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US 7,069,598 B1Granted
Necked garment having built-in receptacle for air activated heater
OwnerBrian Welchinventor
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Abstract
A necked garment having at least one receptacle for efficiently heating the neck of a wearer. The receptacle holds a heater packet. Heat from the heater packet transfers to the neck of the wearer wearing the garment. The receptacle and heater packet are preferably hidden from view, and are preferably situated to direct heat generated by the heater packet toward the neck of the wearer.
Claims16
A method of forming a garment with a heated collar, comprising the steps of:
- providing a circumferential portion that encircles a torso of a wearer, said circumferential portion having a neck opening and opposing arm openings;
- providing a collar having a first layer and a second layer, securing an end of said first layer to an end of said second layer and said neck opening, one side of said first layer being adjacent a neck of a wearer;
- securing at least one flap to the other side of said first layer, forming an access opening through said first layer adjacent each one of said at least one flap;
- and
- inserting a heater packet in each one of said at least one flap.
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A method of forming a garment with a heated collar, comprising the steps of:
- providing a circumferential portion that encircles a torso of a wearer, said circumferential portion having a neck opening and opposing arm openings;
- providing a collar having a first layer and a second layer, securing an end of said first layer to an end of said second layer and said neck opening, one side of said first layer being adjacent a neck of a wearer;
- securing at least one flap to the other side of said first layer, forming at least one access opening through said first layer;
- inserting a heater packet into each one of said at least one access opening;
- and
- folding an excess portion of said first and second layers over themselves.
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A method of forming a garment with a heated collar, comprising the steps of:
- providing a circumferential portion that encircles a torso of a wearer, said circumferential portion having a neck opening and opposing arm openings;
- providing a collar including a first layer and a second layer, securing an end of said first layer to an end of said second layer and said neck opening, one side of said first layer being adjacent a neck of a wearer;
- securing at least one flap to the other side of said first layer, forming an at least two access openings through said first layer;
- and
- inserting a first heater packet into a first one of said at least two access openings, inserting a second heater packet into a second one of said at least two access openings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.