Electrically heated garment with pass-through battery pocket
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorJoseph R. McIntyre
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Abstract
A heated article of clothing including a garment body, a heater coupled to the garment body, a heater supply cable configured to provide electrical power to the heater, and a battery pack configured to power to the heater by way of the heater supply cable. The garment body includes a first compartment configured to hold the battery pack, a second compartment configured to alternatively hold the battery pack, and a pass-through connecting the first compartment to the second compartment internally within the garment body such that the battery pack is movable between the first and second compartments while remaining coupled with the heater supply cable.
Claims20
A heated article of clothing comprising:
- a garment body;
- a heater coupled to the garment body;
- a heater supply cable configured to provide electrical power to the heater;
- a battery pack configured to power to the heater;
- and
- a battery holder electrically and mechanically coupleable with the battery pack and configured to provide the power from the battery pack to the heater by way of the heater supply cable;
- wherein the garment body includes:
- a first compartment disposed at least partially in a front of the garment body and configured to hold the battery pack and the battery holder,
- a second compartment disposed at least partially in a rear of the garment body and configured to alternatively hold the battery pack and the battery holder, and
- a pass-through connecting the first compartment to the second compartment internally within the garment body such that the battery pack is movable internally between the front and rear of the garment body while remaining coupled with the heater supply cable.
A heated article of clothing comprising:
- a garment body;
- a heater coupled to the garment body;
- a heater supply cable configured to provide electrical power to the heater;
- and
- a battery pack configured to power to the heater by way of the heater supply cable;
- wherein the garment body includes:
- a first compartment configured to hold the battery pack,
- a second compartment configured to alternatively hold the battery pack, and
- a pass-through connecting the first compartment to the second compartment internally within the garment body such that the battery pack is movable between the first and second compartments while remaining coupled with the heater supply cable.
A heated article of clothing comprising:
- a garment body;
- a heater coupled to the garment body;
- a heater supply cable configured to provide electrical power to the heater;
- and
- a battery pack configured to power to the heater by way of the heater supply cable;
- wherein the garment body includes:
- a first compartment configured to hold the battery pack, and
- a second compartment in communication with the first compartment and configured to alternatively hold the battery pack such that the battery pack is movable between the first and second compartments while remaining coupled with the heater supply cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.