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US 6,645,235 B1Granted
Hot/cold pack device
OwnerLinda R. Blackwellinventor
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Abstract
A hot/cold therapeutic device configured in the shape of an animal, primarily for use by children. The device includes first and second surface portions, wherein the second portion comprises a thermally-conductive material for facilitating efficient heat transfer from within the device.
Claims3
A toy therapeutic device comprising:
- an outer surface forming a figure body for enclosing a thermal-retention substance therewithin, said surface including first and second portions disposed in integral relationship with one another, said first portion being a relatively soft and thermally-insulative fabric material, and said second portion being a relatively thermally-conductive material for facilitating efficient heat transfer from the thermal-retention substance disposed within said body to the skin surface of a user, said first and second portions being mutually exclusive of one another, in that said second portion includes only the relatively thermally conductive material, said thermal-retention substance being positionably retained immediately adjacent to said second portion of said outer surface for direct thermal transfer therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.