the cavity, and
- a cap configured to close and retain the battery pack in the cavity;
- and
- an electronic controller operable to control charging and discharging of the battery pack while received within the battery-receiving receptacle,
- wherein the cap is rotatable between a locked position, in which the cap is engaged with the receptacle to retain the battery pack in the cavity, and an unlocked position, in which removal or insertion of the battery pack is permitted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.