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US 5,569,401 AGranted
Insulated heating container
OwnerLinda L. Gilliland, Mary R. Downsinventors
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Abstract
The present disclosure concerns a container for heating textiles. The container is insulated and constructed of flexible materials so as to be collapsible. One or more heating elements inside the container provide heat for warming the textiles.
Claims16
A container for heating textiles, said container comprising:
- a first enclosure including first access means for ingress and egress of the textiles to and from an interior of said first enclosure, said first access means including a first closure covering an aperture into said interior, said first enclosure further including a plurality of collapsible surfaces surrounding said aperture and defining said interior, said collapsible surfaces having an inside face facing said interior, and an exterior face opposite to said interior face;
- at least one heating element inside said interior, said heating element being in the form of a separate flexible sheet overlying at least a portion of a first inside face of a first collapsible surface, and continuously extending from said first inside face along a substantially perpendicular second inside face of a second collapsible surface;
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- control means for regulating said at least one heating element, said control means is mounted on an exterior of the container.
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A container for heating textiles, said container comprising:
- a first enclosure including first access means for ingress and egress of the textiles to and from an interior of said first enclosure, said first access means including a first closure covering an aperture into said interior, said first enclosure further including a plurality of collapsible surfaces surrounding said aperture and defining said interior, each of said collapsible surfaces having an outside surface, an inside surface, and an insulation material provided therebetween;
- at least one heating element inside said interior, said heating element being in the form of a separate flexible sheet overlying a portion of at least one said inside surface so as to be retained within said interior, said separate flexible sheet overlapping a portion of said inside surface to define a stepped interior region where said flexible sheet terminates along said at least one inside surface;
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- control means for regulating said at least one heating element, said control means is mounted on an exterior of the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.