Soft electrical textile heater and method of assembly

A soft multiconductor heater having a durable construction for incorporation into a plurality of articles, said heater comprising:

• at least one continuous electrically conductive textile heating strip, which comprises sets of textile threads individually encapsulated by insulating means, disposed longitudinally in said strip, said textile threads comprise metal containing fibers as electrical resistance heating means, said strip is laid out in predetermined pattern to fit an area of said heater;
• at least one gap between portions of said at least one heating strip;
• a conductive electrode means for introducing an electrical current to said heating means.

A soft heater having a durable construction for incorporation into a plurality of articles, said heater comprising:

• a conductive electrode means for introducing an electrical current to said heater;
• a planar array of soft electrical resistance heating conductors, comprising metal containing heating textile fiber threads electrically connected to said conductive electrode means;
• at least one layer of nonconductive lamninate means for insulating and fixing said heating threads in place.

A soft textile heater having a durable construction for incorporation into a plurality of articles, said heater comprising:

• a conductive electrode means for introducing an electrical current to said heater;
• a soft heating means, comprising textile threads impregnated with electrically conductive ink, said textile threads are electrically connected to said conductive electrode means;
• an insulating means for insulating at least said textile threads impregnated with electrically conductive ink with nonconductive means.

A soft textile heater having a durable construction for incorporation into a plurality of articles, said heater comprising:

• electrically conductive textile sleeve having hollow interior and continuous cross-section, comprising electrically conductive textile fiber threads as electrical resistance heating means, said threads are separated from each other by nonconductive means;
• a conductive electrode means for introducing an electrical current to said heating means;
• an insulating means for insulating at least said electrically conductive textile threads with nonconductive means.

A flexible heater having a durable construction for incorporation into a plurality of articles, said heater comprising at least one section of electrically conductive textile, as electrical resistance heating means, disposed longitudinally between at least two parallel conductive electrode means for introducing current to said heating means, provided that at least one of said two electrode means comprises metal containing textile threads, which are electrically connected to a positive temperature coefficient material, said positive temperature coefficient material is directly connected to at least two parallel electrode means.

A soft heating element having a durable construction for incorporation into a plurality of articles, said element comprising:

• at least one continuous electrically conductive textile strip, including metal fiber containing threads, incorporated longitudinally into said strip, said strip is cut to a desired length, folded and laid out to fit within said heating element and define folded portions, provided that said soft heating element comprises at least one gap between the folded portions of said at least one strip;
• a conductive means for introducing an electrical current to said textile strip;
• an insulating means for insulating said electrically conductive textile strip with at least one layer of nonconductive means.

A soft heating element having a durable construction for incorporation into a plurality of articles, said element comprising:

• at least one continuous electrically conductive textile strip, including metal coated nonmetallic textile threads, incorporated longitudinally into said strip, said strip is cut to a desired length, folded and laid out to fit within said heating element and define folded portions provided that said soft heating element comprises at least one gap between the folded portions of said at least one strip;
• a conductive means for introducing an electrical current to said textile strip;
• an insulating means for insulating said electrically conductive textile strip with at least one layer of nonconductive means.

A soft heating element having a durable construction for incorporation into a plurality of articles, said element comprising:

• at least one continuous electrically conductive textile strip, including nonmetallic textile threads impregnated with conductive ink, incorporated longitudinally into said strip, said strip is cut to a desired length, folded and laid out to fit within said heating element and define folded portions, provided that said soft heating element comprises at least one gap between the folded portions of said at least one strip;
• a conductive means for introducing an electrical current to said textile strip;
• an insulating means for insulating said electrically conductive textile strip with at least one layer of nonconductive means.